Learn more about
our history
Helping Hands
A school in a living room
The organization HELPING HANDS Cusco was founded in August 2005.
The founders started to teach seven children in mathematics, communications, personal skills and science in their small living room. One year later there were already twelve students and in 2007 even 25 children – too many for a small living room..
Most of the children were not officially studying in a school, which is why the idea of having an official school was born.
___________________
The Charity School
SAN GABRIEL
___________________
In 2008 HELPING HANDS founded the charity school SAN GABRIEL.
With all permissions of the peruvian government and a proper place to stay, the school became official. At the same time HELPING HANDS started to construct a proper school building.
We now have 3 classes, a large dining room, a kitchen, adequate bathrooms and a games and activity area. Thanks to this infrastructure we can offer education and academic help to children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years old.
All of these developments were only possible with the help of donations and volunteers. And they still are.