Fundación Agua de Coco

Education as a driver of community development

Fundación Agua de Coco is a Spanish nongovernmental organization that has worked in international development since 1994 and, for the past decade, in public awareness and development education. Its work aims to improve quality of life for people at risk of social exclusion in countries of the Global South, primarily Madagascar and Cambodia. It focuses especially on women and children and uses education as a driver of community development.

Areas of work

• Education
• Health
• Environment
• Development education
• Community participation

Where it works

The foundation carries out projects in Madagascar, Cambodia, and Spain. In Madagascar, it works with its local partner, the NGO Bel Avenir, on initiatives including the Mangily School Farm, the Ankalika Saltworks School, and CASEM in Anketa, Toliara. In Spain, it runs community-participation and public-awareness programs.

Featured projects

Recent projects include a goat-breeding improvement program in Madagascar using a One Health approach, recognized by the Malagasy government for its strategic value to food sovereignty, and a street-art project at CASEM in Anketa that turned walls into spaces for expression and learning with artists from Madagascar and Réunion.

Ways to get involved

• Become a member
• Make a one-time donation
• Partner as a business
• Arrange a charity wedding
• Leave a bequest
• Volunteer
• Choose sustainable tourism
• Take part in a solidarity initiative
• Work for the foundation

Headquarters and contact

Headquarters: 6 Acera del Darro, third floor, Suite A, 18005 Granada, Spain. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Phone: (+34) 958 25 17 01. General email: fundacion@aguadecoco.org. Department emails: administracion@aguadecoco.org, sensibilizacion@aguadecoco.org, promocion@aguadecoco.org, comunicacion@aguadecoco.org, and sede@aguadecoco.org.

Regional offices

The foundation has regional offices in Almería, Asturias, Barcelona, Ciudad Real, Granada, Madrid, Málaga, Lleida (La Seu d'Urgell), Tarragona, and Valencia. Some offices have their own email addresses: asturies@aguadecoco.org, barcelona@aguadecoco.org, ciudadreal@aguadecoco.org, granada@aguadecoco.org, madrid@aguadecoco.org, tarragona@aguadecoco.org, and valencia@aguadecoco.org.

Transparency and social media

Fundación Agua de Coco follows the Code of Conduct for Development NGOs established by Spain's Coordinadora de ONG para el Desarrollo. It is on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube, and is part of an international network with a presence in France, Madagascar, Switzerland, and Andorra.