What Fundación Paniamor does

Fundación Paniamor is a Costa Rican non-governmental, non-profit foundation founded in 1987 and headquartered in San José, Costa Rica. It designs, validates, and disseminates social-intervention "Tecnologías Sociales" (social technologies) — cost-effective models addressing violence and social exclusion affecting children, adolescents, and families, including physical punishment, commercial sexual exploitation, gender-based violence, digital risk, and limited youth labor-market pathways. The foundation organizes its work around four programmatic areas (Niñez Ciudadana, Seguras y Fuertes, Cultura Tecnológica, and Adolescencias Plenas), each backed by validated intervention models (Somos Familia, Recreando Valor, Girasoles, Trayectorias Juveniles, Código de Conducta, Solo para Chicas, Innovatorio, TecnoBus, ¡Hacete Sentir!) and a content library of stories, audiobooks, and pedagogical guides (Un Dum Dum Verde, Corina, Pluc te cuenta un cuento, Lala y Cultura de Paz, Mitópolis). Delivery runs through direct community programs, government institutionalization (Ministry of Education, CEN-CINAI, CCSS, PANI, ICT), online platforms (Campus Paniamor, Mi RED, E-mentores, e-mentores.org, the Me Quiere No Me Quiere app), and a dense public-private alliance network.

The foundation does not sell products or services; revenue is generated through individual donations (Onvo Pay, Yo Me Uno, SINPE Móvil, bank transfer, tax-deductible under Ministry of Hacienda authorization), a long-running corporate-funded partnership with Grupo Financiero Mercado de Valores (a financial-products fund created in 2007 that has transferred a cumulative $1,424,026 over 15+ years), corporate alliances with multinationals (P&G, FIFCO, FEMSA, MSD for Mothers, AstraZeneca, IBM, Microsoft, Claro, Tigo, TikTok LATAM), and international development funding (European Union, UNICEF, Save the Children, UNFPA, ITU, End Violence Partnership). Strategic significance rests on near-unique depth of state institutionalization in Costa Rica, nearly four decades of validated content, and an unusually broad international alliance portfolio.

Name

Fundación Paniamor

Legal name

Fundación PANIAMOR

Website

https://paniamor.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Paniamor is a Costa Rican non-profit foundation (founded 1987) that develops and disseminates validated social-intervention models to prevent violence and exclusion affecting children, adolescents, and families, delivering through government institutionalization, digital platforms, and a multinational alliance network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Rights and Violence Prevention Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Child and Youth Services (624110), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Child rights advocacy
• Violence prevention programs
• Youth empowerment services
• Intervention model development
• Digital safety education

Headquarters

HQ city

San José

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors can make one-time or monthly donations via credit/debit card (Onvo Pay), Yo Me Uno platform, SINPE Móvil, or bank transfer. Donations are tax-deductible in Costa Rica under Ministry of Hacienda authorization.
2. Corporate Partnership - Mercado de Valores: Since 2007, Mercado de Valores transfers a fixed percentage of net assets to the foundation through a financial products fund, financing advocacy, research, and project expansion with counterparty capabilities. Total received: $1,424,026 over 15+ years.
3. Corporate Sponsorships and Alliances: Partnerships with companies like Procter & Gamble, FIFCO, FEMSA, MSD for Mothers, AstraZeneca providing financial support, volunteer engagement, and strategic resources.
4. International Development Funding: Funding from international organizations including European Union, UNICEF, Save the Children, UNFPA, and others for specific programs and initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Paniamor develops, validates, and transfers evidence-based social intervention models aimed at preventing violence and social exclusion affecting children, adolescents, and their families in Costa Rica. Its core offering is the design and institutionalization of programmatic frameworks (Niñez Ciudadana, Seguras y Fuertes, Cultura Tecnológica, Adolescencias Plenas) and underlying intervention models (Somos Familia, Recreando Valor, Girasoles, Trayectorias Juveniles, Código de Conducta) delivered through public-private alliances with the State, private sector, and international organizations. Supported by digital platforms (E-mentores, Me Quiere No Me Quiere, Campus Paniamor, Mi RED), the foundation scales its work by transferring validated models to government institutions for nationwide implementation.

Product overview

Fundación Paniamor is a non-profit organization focused on preventing violence and social exclusion affecting children, adolescents, and their families in Costa Rica. The organization operates through four main programmatic areas (Niñez Ciudadana, Seguras y Fuertes, Cultura Tecnológica, and Adolescencias Plenas) that work with validated intervention models (such as Somos Familia, Recreando Valor, Girasoles, Trayectorias Juveniles, Código de Conducta). Its work is supported by multiple resource toolkits (Un Dum Dum Verde, Corina, Pluc te cuenta un cuento, Lala y Cultura de Paz, Mitópolis) addressing themes from ecological education and STEAM skills to peace culture and sexual/reproductive health. The organization also maintains digital platforms including Campus Paniamor (e-learning), Mi RED (networking), E-mentores (online safety training), and Me Quiere No Me Quiere (digital risk prevention for youth). Programs are implemented through strategic alliances with public institutions, private sector partners, and international organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Niñez Ciudadana Core program promoting recognition of girls and boys as persons with rights, responsibilities, and capacity for social incidence from early childhood, using innovative methodologies and political advocacy strategies to strengthen their role as creative, critical, and proactive actors.
• Seguras y Fuertes Program promoting the rights of girls and adolescent women, addressing their double vulnerability due to age and gender through empowerment and active participation in defending the right to a life free of violence.
• Cultura Tecnológica Program promoting a way of life based on access, understanding, and responsible use of information and communication technologies (ICT), strengthening capacities of children and families to prevent technology-mediated violence and cyberbullying.
• Adolescencias Plenas Program promoting sense of efficacy and empowerment of adolescents living in conditions of social exclusion and vulnerability, developing socioeconomic and affective skills for youth leadership and life improvement.
• Modelo Somos Familia Family formation model focused on promoting respectful parenting practices without violence, strengthening direct work with families for the defense of children's rights with emphasis on violence prevention. Validated and institutionalized through CEN-CINAI.
• Modelo Recreando Valor Social-financial education model integrating cooperative values into the citizen exercise of preschool children within CEN-CINAI centers, in partnership with Aflatoun International.
• Modelo Girasoles Intervention model to face gender violence and social exclusion of adolescent girls and young women, promoting agency, empowerment, and economic autonomy in vulnerable conditions.
• Modelo Trayectorias Juveniles Model for improving the country's capacity to provide quality alternatives for job training directed at youth and adolescents in vulnerability conditions, implemented with US State Department support via YouthBuild International.
• Código de Conducta Institutionalized program since 2021 for combating commercial sexual exploitation associated with travel and tourism, developed jointly with the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo and recognized by the Dutch Government and ILO.
• TecnoBus Mobile technology laboratory bringing digital literacy and first childhood robotics education to underserved communities across Costa Rica.
• Modelo Innovatorio Innovation center model for developing technological skills, creativity, and responsible use of digital technologies in children and adolescents.
• E-mentores Online training platform for adults to accompany children and adolescents in safe and responsible use of the internet, preventing online abuse and sexual exploitation. Supported by telecommunications partners Claro and Tigo.
• Me Quiere No Me Quiere (MQNMQ) Digital platform where minors can develop capabilities to detect and prevent risk patterns and situations, enhancing personal development and decision-making in the digital ecosystem. Awarded by UNFPA, WIPO, and ITU in 2022.
• Campus Paniamor E-learning platform for digital education and training resources, offering online courses on respectful parenting, child rights, and violence prevention.
• Mi RED Digital platform for networking and resource sharing among program participants, supporting connection and community building across foundation initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42,300 children, adolescents, and youth reached in 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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API docs

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App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Procter & GamblecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with Niñez Ciudadana program, P&G provides vision from their early childhood development program, corporate volunteer engagement, and financial support. Contributed to Somos Familia and other initiatives.
• FIFCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner focusing on Culture of Peace promotion with financial contributions. Supported creation of books, emotion journals, community murals, and communication campaigns for the Niñez Ciudadana alliance.
• MSD for MotherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSD for Mothers initiative supports local solutions for improving maternal health and addressing inequalities in maternity care, partnering on the AMELIA project and other adolescent health initiatives.
• AstraZenecacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance for the ESTRELLAZ project promoting STEM interest and access for adolescent girls, supporting development of socio-emotional skills, social leadership, and life projects free from gender stereotypes.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational technical support for prevention of trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors. Has provided over a decade of support focusing on policy agenda and legal framework improvements related to children's digital rights.
• Unión EuropeacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding for programs working on prevention of trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors, including support for international conferences and regional coordination on grooming prevention.
• Fundación FEMSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined as key actor in consolidating tools for Respectful Parenting promotion. Financially contributed to building a web platform that transforms previously developed materials into accessible courses for families, mediators, and educators.
• ECPAT InternacionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs PANIAMOR's local ECPAT representative for over two decades, both organizations have combated sexual abuse and exploitation of children nationally and extended actions to Central America through Culture Technology Program.
• Ministerio de Educación PúblicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState partner leading Early Childhood Education Department that embraces Niñez Ciudadana models including Somos Familia for family strengthening and Recreando Valor for socio-financial education in preschools.
• CEN-CINAI (Dirección Nacional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState representatives participating in national validation of Niñez Ciudadana models and projects. Institutionalized models as part of daily work with families, applied in both external and internal services.
• Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint work on AMELIA project (Adolescentes, Mujeres, Empoderadas, Libres y Autónomas) at Hospital de las Mujeres Dr. Adolfo Carit Eva and Health Areas. Program Normativization and Violence Attention Office also partnered.
• Aflatoun InternacionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrom worldwide political advocacy role, creates high-quality curricula for different age groups promoting access to quality inclusive social and financial education centered on the child, especially the most vulnerable. Provides technical experience, continuous training, and process innovation within the Network context.
• Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint work on Sembrando Girasoles project in Heredia and Sarapiquí cantons, contributing to protection and empowerment of adolescents in vulnerable situations.
• Instituto Costarricense de TurismocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutionalized Código de Conducta program since 2021 for combating commercial sexual exploitation associated with travel and tourism, with technical support from the Foundation.
• TikTok LATAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly worked on ConectaT+ project to foster safer, more responsible, and productive use of digital platforms by new generations. Launched in 2025 the Parental Mediation Guide for TikTok.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF Costa Rica and UNICEF Dominican Republic have relied on Culture Technology Program as thematic expert in mediation and training processes for safe and responsible digital use and prevention of online violence against minors.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple programs and initiatives including recognition for invaluable contribution to children's rights and 35th anniversary celebration of Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• ECPATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network working against commercial sexual exploitation of children, with shared logo presence on partners page.
• Aflatoun InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial and financial education network for children, with shared logo presence on partners page.
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Population Fund supporting sexual and reproductive health programs, with shared logo presence.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal NGO defending children's well-being with PASC awards recognition for PANIAMOR as strategic partner in children's rights in Latin America.
• YouthBuild InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWith US State Department support through Embassy in Costa Rica, implemented projects for leadership pathways, learning, and employment opportunities for youth at social risk.
• IBMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner in technology sector supporting Culture Technology program for promoting safe and responsible digital technology use.
• MicrosoftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate technology partner working on preventing online abuse and exploitation of children and adolescents.
• ClarominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelecommunications company partner committed to ensuring safe Internet connections for children through e-Mentores Model.
• TigominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelecommunications partner supporting e-Mentores platform for preventing online abuse and exploitation.
• Alianza Empresarial para el Desarrollo (AED/United Way)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticulator through Nacer Aprendiendo initiative bringing early childhood development postulates to Latin America. Provides monitoring and project follow-up and administers funds.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ECPAT International: International network focused on ending sexual exploitation of children, with local member organizations in Latin America. Paniamor is ECPAT's local Costa Rica representative; highly comparable in mission (commercial sexual exploitation prevention) and policy advocacy.
• Aflatoun International: Global network providing social and financial education curricula for children, with strong Latin America presence. Paniamor is a partner; comparable in social-financial education programming (Recreando Valor) and pedagogical model validation approach.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children (Costa Rica/Latin America): Major international NGO focused on child rights with extensive presence in Latin America and global programs. While a current partner, its thematic overlap and scale make it a comparable incumbent in the same child rights space.
• ChildFund International (Latin America): International NGO focused on child development, protection, and youth empowerment across Latin America. Comparable in intervention model design, child welfare focus, and institutional partnerships with government agencies.
• Plan International (Americas): Global NGO advancing children's rights and equality for girls through programs in Latin America. Comparable in geographic scope, thematic focus (especially girls' empowerment), and institutional partnerships with governments.
• World Vision Latin America: Large international humanitarian organization focusing on children, families, and communities across Latin America. Comparable in child-focused development programming, institutional partnerships, and multi-country operations.
• UNICEF Costa Rica / Latin America: UN agency working on child rights globally with strong Latin America presence. Paniamor has been recognized by UNICEF and partnered on digital safety programs; comparable in child rights agenda and policy influence.

Regional players

• Fundación Para la Confianza (Chile): Chilean foundation focused on child welfare and prevention of abuse, with regional Latin American influence. Comparable as a regional non-profit foundation in child rights, policy advocacy, and institutional alliances in the Southern Cone/Central America space.

Direct peers

• Fundación ANAR (Spain/Latin America): Foundation supporting children's rights and well-being through helplines, programs, and policy advocacy, with growing presence in Latin America. Comparable in mission focus, intervention models, and institutional transfer approach to Paniamor.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS (Costa Rica): Direct child welfare focused organization operating Costa Rica programs, providing care and protection for children and adolescents at risk. Comparable in direct service to vulnerable populations and child rights advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FundacionPaniamor

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

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