About us

“Used correctly and guaranteeing universal accessibility, digital education can be a game changer for children who have been left behind. It can connect them to a world of opportunity and provide them with the skills they need to thrive in a digital world.” César Alierta, President of ProFuturo.

We are a digital education programme promoted by Telefónica Foundation and ¨la Caixa¨ Foundation to narrow the education gap in the world by improving the quality of education for millions of children living in vulnerable environments of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

We do this by using technology, which allows us to reach more people and innovative digital teaching-learning experiences to enhance the development of digital skills that enable teachers, students and school principals to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

Behind this ambitious initiative are two major Spanish institutions, the Telefónica Foundation and “la Caixa” Foundation, which in 2016 decided to join forces and their expertise in the world of education to ensure that all children have the same opportunities, regardless of where they are born.

In line with Goal 4 of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (ODS4), we aim to improve the education of millions of children through technology, becoming a global reference for transformation and innovation in education.

Mission

We want to narrow the education gap in the world by providing quality digital education to children in vulnerable environments of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

Vision

We want to become a global reference for transformation and innovation in education by improving the education of millions of children throughout the world.

Values

Our values are founded on the values of the Telefónica Foundation and “la Caixa” Foundation: we make a difference, we challenge limits and we know that together we are stronger.

Telefónica Foundation: promoting the social side of the digital era

Telefónica Foundation has been working since 1998 to be the catalyst of social inclusion in the digital era. With this vision, it seeks to improve people’s development opportunities through inclusive projects with a digital soul and a global vocation, using education and training as the main vehicles for social transformation. It develops educational, cultural, employability and volunteer projects that meet the challenges of the digital world, so that no one is left behind.

Present in 41 countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia, during 2019 it reached more than 11.8 million people through its programmes, including ProFuturo.

As part of Telefónica Foundation’s commitment to innovation and educational quality, and with the assistance of “la Caixa” Foundation, the ProFuturo programme was created in 2016 to facilitate access to quality digital education to children in vulnerable environments.

¨La Caixa¨ Foundation: changing the present, building the future

Committed to people’s well-being, particularly the most vulnerable groups, “la Caixa” Foundation is the leading private foundation in Spain and one of the most important in the world, with a budget of 500 million euros in 2020.

The entity directly manages social projects which have been its hallmark for more than 115 years. It develops social, educational and cultural programmes, in addition to scientific research, promoting up to 51,000 activities per year. In total, over 16 million people worldwide have benefited from this, of which 11.1 million are in Spain.

With extensive experience in the educational field, it promotes a wide range of projects from innovative programmes designed for schools through to excellence training with the granting of postgraduate scholarships. Through EduCaixa, it has created a facilitating agent for educational transformation, focusing on the integral development of students and teachers. It reaches more than 2 million students in over 8,000 Spanish schools.

In the field of international cooperation, “la Caixa” Foundation has 627 projects in progress and has reached a total of 63 countries since 1997.

¨La Caixa¨ Foundation: changing the present, building the future