WELCOME TO
FUNDACIÓN MONGE
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Below is an overview of Fundación Monge and its programs. For any questions and more information, please e-mail: soycambio@fundacionmonge.com
WHO WE ARE
We are a private non-profit organization in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, engaged in promoting access to education among young people in Central America as a tool to fight poverty, promote social mobility, and encourage personal growth.
OUR TEAM
We are a multidisciplinary team of professionals in administration, communication, education, psychology, social work, counseling, design, and program and project management and evaluation, supporting beneficiary students with coaching, tools and trainings to make our mission and vision a legacy of good deeds, with a positive impact on their lives and the lives of their families.
MISSION
VISION
VALUES
Fundación Monge believes quality education and job training are key to progress and human dignity.
Fundación Monge promotes working in partnership for synergies to achieve the best results with existing resources. To do so, it works with government, private and other civil society organizations.
Fundación Monge aims to make an impact through measurable and time-bound results. For this, it has a tracking, monitoring and evaluation system in place to make decisions in search of the best results for each project and program that we are running.
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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
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Young people benefited from leadership and employability program
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Young people from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, 2022 Generation
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Women entrepreneurs trained
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AND GLOBAL COMPACT
Fundación Monge is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, a contributor to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and a contributor to the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) and Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) in Costa Rica.
For this reason, our organization has focused its efforts on making a strategic contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN Global Compact principles, mainly working to achieve the following goals as a private non-profit business organization and the philanthropic arm of Grupo Monge, promoting social mobility for vulnerable people in Central America.
This is done through quality education programs, training for personal leadership and employability of women and young people in the region.
STRATEGIC PILLARS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY
In order to contribute to the development strategy for the Government of Costa Rica and meet the demand of the private sector in training the workforce, we train human talent for 21st century jobs (4th Industrial Revolution) through these initiatives:
Student
Profile
- Aged 15-20
- Enrolled in public secondary schools (academic or vocational education)
- Living in poor and vulnerable conditions
- With a strong and proven will to succeed
Business Strengthening Program: We are promoting the inclusion of women in business, especially those who have been denied access to training, digital literacy and entrepreneurship for whatever reason. Through our Smart Community Hub and with the support of mission partners, we delivered the course Herramientas para la Innovación y Emprendimiento: Construyendo mi Negocio desde 0 [“Tools for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Starting My Business from Scratch”] and equipped women with resources and tools to achieve their goals as entrepreneurs, such as: reviewing their business models, implementing their entrepreneurship, and making a positive impact on their sales growth and business insight.
FUNDING
Fundación Monge is a Costa Rican non-profit family-owned business funded by a share of annual earnings of Grupo Monge. Being a registered NGO, it gained the legal status to receive funds as social enterprise. All income from the sale of services is invested to expand and scale up its mission across Costa Rica and the region.
SERVICE AND PRODUCT CATALOG:
These can be delivered and custom-made as required.
training processes in Skills for Life and Work
in the XXI Century: Social-emotional and
cognitive Skills / Entrepreneurship and
Networking in modality >face-to-face,
bimodal and online. Geekonia course.
Design and implementation of events within
the framework of educational processes,
entrepreneurship and networking.
In face-to-face, bimodal and online mode.
face-to-face, bimodal and online.
Design and implementation of Hackathons,
Thinkathons and other events involving
technology. Face-to-face, bimodal and online.
programs, as well as activities to promote
STEAM Education.
Training processes for teachers in the areas of
STEAM education and Guidance.
in development projects and programs.
Monitoring and Evaluation of projects and
development programs.
Preparation of impact reports, case studies and
financial reports of development projects and
programs.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US
Mario Fung Lung
National Counselling Advisor, Ministry of Public Education
“Our partnership with Fundación Monge is a milestone for many students. SOY CAMBIO Program has provided them with tutoring/mentoring, camping and training on 21st century skills through high-tech teaching tools such as Geekonia. This has been and will be very useful for students across the country.”
Patricia Chaves
Senior Sustainable Development United Nations Officer
“Fundación Monge has an invaluable impact by giving vulnerable young people the opportunity to acquire basic skills to improve their lives. Putting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their material shows the vision to provide young people with a global overview and an intervention model that can be replicated around the world.”
Mynor Hernández
Mastercard
Consultant
“At Fundación Monge – besides finding a family and a strong support system –, I managed to develop a broad portfolio of skills and knowledge that have helped me personally and professionally to this day. From English, conflict management and resolution, emotional intelligence to how to innovate in my work, all of this has contributed to my education, together with great people and professionals who have stood with me along the way.”