Nonprofit

Otra Cosa Network

Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru
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www.otracosa.org

  • About Us

    The mission of our organisation is to promote education and social development in our local communities. The vision is for equal opportunities in Peru for everyone to succeed and thrive. Otra Cosa Network is a registered Peruvian non-profit NGO (no. 11126841) and a UK Registered Charity (no. 1133680) based in Huanchaco, Trujillo on the coast of Northern Peru. Otra Cosa Network runs four of our own projects, which are all part of the Huanchaco Education and Learning Programme (HELP). HELP is dedicated to advancing the education possibilities and resources for those living in lower-income communities in and around Huanchaco. Alongside this, we support several partner organisations in the area. 

    In recent decades the district of Huanchaco has expanded exponentially due to migration from the highlands and the jungle by those looking for a better standard of living or forced from their homes by natural disasters such as the El Niño phenomenon in 1997/98. Many of these migrants live in the informal settlements surrounding Huanchaco, and their daily reality is very different from many of those living just a ten minute walk away in the centre of the town. Unlike the town centre, these communities lack infrastructure – there are no paved roads, most households don’t have a sewage system, and there is limited access to running water. Furthermore, having migrated from even poorer parts of the country, parents in these areas have often had limited access to education, and poverty and social problems are rife. All of this means that children growing up in these neighbourhoods are at a disadvantage from the outset and do not have access to the same educational opportunities as their more privileged counterparts.

    La misión de nuestra organización es promover la educación y el desarrollo social en las comunidades locales. Nuestra visión es la de hacer llegar a todos oportunidades equitativas para lograr éxito y desarrollo. Otra Cosa Network es una ONG sin ánimo de lucro registrada en Perú (no. 11126841) y en Reino Unido una organización benéfica (no. 1133680) establecida en Huanchaco, Trujillo, en la costa norte del Perú. Otra Cosa Network gestiona cuatro proyectos propios, que son parte del programa Huanchaco Education and Learning Programme (HELP). HELP está dedicado al desarrollo y acceso a la educación de las comunidades con bajos ingresos en Huanchaco y los barrios de chabolas de los alrededores. Además, colaboramos con multitud de organizaciones del área, así como en dos localizaciones remotas del norte del Perú.

    En las últimas décadas el Distrito de Huanchaco se ha expandido exponencialmente debido a la migración de las montañas andinas y de la selva amazónica de aquellos que buscan un mayor nivel de vida, o de aquellos forzados a hacerlo por desastres naturales como el fenómeno de El Niño en 1997 y 1998. Muchos de esos migrantes que viven en los barrios de chabolas viven una realidad muy diferente a otros que viven solo a diez minutos andando del centro del pueblo. Al contrario que en el centro, estas comunidades sufren una falta de infraestructuras (no hay calles pavimentadas, la mayoría de los hogares no tienen sistema de alcantarillado y el acceso al agua corriente es limitado. Además, la migración de zonas aún más pobres del país. Los padres normalmente han tenido escaso acceso a la educación, y la pobreza y los problemas sociales son abundantes. Todo esto significa una desventaja para los niños que viven en estos barrios y no tienen acceso a las mismas oportunidades educativas que sus homólogos más privilegiados.

    The mission of our organisation is to promote education and social development in our local communities. The vision is for equal opportunities in Peru for everyone to succeed and thrive. Otra Cosa Network is a registered Peruvian non-profit NGO (no. 11126841) and a UK Registered Charity (no. 1133680) based in Huanchaco, Trujillo on the coast of Northern Peru. Otra Cosa Network runs four of our own projects, which are all part of the Huanchaco Education and Learning Programme (HELP). HELP is dedicated to advancing the education possibilities and resources for those living in lower-income communities in and around Huanchaco. Alongside this, we support several partner organisations in the area. 

    In recent decades the district of Huanchaco has expanded exponentially due to migration from the highlands and the jungle by those looking for a better standard of living or forced from their homes by natural disasters such as the El Niño phenomenon in 1997/98. Many of…

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