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ASATA

Agrupación de Sociedades Asturianas de Trabajo Asociado y Economía Social

Gijón/Xixón, Asturias, Spain

Gender equalityEmployment & SkillsCommunity developmentEnvironment & Climate
AssociationInternational reach
Profile last updated: March 12, 2026

About

ASATA is a non-profit association based in Gijón/Xixón, Spain working on gender equality, employment & skills, community development +1 more.

ASATA is a grouping of worker cooperatives and social economy companies in Asturias, Spain. Through its development cooperation work, it runs projects in Bolivia and previously in the Dominican Republic, focused on the economic empowerment of women through social and solidarity enterprises, incubation, training and marketing. It also carries out awareness-raising and educational activities in Asturias on social economy, solidarity and development cooperation, and works with local partners such as the CPMGA and CEMSE. Its projects are largely publicly funded, including by the Agencia Asturiana de Cooperación al Desarrollo and the Ayuntamiento de Gijón.

Location

Gijón/Xixón, Spain

Organisation type

Association

Legal name

Agrupación de Sociedades Asturianas de Trabajo Asociado y Economía Social

Focus areas

cooperación al desarrolloeconomía socialempoderamiento de la mujeremprendimiento socialsensibilizaciónBolivia

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Gender equalityEmployment & SkillsCommunity developmentEnvironment & Climate

Works for

Women & GirlsRefugees & MigrantsIndigenous peoplesPeople in poverty

How they work

Capacity buildingAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Fortalecimiento político y social de las mujeres emprendedoras y propietarias de micro y pequeñas empresas en los municipios de El Alto y Viacha

Gender equality · Bolivia

Strengthens the political and social participation of women entrepreneurs and owners of micro and small businesses in El Alto and Viacha, through the feminist training school and the incubator run by CPMGA.

Alto Milluni, promoviendo los emprendimientos en verde y violeta

Environment & Climate · Bolivia

Supports social enterprises led by women and young people in the Alto Milluni community in El Alto, promoting economic autonomy, food security and community tourism with a focus on environmental justice.

Centro de atención a mujeres vulnerables en La Paz

Gender equality · Bolivia

Works with migrant women in peri-urban areas of La Paz, offering integral personal, social and economic empowerment services through a municipal women's centre model.

Miradas altas: Cooperación al desarrollo y Economía Social

Community development · Spain, Bolivia

Awareness-raising project in Asturias using a photographic exhibition and educational activities to promote solidarity and social economy, showing the realities of Bolivian women.

Economías Transformadoras para mujeres de dos municipios del departamento de La Paz

Employment & Skills · Bolivia

Aims to reduce gender inequality for women entrepreneurs in El Alto by fostering economic autonomy through transformative enterprises.

Countries of operation

BoliviaDominican Republic

Funding & support

Funded by

Government funding

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza (CPMGA), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Bolivia, Centro de Multiservicios Educativos (CEMSE), Instituto Dominicano de Desarrollo Integral (IDDI), Ayuntamiento de Gijón/Xixón, Agencia Asturiana de Cooperación al Desarrollo, Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz (GAMLP)

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