Asociación COINCIDIR

Non-profit organization

We are an organization formed by activists for the rights of children, adolescents and youth, with recognized trajectory and experience. We are a multidisciplinary organization with gender equity. We are an association that works with and for children, with a focus on girls and gender equity.

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Target populations:

Women

Men

Girls

Boys

Indigenous peoples

Youth

Focus areas:

Education

Youth

Children at risk

Family

Human Rights

Justice

Health

Sports

Entrepreneurship/Business

Leadership/Capacitation

Key service areas:

Chimaltenango, Jalapa, Guatemala

Organizational contacts & locations

Contacts

Saul Diana coordinadora regional

Executive Director

Claudia

Financial Director

Diana

Regional Coordinator

Locations

Mission, vision & values

Mission

Our mission is to implement innovative and effective actions to help transform realities that affect children, adolescents and youth in Guatemala. Our preferred option is children, adolescents and youth who are excluded and most at risk.

Vision

We want to be an institution with consolidated direct care alternatives. We want to be an organization that is making significant contributions in the knowledge and care of children. With research on the realities of childhood that help to implement more assertive actions to transform them.

An organization consolidated with other activists, professionals and volunteers. In 5 years we want to be recognized not only as activists but also as a reference organization and positioned for children, adolescents and youth excluded and at risk.

Values

We value empathy with children and adolescents

committed militancy and coherence.

Products, services, and programs

Products

We offer training workshops.

Services

We provide care, protection and training services.

Programs

Improve the protection of children and adolescents in the family, school and community environments against physical, emotional, sexual and peer violence.

Organizational detail

Founded

2010

Number of employees

26-50

Funding

Private donations

Sale of products and/or services

Primary issue(s) / need(s) addressed

Unprotection of children from all forms of violence. With a focus on girls.

We have conducted several studies in different contexts with a methodology of situational analysis of children's rights. We have elaborated several baselines.

Impact, adaptations & objectives

Impact to date

Throughout 13 years COINCIDIR has served and empowered 20,000 girls in 60 rural and urban communities. It has promoted, formed and strengthened an organization of girls with representation from all communities who are a reference of political and public participation of girls for the defense and enforceability of their rights.

Impact measuring

We measure impact by:

Comparing with baselines.
With an institutional monitoring system and plan.
With mid-term and final evaluations.
With systematization of experiences.
With life stories.

Organizational adaptations

Size and/or structure

Key offerings (i.e.

services

programs

products)

Funding model

how you collaborate or work with others.

Organizational adaptation details

Size and structure

COINCIDIR started with two people working pro bono. Now we are 30 people.

Key Offerings

With the passage of time and strategic reflection, coincidir has been validating and enriching its methodology. For several years it has been offering daily attention centers for abused children.

Funding Model

COINCIDIR used to depend entirely on international cooperation. For some time now, it has been looking for other ways to finance part of its work through the sale of services and other initiatives such as concerts, bingos, bazaars, among others.

Short term objectives

Growth

Complete the training room in the east of the country to train girls and raise funds for services.
Build a second level in the training center in the west of the country to offer courses in economic autonomy for adolescent girls and young women.

Quality

Strengthen our monitoring plan and make it digital.

Impact

Strengthen the political and public participation of girls.

Long term objectives

Growth

To have its own centers, offering various training and education alternatives for girls and adolescents/young women with a view to economic autonomy. To offer fundraising services.

Quality

To be less dependent on international cooperation.

Impact

Deliver match to the girls trained by the organization.
Consolidate our work model.

Profile updated: 03/14/23

Asociación COINCIDIR