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As a welcome break from some of the old restrictions, the children at the refuge have been able to participate in a range of recreational and competitive sports around Easter time. This has included the ever popular marbles and volley ball, and a Sports Day (Gincana) with teams competing in Continue Reading

As the Covid-19 crisis eases a little with the rolling out of a vaccine programme nationally, the children have been able to visit appropriate relatives and family members outside the refuge, we have been welcoming a number of new children at the refuge, and all the children, of all ages, Continue Reading

More tasty and healthy products from our kitchen garden at the refuge … a barrowful of sweet potato and aubergines. Project Peru keeps growing, thanks to your support. And as part of our ongoing attempts to be involved in the local community we invited a group from one of the Continue Reading

Back to school in 2021? Instead, for the children in our refuge it’s still ongoing virtual education and ‘home schooling’. They last went to school in December 2019 because of the summer break till March 2020, at which point the pandemic started. And there is no realistic chance of schools Continue Reading

In one sense, at least! With your help we could do much more. Our kitchen garden is one small step towards improving our self sufficiency, and is an educational asset too. Our gardener here is instructing two of our boys in planting sunflowers. And we grow a variety of crops Continue Reading

The safety of our children and of our staff is our priority. We take all the precautions we can. Much of Latin America including Peru is now experiencing the ‘third wave’ of the Covid pandemic. As of mid-June the Ministry of Health revised the death toll from Covid, more than Continue Reading

One day, during the two week break from virtual education, the older children completed a 12k walk from the refuge to the sea, through the lovely local ‘countryside’, ending up in Ancon … with a plunge into the Pacific, even in winter!

For the first time for about 18 months the children from our refuge had a day out, with a safe excursion to the Lomas de Lachay, which was thoroughly enjoyed by staff and children alike. The Lachay National Reserve (Reserva Nacional de Lachay) is a protected area about 65 miles north of Lima, and Continue Reading

28th July is Peru’s national day, this year celebrating 201 years of independence from Spain. To see some more of Peru’s national symbols go to https://projectperu.org.uk/about-peru/symbols-of-peru In celebration the children made a presentation of a traditional dance routine in the school and also in the refuge, while the staff organised Continue Reading

Moving towards the end of Peru’s summer 2021 we continue, against the odds, at our children’s refuge, with a dangerously spreading pandemic outside our walls, with a national shortage of medication, of oxygen and of basic health facilities, with increasing poverty and economic damage and an ongoing and fractious presidential Continue Reading

On 28th July 2021 Peru marked 200 years of independence from Spain in 1821 throughout the country, including in our refuge … See also Symbols of Peru