Through the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)’s international network Project Peru is now eligible to receive tax-effective donations from US or Canadian tax-payers through either CAF America or CAF Canada. Project Peru is visible on the CAF America and CAF Canada websites, increasing our profile to international donors in those countries Continue Reading
Opportunities
Is it your business to support us?
We have had a great deal of financial and in-kind support from local, national and international companies over the years, and more particularly from individuals working in such companies; this has made a significant difference to our work. Other ways that businesses can support us are explored below in a Continue Reading
Exhibition at the British Museum: Peru – a journey in time
Marking Peru’s bicentennial year of independence, an exhibition at the British Museum in London highlights the history, beliefs and cultural achievements of the different peoples who lived in Peru from around 2500 BC to the arrival of the Europeans in the 1500s, and their legacy in the centuries that followed.
What can you do for us?
In spite of it all in 2020 and the first months of 2021… not everything was locked down or off-limits! 7 year old twins cycled 200 miles in England in a month, just 4 months after learning to ride. A team from a company that has supported us for years collectively ran, Continue Reading
Volunteer with Project Peru in Peru?
Planning ahead for later?: provisional enquiries welcome at at all times We can arrange tailored volunteer placements in our project in Peru for volunteers of all ages and would welcome volunteers this year and beyond. We can be quite flexible, so just enquire and we can discuss it with you! Continue Reading
Make a marathon effort for Project Peru
The chasqui runners (as seen in the current ‘Project Peru’ logo–a design derived from Mochica pottery) were used as relay runners to deliver messages and goods throughout Peru.The Moche or Mochica culture prevailed in the northern coastal region of Peru from about AD100 to AD800. YOU TOO COULD RUN FOR Continue Reading
Project Peru and the art of gardening
As an important additional part of our kitchen garden project we try to use this as an educational asset including for some of our art classes.
Climate change in Peru and El Niño
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
A fairer slice of the cake
It’s amazing the difference a cake can make to the lives of children trapped in the circle of poverty. One cake raffled, sold, or auctioned for us each Christmas … along with other ingenious ways of using a cake to trigger donations … means that we will be able to Continue Reading
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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
Give as you live and support Project Peru at the same time
Why not give this a whirl? It won’t cost you anything! Help PROJECT PERU. Just by shopping online. Shop with over 4,300 of your favourite stores and raise a donation for PROJECT PERU – all without costing you a penny more. Get started raising money for PROJECT PERU today. Also 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
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