About the Toolkit

The goal of the Existe Ayuda project is to produce and disseminate replicable Spanish-language outreach materials to help improve the cultural competence of service providers and the accessibility of services for Spanish-speaking victims of sexual violence. These materials—glossaries, PowerPoint presentations, and other tools—will help facilitate the work of bilingual/bicultural staff, especially those who are just beginning Spanish-language programs.

We encourage only those who are fluent in the Spanish language to present or train in Spanish, but the Existe Ayuda outreach products may be used by non-Spanish speaking victim advocates and allied professionals. Existe Ayuda’s ultimate goals are to be a source of information for Spanish-speaking victims of sexual assault and Spanish-speaking communities, to promote awareness about sexual violence in Latina/o communities, and to assist victim advocates in helping people who speak only Spanish find aid.

About the Toolkit covers these areas:

• Need for Materials in Spanish
• Challenges
• Project Background
• About the Community
• Terminology and Symbols
• Toolkit Products
• Acknowledgments
• References