Otra Cosa Network

Otra Cosa Network is a non-governmental organisation based in Huanchaco, Peru working on education, community development, environment & climate.

Otra Cosa Network is a non-profit NGO based in Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru, with a UK office in Warwick. It runs the Huanchaco Education and Learning Programme (HELP), which aims to expand educational opportunities and resources for children and young people in lower-income communities in Huanchaco and the surrounding shanty towns. Its projects include educational workshops and classes, and it supports partner organisations in the area and in two remote locations in northern Peru. The organisation also offers internship, research and volunteer placements for people joining its work in Huanchaco. It was started in the early 2000s as a low-cost volunteering agency placing volunteers with local projects, and it is registered as a UK charity and as a Peruvian non-profit NGO.