HELPWomen
We're taking time to listen, so the next chapter fits the women it's for.
Huanchaco and Cerrito de la Virgen·Since 2011
The need
Why we're redesigning HELP Women
WhereHuanchaco and Cerrito de la Virgen
HELP Women started in 2011 to empower women in Huanchaco through education, giving them a safe space to learn and develop skills, from small local events to longer programmes.
We believe our projects should always fit the community they serve. Women's needs in Huanchaco have changed, so we're restructuring HELP Women to make it right for them today. While we do, we aren't accepting volunteer applications for this project.
Our approach
What we do
A safe space
A place where women can meet, learn and support each other, away from the pressures of daily life.
Skills for life
Workshops that help women develop skills to support themselves and their families.
Shaped by women
The new project will be built around what women in the community tell us they need.
Project status
Being restructured
2011 onwards
The first chapter
Workshops and events that gave women in Huanchaco a safe space to learn and build skills.
NowWe are here
Listening and redesigning
We're updating the project to reflect the current needs of women in Huanchaco. Volunteer applications are closed while we do.
Next
A new HELP Women
We'll share the new project here when it's ready. Sign up to our newsletter to hear first.
Meanwhile
Women and girls are still at the heart of our work
In pictures
HELP Women in action
A baking workshop from an earlier HELP Women programme “Somos poderosas”: we are powerful
HELP Women at a glance
- HELP Women begins, alongside the launch of HELP
- 2011
- Not currently accepting volunteer applications
- Paused
Volunteering
Not recruiting right now
We aren't accepting volunteer applications for HELP Women while it's being restructured, but there's plenty of meaningful work across our other projects.
Support our work
Give where it's needed most
While HELP Women is paused, your gift goes wherever it's needed most across our projects in Huanchaco.
Keep exploring
Explore our other projects
HELP projectHELP English
Play-based English classes for children in Cerrito de la Virgen, plus daily lessons in local schools that can't provide English teachers.
HELP projectHELP Environment
Environmental education, the monthly Yo Cuido Mi Playa beach clean, and community and hydroponic gardens at our Rec Centre.
HELP projectHELP Literacy
LitClubs that help children aged 10–15 fall in love with reading, writing and storytelling, and Spanish literacy for younger children.
HELP projectHELP Youth
From a skate ramp to a full youth programme: skateboarding, football, arts and crafts and healthy lifestyles in a safe, supervised space.
HELP projectHELP Swim
Swimming and water-safety lessons that save lives, paired with water stewardship classes. Supported by the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation.
Partner projectGlobal Glow
GLOW Clubs run by local mentors give almost 150 girls across four communities a safe space to build agency, voice and power.
Partner projectColegio Pitágoras
Our volunteers support the English programme at one of Huanchaco's biggest primary and secondary schools.