The people, governance, and accountability behind ACTRA.
Meet the people who guide and deliver our work, and find the reports and legal information that explain how ACTRA is governed and funded.
A team combining local experience, psychosocial expertise, and applied research.
ACTRA's team brings experience in Colombian public institutions, community-based programs, psychosocial practice, and measurement. The organization was founded after Laura Castro and Henning Peters were selected for Ambitious Impact's 2024 Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation.
Colombian development expert with 4+ years at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) designing data-driven, cost-effective programs.
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Psychologist with more than ten years of experience leading psychosocial projects.
Social nonprofit leader with deep operational experience in Colombia — at TECHO Cali, in municipal government, and across Colombian institutions.
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Psychologist with experience working in prison settings.
Behavioral scientist specialized in experimental design and intervention research.
Advisors across research, implementation, and nonprofit strategy.
Built to be checked, not just trusted.
Our reporting and governance structures explain how ACTRA operates, who oversees our work, and how funders and partners can verify it.
2025 Annual Impact Report
A full account of our first year: three delivery cycles, our pilot results, cost-effectiveness, and what we learned along the way.
Governance
ACTRA is a Colombian nonprofit entity, governed by its Board of Directors, with international fiscal sponsorship in the United States.
How ACTRA is governed
ACTRA is Fundación Acción Transformadora, a Colombian nonprofit entity governed by its Board of Directors. Internationally, our work is supported through a fiscal sponsorship with the Players Philanthropy Fund (PPF DBA ACTRA), a US public charity, through which most international donations flow. Our Executive Director leads the team's day-to-day operations, and annual reports and financial statements are approved by our accountant and Executive Director together with the Board.
Programmatic reports
Program results and progress by project — including our pilot results and partner reports.
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Below are the legal and financial documents required by Colombian law. They let funders, partners, and other stakeholders review how ACTRA operates.
Colombian entity — annual financial & legal records
- Personería jurídica (Legal entity status)Coming soon
- Acta / documento de constitución (Incorporation deed)Coming soon
- Estatutos (Bylaws — community benefit object, non-refundable contributions, non-distributed surpluses, governing positions)Coming soon
- Estados financieros 2025, aprobados por la asamblea (Financial statements, approved by the governing body)Coming soon
- Certificación de antecedentes y no inhabilidad de los miembros — Art. 364-3 E.T. (Background & disqualification certification)Coming soon
- Certificado de existencia y representación legal (Certificate of existence & legal representation)Coming soon
- Informe anual de resultados 2025 (Annual results report)Coming soon
- Certificación de cumplimiento de requisitos del RTE — Art. 364-5 E.T. (Compliance certification)Coming soon
- Política de tratamiento de datos personales (Personal data policy)Coming soon
These are the records required of our Colombian nonprofit entity, Fundación Acción Transformadora, under the Special Tax Regime (Régimen Tributario Especial, RTE), and are provided in Spanish. For a copy of a document not yet posted here, contact the team.
Questions about our governance, finances, or results?
We are happy to share additional documentation with funders, partners, and researchers.
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