Fundación Cume para el Desarrollo de Culturas y Pueblos

About Fundación Cume

Fundación Cume para el Desarrollo de Culturas y Pueblos is a private nonprofit established in 1995 by a group of businesspeople and intellectuals. It works to support human, social, artistic, scientific, and economic development and foster solidarity with underserved communities.

It has been registered as a development NGO with Spain's Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) since February 2001 and is a cofounding member of the Euro-Arab Network of NGOs for Development and Integration (READI).

Areas of work

The foundation organizes its work around three priorities: culture, women, and young people. Its work includes:

• Equal opportunities for women and men.
• Support for families.
• Programs for groups at risk of social exclusion, including older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrants.
• Solidarity with developing countries.

Projects and programs

Initiatives include the CATIM Program, supported by the Galician Secretariat for Equality; the “Comparte Calor” and “Bocatas de Sonrisas” campaigns; “Son Visibles,” a project for people experiencing homelessness supported by Gadis; volunteer workshops through “Genera Solidaridad. Ponle mejor color al mundo”; and a territorial socioeconomic development program in the Gran Potosí Association of Municipalities in Bolivia, visited by the Government of Galicia.

The foundation also develops training projects in gastronomy, hospitality, sustainability, and entrepreneurship and renovates spaces at Centro de Estudios Superiores Aloya.

Partnerships

Public and private partners include the European Social Fund, AECID, the Government of Galicia, the Community of Madrid, the Government of Castile and León, the Government of Navarre, Axencia Humanitaria de Galicia, the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, the city governments of Vigo and Valladolid, Spain's Ministry of Culture, Injuve, and social foundations affiliated with savings banks.

Offices and contact

• Vigo, Pontevedra: 72 Pi y Margall, Offices I–J, 36202. Phone/fax: +34 986 207 799.
• Madrid: 10 C/ Velázquez, first floor, 28001. Phone: +34 917 818 015. Fax: +34 917 817 020.
• Pamplona, Navarre: 31 Avda. Pio XII, first floor, left, 31008.
• Valladolid: 6 Plaza de España, first floor, Offices 13–14, 47001.