A not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Colombia, dedicated to human socio-economic, intellectual and spiritual development, particularly in rural areas. FUNDAEC (often incorrectly pronounced "fundy-ack") stands for "Fundación par la Applicacion y Ensenanza de las Ciencias," or, in English, "Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences." Popular usage of this term often refers to the series of university-level courses developed by FUNDAEC and used as a form of distance education to promote the development of intellectual and spiritual characteristics needed for effective social action. These courses often take the form of study circles. gay, or a gay person. someone with homosexual tendencies. "He's a g." or: "He's g."

FUNDAEC, the acronym in Spanish for “The Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences”, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focusses on training and development in the rural areas of Colombia and other countries in Latin America. It was created in 1974 in Colombia by a group of scientists and professionals led by Farzam Arbab, a renowned physicist who had arrived as a visiting professor to the Universidad del Valle in 1970.