Mundubat

Mundubat (officially Mundubat Fundazioa / Fundación Mundubat) is a Basque non-governmental development organization (NGDO) founded in 1988 in the Basque Country under the name "Hirugarren Mundua Ta Bakea" (Third World and Peace). Its headquarters are in Bilbao. The organization describes itself as fighting for a world in which all people have the same rights, and works through three main axes: human rights, gender equality and food sovereignty. Its motto is "Pertsona guztiak, eskubide guztiak, mundu bat" (All people, all rights, one world). Mundubat's work is organized around three strategic areas. In human rights, it supports human rights defenders, the defence, promotion and protection of rights, and the field of business and human rights, including a programme for the protection of human rights defenders run with the Madrid City Council since 2018. In gender equality, it works from a feminist perspective to transform power relations produced by systems of oppression such as patriarchy, capitalism, heteronormativity and racism, with lines of action on feminist economy, lives free of violence, and empowerment and political participation. In food sovereignty, it takes the concept developed by the peasant movement La Vía Campesina as a starting point, working on strengthening organizations, peasant and popular feminism, agroecological transition and climate change, and food governance. The organization operates in nine countries according to its Basque Wikipedia entry: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Palestine and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Its website additionally lists work in Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara and Europe, and highlights campaigns such as "Esto es todo por la vida" (This is everything for life), an emergency campaign for Cuba, and a manifesto for the peace and dignity of the Sahrawi people. It also runs the GENARRATION project and publishes reports, documentaries and a newsletter. Mundubat is funded through donations, membership, a network of collaborators, and institutional partnerships, and it publishes transparency information. It is a non-profit foundation rather than a commercial company, but it operates as a branded organization with a distinct identity, communications and fundraising presence.

Mundubat was founded in 1988 in the Basque Country under the name "Hirugarren Mundua Ta Bakea" (Third World and Peace). Its main office is in Bilbao. Over the decades it developed into a non-governmental development organization (NGDO) with a focus on human rights, gender equality and food sovereignty, adopting the motto "Pertsona guztiak, eskubide guztiak, mundu bat" (All people, all rights, one world). The organization's human rights work is its priority axis, approached from a critical and emancipatory perspective and understood as a tool for social transformation. It is divided into three strategic lines: human rights defenders; defence, promotion and protection of rights; and business and human rights. In 2018 it began managing a Human Rights Defenders protection programme together with the Madrid City Council. In gender equality, Mundubat works from feminism to transform power relations generated by systems of oppression such as patriarchy, capitalism, heteronormativity and racism, prioritizing support for women organizing to claim their rights and denounce discrimination based on gender, social class, ethnicity and/or sexual orientation. Its three lines of action are feminist economy, lives free of violence, and empowerment and political participation. In food sovereignty, the foundation takes as its starting point the collective theoretical and practical process through which the peasant movement La Vía Campesina developed the concept of food sovereignty, and works on four lines: strengthening organizations; peasant and popular feminism, gender equality and intergenerationality; promoting an agroecological transition model and fighting climate change; and food governance. Geographically, the Basque Wikipedia entry states that Mundubat works in nine countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Palestine and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Its website also lists Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara and Europe. In Bolivia, its objectives include reducing threats to human rights by corporate actors, promoting norms and public policies to overcome violence against women and enable their equal political participation, and strengthening Bolivian peasant women's movements. In Colombia, it supports the implementation of peace agreements and negotiation processes, strengthens female leadership for a peace without violence against women, and supports agricultural organizations as protagonists of peacebuilding. In Cuba, it continues to define alternative proposals based on feminist economy and strengthens the Cuban model based on food sovereignty and cooperativism. For Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua), it works on creating a safe environment for human rights defence, eliminating violence against women and recognizing their contribution to national economies, and strengthening peasant movements around food sovereignty, particularly training for agroecological transition and access to land. In Palestine, it also works on humanitarian action, supporting strategies of human rights defence and resistance against Israeli occupation, increasing Palestinian women's organizing and political participation, and strengthening the Palestinian peasant movement around food sovereignty as a strategy against Israeli occupation. Mundubat communicates through its website in Catalan, Basque, English, French and Spanish, and maintains a presence on Facebook, X, Flickr, Vimeo, YouTube and Instagram. It runs campaigns such as "Esto es todo por la vida" (This is everything for life), an emergency economic campaign for Cuba to ensure food production and renewable energy in the face of the US blockade, and a manifesto for the peace and dignity of the Sahrawi people. It also runs the GENARRATION project, publishes reports, documentaries and a newsletter, and offers ways to collaborate including donations, membership, a network of collaborators, legacy giving and volunteering.

• 2026

  Communiqué published on the promotion of women's role in peacebuilding, reflecting work with African women's organizations.

• 2025

  Ethical Tribunal on Sexual and Gender Diversity and the Right to Asylum held in Basauri, result of three years of work promoted by Mundubat.

• 2018

  Mundubat begins managing a Human Rights Defenders protection programme with the Madrid City Council.

• 2015

  Mundubat presents the publication 'Aprendiendo de los procesos de paz' (Learning from peace processes).

• 1988

  Mundubat founded in the Basque Country under the name 'Hirugarren Mundua Ta Bakea' (Third World and Peace).

A Basque non-governmental development organization working for human rights, gender equality and food sovereignty through critical, emancipatory and feminist approaches.

• Human Rights Defenders protection programme

  A programme managed with the Madrid City Council since 2018 to protect human rights defenders.

• Feminist economy projects

  Initiatives to define alternative proposals based on feminist economy, particularly in Cuba.

• Agroecological transition support

  Support for peasant movements in transitioning to agroecology and fighting climate change.

• Emergency Cuba campaign

  An economic solidarity campaign to ensure food production and renewable energy in Cuba in the face of the US blockade.

• Sahrawi people peace manifesto

  A manifesto demanding peace and dignity for the Sahrawi people.

1. 1Inicio - Mundubatmundubat.org
2. 2DHZC-Reflexiones sobre Procesos de Paz Archivos - Mundubatmundubat.org
3. 3Cuando el refugio no basta: tribunal ético sobre asilo, diversidad sexual y dignidad - Mundubatmundubat.org
4. 4Mundubat - Wikidatawikidata.org
5. 5Mundubat Fundazioa - Wikipedia (Basque)eu.wikipedia.org