Belonging to an international community
Fondacio is 3,500 committed members and several thousand beneficiaries in 23 countries. Fondacio's governance is based on an organization that brings together an international board and boards in each of the countries where Fondacio is present. It is present on four continents: Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
A Congress brings together leaders and delegates from all countries every 5 years. It defines the broad guidelines, proposes members for Fondacio's International Council, and elects its president (co-presidency team since 2023). The Co-Presidency, along with the Council, ensures the unity of the community and the implementation of the directions set by the Congress. In each country, Fondacio is represented by a council, chaired by a national leader or a team of co-leaders, and a pastoral assembly. It lives as a ONE and DIVERSIFIED community where each country is autonomous, while maintaining institutional and spiritual unity with all Fondacio countries around the world.
Shared governance
In the service of a decentralized organization, Fondacio is gradually establishing local, national and international government bodies, in a logic of shared governance, in order to:
promote co-responsibility and the distribution of power;
simplify decision-making;
encourage initiatives;
promote autonomy;
This organization, guided by the co-presidency, is inspired by sociocracy. Responsibilities are divided into working circles, each linked to the co-presidency, whether national or international, depending on the context.
