Established in 1999 and headquartered in Barcelona, Fundacion Esplai (FE) is a nonprofit consortium of three existing organizations committed to bringing increased national attention and resources to positive youth development. Each member of the consortium is a leading youth-serving organization in its region of Spain. Together, they represent more than 1,500 volunteers and 700 professional staff, with programs that reach nearly half a million children and youth. They bring with them 30 years of collective experience in areas such as leadership development, volunteerism, education, drug abuse prevention, and cultural and recreational activities.

The three organizations that make up the national consortium are Fundacio Catalanta de L’Esplai (Barcelona), Edex (Bilbao), and the Resource Center for Associations of Cadiz and Bahia (CRAC-Adalucia). FE is committed to strengthening and modernizing the non-profit sector in Spain, and has established ties to leading national and global companies, as well as valuable relationships with Latin American youth organizations.