At Ayudando Abrigando, we transform recycled plastic bottles into warm clothing for vulnerable communities in Peru.
We are a youth-led organization that combines social action and environmental responsibility. Through recycling, education, and volunteering, we seek to engage more people in building a more caring and environmentally conscious Peru.
That is why we promote a circular economy culture that allows us to give waste a new life, care for the planet, and turn it into tangible support for the families who need it most.
Thousands of tons of solid waste are generated every day in Peru, and only a small portion is recycled.
Source: Peru’s Ministry of the Environment (MINAM).
At Ayudando Abrigando, we transform recycled plastic bottles into warm clothing for vulnerable communities in Peru.
We are a youth-led organization that combines social action and environmental responsibility. Through recycling, education, and volunteering, we seek to engage more people in building a more caring and environmentally conscious Peru.
We believe that helping can begin with something as ordinary as a bottle. That is why we promote a recycling culture that helps us make use of our waste, care for the environment, and turn small actions into a real impact on other people’s lives.
Four teenagers decide to take action
It becomes a way to produce warm clothing.
New students, volunteers, and institutions join us.
3,000+ volunteers, 14 educational institutions in Peru, and 5 abroad
Every delivery represents hours of work, organization, and commitment. But all that effort becomes meaningful when we meet the people who receive our clothing and have the opportunity to spend time with them.
For us, helping goes far beyond delivering warm clothing. We seek to build relationships with communities, listen to their stories, and share experiences that bring us closer to the people who are part of them.
Reaching different parts of Peru also allows us to discover our country’s extraordinary cultural wealth and learn from the people we meet along the way.
Every experience reminds us why we started and inspires us to keep moving forward.