Education & nutrition for children in Peru

We celebrated our 13^th Anniversary recently with lots of traditional dance, food and games. Edyluz, our longest serving teacher since 2006, once again was the start of the show. Our aims for 2020 are to increase the numbers of local teachers in the school as the current ratio is just one teacher per three grades. Thanks to your donations we can achieve this.

As part of the the curriculum the importance of personal hygiene and prevention of illnesses was taught at the school. Most families don’t have running water and the school itself gets water twice a week. The lack of water means the families have to make the most of what they have. Talking of water, next month we will be having our annual trip to the sea for the children with many never having seen that much water before – always an experience!

On 3^rd December Global Giving will be adding bonuses to all donations whilst funds last as part of their #GivingTuesday campaign so if you can donate, please donate early and thank you very much in advance! All donations made will go towards our Christmas Appeal which aims to raise $15,000 towards our local teachers’ salaries and University scholarships, sustainable income plans for local families, fruit and food, school materials and celebrations during 2020.

We will also be planting one tree for every $15 donated in our effort to help offset the problems of deforestation and the effects of climate change as trees help reduce carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Thank you so much for any donation you can make to the Appeal and 2020 and all the best for the upcoming festive season!