Lideres campesinas

What Lideres campesinas does

Líderes Campesinas is a California-based nonprofit organization founded in 1988 to strengthen the leadership of farmworker women and youth so they can serve as agents of economic, social, and political change. The organization operates a statewide network of 17 chapters across major California agricultural regions, including Coachella, Fresno, Kern (North and South), Imperial Valley, Salinas, Ventura, Sonoma, and Tulare, among others, delivering direct outreach, education, leadership development, and advocacy services to its target beneficiary population.

Its programmatic portfolio includes Guardian Vital (health access), the F.I.R.E. Project (farmworker rights and economic empowerment), and Healing Land, Collective Power (environmental justice technical assistance), supplemented by advocacy campaigns such as CampesinXmas (annual holiday giving) and the Mandilitos domestic violence awareness campaign using "artivism." The organization also participates in broader coalitions, notably the Campaign for Healthier Solutions targeting toxic chemicals in discount retail products.

Líderes Campesinas is funded primarily through donations accepted via PayPal and Zeffy platforms, including Giving Tuesday appeals, and likely foundation and grant support (no revenue is publicly disclosed). Its go-to-market model is community-led organizing through promotoras (community health workers) who conduct outreach and recruit for programs and climate studies. No proprietary technology, app, or AI systems support operations; the organization relies on Instagram, email newsletters, press coverage, and community events for stakeholder communication.

Name

Lideres campesinas

Legal name

Líderes Campesinas

Website

https://liderescampesinas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Líderes Campesinas is a California-based nonprofit, founded in 1988, that strengthens the leadership of farmworker women and youth through 17 statewide chapters delivering advocacy, health, and rights programs funded by donations.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxnard

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts donations through PayPal and Zeffy platforms, with Giving Tuesday campaigns to raise funds for farmworker women and girls empowerment programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Líderes Campesinas is a statewide nonprofit that provides free advocacy, leadership training, and support services to farmworker women, girls, boys, and youth in California. Its offering centers on grassroots organizing across 17 chapters, running specialized programs such as Guardian Vital, F.I.R.E. Project, and Healing Land Collective Power, and executing awareness campaigns like CampesinXmas and Mandilitos.

Product overview

Lideres Campesinas is a non-profit advocacy organization that strengthens the leadership of farmworker women and youth. The organization operates through a portfolio of programs including Guardian Vital (health services), F.I.R.E Project (rights and economic empowerment), and Healing Land Collective Power (technical assistance), alongside advocacy campaigns such as CampesinXmas (holiday giving) and the Mandilitos Campaign (domestic violence awareness through artivism). The organization maintains 17 chapters across California including Coachella, Fresno, Kern, Imperial Valley, Salinas, and others, offering outreach, education, and advocacy services to farmworker communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guardian Vital A program supporting farmworker women experiencing domestic violence through advocacy, resources, and community-based response within California's farmworker communities.
• F.I.R.E. Project A farmworker organizing and rights initiative that builds collective power around workplace issues, including wages, conditions, and protections for farmworker women and youth.
• Healing Land Collective Power A collective-healing and empowerment program that uses culturally grounded approaches to support the wellbeing, identity, and resilience of farmworker women and youth.
• Statewide Chapter Network (17 Chapters) A network of 17 community-based chapters across California that deliver Lideres Campesinas programs locally, providing direct access to advocacy, leadership training, and support services for farmworker women and youth.
• Leadership Development for Women, Girls, Boys, and Youth A core service that develops leadership capacity among farmworker women, girls, boys, and youth through training, mentorship, and advocacy opportunities delivered via the chapter network.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Campaign for Healthier SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2023Líderes Campesinas is an allied member of the Campaign for Healthier Solutions, a project of the Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform (EJHA) and Coming Clean. The coalition works with discount retailers to adopt responsible hazardous chemical policies and advocates for dollar stores to phase out toxic chemicals including glyphosate, BPA, PFAS, and phthalates.
• Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in digital storytelling projects and community organizing. MICOP and Líderes Campesinas collaborated on the Stories of Resilience event featuring farmworkers recounting climate-related experiences.
• StoryCentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization that helps farmworkers create digital stories about their experiences. Hosted Stories of Resilience presentation in Ventura County.
• Alianza de Resiliencia Comunitaria (ARC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity resilience alliance partner in climate-related storytelling and outreach projects.
• Public Health Institute (PHI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic health partner in digital storytelling and climate impact research projects.
• EveryoneOnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital literacy training partner that provided a four-week digital skills training program for South Kern chapter members, strengthening their capacities to create email accounts and access online resources.
• County of Ventura Farmworker Resource ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for farmworker resource provision and agricultural commissioner coordination during emergencies.
• ValorUSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia's sexual assault coalition partner providing domestic violence and violence against women resources.
• Alianza Coachella ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in Campaign for Thriving Salton Sea Communities initiative alongside Loma Linda University, Sierra Club, and Coachella Valley Parents.
• Learning Disabilities Association of AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllied organization in Campaign for Healthier Solutions advocating against toxic chemicals linked to learning disabilities.
• Just Transition AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental justice coalition partner in Campaign for Healthier Solutions focused on chemical policy reform.
• Coming CleanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental health organization that co-leads Campaign for Healthier Solutions and conducts testing of dollar store products for toxic chemicals.
• Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform (EJHA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization of Campaign for Healthier Solutions working to reform hazardous chemical policies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alianza Nacional de Campesinas: National alliance of farmworker women-led organizations with a structure and constituency nearly identical to Líderes Campesinas, but operating at the federal policy level across multiple states. Direct strategic comparable for advocacy, member-led governance, and farmworker women's rights.
• California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA): California-based legal aid and advocacy organization serving farmworker and rural low-income communities. Shares the same target population, geographic footprint, and advocacy orientation around workplace rights, pesticides, and heat illness protections.
• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: National migrant worker rights organization focused on labor rights, wage theft, and recruitment abuse. Comparable on farmworker advocacy and the use of community leadership models across agricultural worker populations.
• Farmworker Justice: National advocacy organization focused on farmworker policy, immigration, and worker protections. Comparable in mission and constituency, though federally focused rather than state-level, and program-based rather than chapter-organized.

Regional players

• Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN): Oregon-based farmworker union and advocacy organization with a similar chapter-based, member-led structure. Comparable organizational model and constituency but serves a different Pacific Northwest geography rather than California.

Emerging players

• Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW): Florida-based farmworker worker-led coalition known for Fair Food Program campaigns. Comparable as a worker-driven social justice organization in agriculture, though focused on a different crop and geography.
• National Farm Worker Ministry: Faith-based national organization supporting farmworker-led campaigns through coalition and advocacy work. Comparable in advocacy orientation and farmworker constituency, with a faith-community funding base.
• Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP): Indigenous farmworker community organizing project serving indigenous Mixteco and Zapotec workers in California. Shares the promotora-style community organizing model and California's Central Coast/Coastal geography, and is already an active partner of Líderes Campesinas.
• Alianza Coachella Valley: Coachella Valley-based immigrant and farmworker community organization sharing geography and coalition partnerships with Líderes Campesinas, including joint work on the Campaign for Thriving Salton Sea Communities.

Broad incumbents

• United Farm Workers (UFW): The largest and most established farmworker labor union in the United States, with deep California roots. Operates in the same advocacy and worker-protection space but as a labor union rather than a women-led member organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/liderescampesinas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lideres-campesinas

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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