The Panamerican and Parapanamerican Games games were held in Lima in July-August 2019 involving 30 North, Central and South American and Caribbean countries The older children were invited by the British Embassy to watch a match between Peru and Costa Rica in the disabled sport ‘Golbol’ or ‘Goalball’: this is Continue Reading
News
Our new web-site and our Summer Appeal to celebrate it!
Our new website www.projectperu.org.uk includes past and present news, shows how we’ve grown over 25 years, and where we are going…with your help! 25 years ago Project Peru was a dream, now it’s a reality…the context is ever-changing and ever challenging as poverty grows in Peru, as attitudes and priorities worldwide shift and Continue Reading
Another new outlet for some of our donated goods
As another new outlet for some of our donated goods, staff members took a long trip overland to the north of Peru via Piura and then inland to the province of Huancabamba in the northern Andes near the border with Ecuador to deliver warm clothing, shoes, blankets, and walking frames Continue Reading
Volunteer with Project Peru in Peru?
We can arrange tailored volunteer placements in our project in Peru for volunteers of all ages and are looking for volunteers at any time during the latter part of 2019 and beyond. We can be quite flexible, so just enquire and we can discuss it with you! There is a Continue Reading
Poverty on the rise in Peru
In this website Project Peru shows you some of the positive things we have been able to do over the years, but we have no guaranteed income and while we have minimal overheads your support is essential so we can continue with this work in future. So please donate generously Continue Reading
Project Peru delivering the goods in the sierra
As well as providing for our children’s refuge, which is our core activity, we try as far as possible to work in the wider community. This time a group of staff and a family of volunteers were able to visit older people in the community in the Ayacucho area of Continue Reading
A fresh crop of fruit and veg
Our garden was originally bare sand but now we are producing fruit and vegetables for our consumption, as well as trees, shrubs and flowers. The kitchen garden is producing amazing quantities of delicious cherry tomatoes, beetroot, peaches, passion fruit, lettuce, potatoes and more… and our first oranges! and the children Continue Reading
Bringing winter comfort to the shanty towns near our refuge
As part of our broad brief we try to give assistance in the shanty towns near our refuge. Especially in winter when, as can be seen, the hills around Lima are shrouded in a damp mist, our staff and volunteers have been able to distribute warm clothes and knitted items Continue Reading
Make a marathon effort for Project Peru
The ‘CHASQUI’ runners [as 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 100 AD TO 800 AD. YOU TOO Continue Reading
Building projects in the shanty towns
This is part of our policy of helping in the wider community; we are surrounded by shanty town settlements and when we have the funds and can identify particular families in need we set to to construct small basic wooden houses; on this occasion a team of our older children, Continue Reading
The annual cargo from the UK arrives
The container with the annual cargo of donated goods from the UK arrives, is unloaded and stored ready for distribution as support for our children at the refuge and for other marginalised communities with whom we are in touch. Distribution of goods sent to Peru from the UK
Back to school
The school year starts after the long Summer break, in March, as we are in the Southern hemisphere. We have high costs to meet every year with new uniforms to buy, and educational materials and books to provide. See our various pages on Education and Support To help us to Continue Reading
Putting their best foot forward for us on the Offa’s Dyke trail
177 miles in 13 days; 22 participants in all, and nearly half of them did the whole walk.
Viva la musica y la danza!
As you walk through the streets near our refuge you may hear the sound of pan-pipes and singing, laughter and dancing feet as the children enjoy security and warmth, affection and care, singing, theatre and dance. Dances from the coast, mountains and jungles of Peru, accompanied by children playing the Continue Reading
Huamantanga, our local market
We try to grow some of our own food in our kitchen garden but with over 50 children plus staff to feed every day we need our local market too. You can also read one of our previous volunteer’s story about her visit to the market, where we go every Continue Reading