Huanaco, Peru is a community of approximately 140 households and 600 inhabitants. The vast majority of the adults in the community work in the fields of agricultural companies, from sun-up to sun-down, six days a week, for approximately ten U.S. dollars a day. Eighty-two percent of the homes have a latrine that was built by […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lisa Melendy. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to provide crucial components necessary to complete the water system project already underway to serve the rescue and community center. It amply demonstrates the Water Charity principle that […]
Location Silahuá, Chalaco, Morropón, Piura, Peru Community Description Silahuá, a population center of the District of Chalaco, Province of Morropón, Department of Piura, is located at an altitude of approximately 1200 meters. The population is approximately 450 people. The majority of the community members are subsistence farmers who grow coffee, bananas, sugar cane, corn, and […]
Location Las Pampas-Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru Community Description Las Pampas in a small rural community settled in the northern district of Olmos in Lambayeque. It currently does not have electricity (it is projected to be installed by the end of the year) and all houses depend on their own wells for water. There is a local […]
Naranjo is an agricultural community of 60 families located in the highlands of northern Peru. It is situated at over 7,000 feet above sea level in the fertile hills of the northern department of Piura, Peru. The community has a health post, a primary and secondary school, and a recently-renovated gravity-fed water system. However, it […]
Location La Estancia, Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru Community Description The district of Olmos is located in the department of Lambayeque in Northern Coastal Peru. La Estancia is a small agricultural village nestled in the dry forests of the district of Olmos. The village has a population of approximately 1,200 people. The community is located 35 minutes […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Samantha Kerr. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 10 hand-dug, ventilated, concrete pit latrines for the community. Samantha reports: Despite a few setbacks due to a late rainy season and a few uncooperative […]
Location Caserío Alita, district of Salas, department of Lambayeque, Perú Community Description Caserío Alita is a small agricultural community. The population is approximately 250 people, dispersed throughout the area. Almost every family lives near their farm or the pastureland for their animals (goats, sheep, cows, etc.). Corn and beans are the two most important crops […]
Location La Laquish Alto, San Pablo, Cajamarca, Peru Community Description La Laquish Alto, which derives its name from a Quechuan word meaning “water,” is a small community of approximately 130 families. Most community members work year-round in agriculture, producing peas, wheat, corn, and potatoes. La Laquish Alto is considered a zone of extreme poverty due […]
We are involved with Amigos de Bolivia y Peru, an organization for returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in those two countries. Amigos develops projects directly, and also contributes to the Kantuta Program. Kantuta aims to reconnect Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to the two countries of service and to facilitate their involvement in grassroots development […]