El Niño Fish and birds pictures taken from Chimu pottery “This phenomenon is the result of a warming of the water in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It takes place on a periodic basis, and its effects are to reduce the fish catch as the normally abundant supply of fish migrates Continue Reading
News from Peru
Adding adventure to the playground at our refuge
This is still work in progress, but from time to time we have funds to improve this facility and have the funds to add new features such as balance beams, stepping (or jumping!) stones, a climbing wall and vaults to our play area at the refuge, thanks to some sterling Continue Reading
The gift of clean water
Agua y seguridad We have enjoyed our new drinking water fountain which has been making a huge difference to the health and well-being of the children in our refuge, and their energy levels.
Our annual cargo to Peru
Thanks to all our supporters over the years who have donated or paid for items for our annual container, or helped with its wrapping and packing, with its delivery both by road and by sea, and in so many other ways. This provides a vital suppport for our work in Continue Reading
Short term building projects for volunteers in Peru
Thinking of some positive volunteering? Contact us: information@projectperu.org.uk ; provisional enquiries welcome at all times…2021 onwards. Build in the desert shanty towns, working alongside skilled local builders, or join in our other community projects. Raise sponsorship by trekking the Inca trail…we can help you organize this too. Also see Blog Continue Reading
Project Peru, ready for anything
One of our mottos is Casa Hogar y Seguridad (broadly meaning Shelter and Safety) and we take this very seriously; but it costs us just to fulfil all our minimum obligations, and we do our best to have the highest standards. So, our dramatic fire drills for staff and older Continue Reading
Panetones in Peru at Christmas
Italian immigrants to South America brought this special cake with them, and it has become a favourite part of Christmas celebrations throughout Latin America, traditionally enjoyed with hot chocolate. So it is an important part of our activities in and around the refuge at Christmas time. Panettone in Italian (called Continue Reading
Agua y libertad!
Welcome to our drinking water fountain at the refuge. In the old days we had to get deliveries by hose-pipe from the local water lorry and for years we have had to boil water from the mains water supply. Now we can have cool, fresh drinks at the press of a Continue Reading
Music at the refuge
Music and dance are integral parts of life in our refuge and, whether practising or performing, either for each other or for visitors to the refuge, or at external events, they are a vital part of our children’s upbringing. Visitors can experience dances from the coast, mountains and jungles of Continue Reading
We do our best to be self sufficient
We do our best to be self sufficient but we have many mouths to feed! One of our most popular and successful crops in our kitchen garden is yucca. This is a crop that originated in the Americas but is now grown mostly in Africa, where it is also known Continue Reading
The art of volunteering in Peru
But you don’t have to be an artist to volunteer with us! We can be quite flexible! We can arrange tailored volunteer placements in our project for volunteers of all ages. You might like to work in our garden? or in our library? Teach English? & learn Spanish? Art? Music? Continue Reading
Rotary Clubs support our library
We are delighted to have had the support of two Rotary Clubs (Fleet and Hart in Hampshire) for our library … see their video… …. and also from the Edinburgh Rotary Club, with the purchase of new books, library materials and IT equipment. We are always pleased to have contacts Continue Reading
Some of our Christmas activities
The children are also able to share a hot chocolate and panetone, which has become a traditional part of a Peruvian Christmas, to help distribute donated food baskets to our children’s families, to our staff, and within the local community, and to entertain a local old people’s group who visit the Continue Reading
A fresh lick of paint
An enthusiastic team of volunteers from a major UK company working in Lima, several of whom are regular visitors to our refuge anyway, had an awayda’ before Christmas 2018, painting new lines for our football and basketball pitches, as well as painting the goalposts, the volley-ball posts, renewing the nets, Continue Reading
Project Peru is growing and growing
Also known as cassava or manioc, yuca, which originated in the Americas,