On September 8, 2014, the idea “Manuals to Survive” was born from a survivor of child sexual abuse who seeks to share with others the knowledge that for decades propelled him towards his overcoming.

Influenced by the steps to sobriety in the blue book of Alcoholics Anonymous, post-trauma psychological therapy and the understanding of digital communication, he plans to create a knowledge-sharing platform that shares the experience of survivors to guide victims to specialist psychologists to help them overcome their trauma.

On January 1, 2018, Grupo Comercial de Comunicaciones created the Humans for Humans Foundation. This same year he took “Manuals to Survive” as his first initiative and started its development. Fundación Pro Educación de El Salvador (FUNPRES) joins the initiative through its Center for Psychological Attention and Evaluation, and later Fundación Calleja with its Plenamente Program, providing free psychological care in 8 municipalities of the country.

In February 2019, Applaudo Studios joins as a main partner in the development of the digital platform, thus bringing to reality in 2022, what started as an idea in 2014.

ORLANDO ÁLVAREZ/FOUNDER MPS
orlando@manualesparasobrevivir.org

• 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men worldwide report having been victims of some form of sexual abuse during their childhood.
• More than 70% of perpetrators are family members or people they trust.
• More than 70% of victims never tell what happened and grow up without guidance to overcome the trauma.
• In Latin America 260 million people between 15-65 years of age search on Facebook and Google every month, topics related to having been a victim or survivor of child sexual abuse, 2 million are in El Salvador.
• In El Salvador, approximately 80% of young people do not know where to seek help.

Sources:

– www.rainn.org – www.1in6.org – http://observatoriodeviolencia.ormusa.org/violenciasexual.php – Survey of violence against children and adolescents” conducted nationwide during 2017 by the Min. of Justice and Public Safety, the Dir. General de Estadísticas y Censo and IOM – ARKA, a study on the identification of search habits of victims of sexual abuse in conjunction with Psicólogos 2020.

We guide youth and adults who were sexually abused as children through the experiences of survivors of sexual abuse and the steps they took to move forward.

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