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Enda Colombia

ENDA América Latina Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia

Environment & ClimateWater & SanitationGender equalityHuman rights
NGOFounded 1983National reach
Profile last updated: May 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1983, Enda Colombia is a non-governmental organisation based in Bogotá, Colombia working on environment & climate, water & sanitation, gender equality +4 more.

Enda Colombia (ENDA América Latina Colombia) is a non-governmental organisation working since 1983 in Bogotá and other parts of Colombia. It works with urban popular sectors, community aqueducts, waste-picker organisations and victims of the armed conflict on urban environmental management, water defence as a human right, community management of public services, and gender equality. Its activities include community environmental monitoring, environmental education, public policy analysis and advocacy, technology such as low-cost water filters, and research on climate, gender and recycling. It is part of the ENDA Tercer Mundo network.

Location

Bogotá, Colombia

Founded

1983

Organisation type

NGO

Legal name

ENDA América Latina Colombia

Focus areas

environmentwaterwaste recyclinggendercommunity managementpublic policyenvironmental educationurban environment

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateWater & SanitationGender equalityHuman rightsCommunity developmentDemocracy & Civil societyEmployment & Skills

Works for

CommunitiesWomen & GirlsYouthVictims of violencePeople in poverty

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningResearchAwareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Escuela de Gestión Ambiental Comunitaria (EGAC)

Environment & Climate · Colombia

Non-formal urban environmental management education for community sectors, run in agreement with the Universidad Nacional de Colombia since 2003.

Monitoreo Ambiental Comunitario (MAC)

Environment & Climate · Colombia

Community-led environmental monitoring, with an emphasis on water, accompanied by Enda in several regions of the country.

Observatorio de Agua y Territorio

Water & Sanitation · Colombia

Social process that supports organisations, including community aqueduct associations, in defending water as a human right and public good.

Observatorio de Política Pública de Manejo de Residuos

Environment & Climate · Colombia

Analysis of waste management public policy and support for organised waste-picker groups in Bogotá.

Filtros Cimarrón

Water & Sanitation · Colombia

Low-cost, easy-to-maintain water filters for community aqueducts, developed with a community-based, shared-benefit approach.

Proyecto REGAIN

Environment & Climate · Colombia

Project including training and technical support for waste-related work.

Countries of operation

Colombia

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Red ENDA Tercer Mundo

Partnerships

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Universidad de los Andes, Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB)

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