Fundación Iberoamericana para el Desarrollo (FIDE)

Development cooperation and public education

Fundación Iberoamericana para el Desarrollo (FIDE) is based in Madrid and works in development cooperation and public awareness. The foundation marks 25 years of work and organizes its activities around projects with Ibero-American nonprofits, as well as communications and development education in Spain.

Areas of work

• Development cooperation: projects with local organizations in Latin America, supporting communities as they pursue their own development.
• Public awareness and development education: campaigns and communications in Spain.
• Research and publications: books, articles, reports, conferences, and audiovisual materials related to its work.

Featured projects

• Support for researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs at MakeSpace Madrid.
• A communications project with the Lenca people.
• Reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from brick kilns in Peru’s Cuzco Region.
• “Nuevos Sentidos del Mundo” campaign.

Initiatives and public programs

The foundation has proposed a microcredit fund to address unemployment in Spain. Antonio Vereda del Abril presented the proposal at the 5th World Microcredit Summit in Valladolid in November 2011; it outlined €3 billion to support entrepreneurs and job creation through microenterprises. FIDE also promotes activities and publications around the concepts of “Renaissance of Hispanic Identity” and “Hispanic Union,” including events and conferences in Toledo, Madrid, and Medina del Campo, Valladolid.

Headquarters and contact

Main office: Gran Vía 55, 6th floor, 28013 Madrid. Phone: +34 91 542 0390. Fax: +34 91 541 3255. Email: info@fundacionfide.org. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.