Context
The ongoing political and social crisis and the economic recession that followed the Covid-19 pandemic have increased poverty levels in Peru. It is estimated that monetary poverty in the country will continue to rise from 28.9% in 2023 to 29.2% in 2024.
This situation is particularly disastrous for the country’s health and education systems. In 2022, UNESCO warned that “Peru is experiencing an unprecedented educational crisis and calls for prioritizing our children and adolescents”. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) of May 2023, 42.4% of Peruvian children aged between 6 and 36 months suffered from anemia, and a particularly high proportion of children in the Puno region were affected by iron deficiency in their blood (67.2%).
Goals
To improve the living conditions of vulnerable children and their families in the Puno region, one of the poorest in Peru, based on 5 pillars: family stability, education, health, nutrition and (self-)employment.
Activities
Projects activities may include:
- Accompany families, by offering psychological therapy, securing housing or improving housing conditions;
- Reinforcing the academic performance of minors through alternative academic programs, helping prepare for university or technical college applications, and offering scholarships for higher education to adolescents in need;
- Ensuring access to health services for children and families, including mental health services;
- Ensure adequate nutrition, including education on healthy eating, provision of food baskets and monitoring of children with a certain level of malnutrition;
- Encourage the creation of jobs or self-employment activities, by providing vocational guidance, encouraging training, and providing interest-free loans;
- Salaries of social workers.
MYRIAD CANADA is working with the Asociación Alumnos del Perú Chucuito on this project, a Peruvian non-profit organization registered since 2011, which support children and their families with limited economic resources in the Puno region, one of the poorest regions of Peru. The organization currently has two branches, one in Chucuito-Puno and the other in Ñaña-Lima.
MYRIAD CANADA’s role is to carry out charitable activities across the globe in accordance with its charitable purposes. We control and monitor the use of funds and the progress of charitable activities to ensure that donations made to MYRIAD CANADA have the greatest impact in accordance with donors’ expressed wishes. As a member of the Myriad Alliance with offices in Canada, the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, MYRIAD CANADA has a vast international network and extensive practical expertise.
How to support this project?
By credit card: At the top right of this page, indicate the amount you wish to donate, and make the donation online by credit card. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes by e-mail just a few minutes after making the donation. It is simple and fast!
By cheque:
- Make your cheque out to Myriad Canada
- IMPORTANT NOTE: We receive a lot of cheques! You must please indicate ‘Project B411 – Social Improvements Peru’ in the memo line of your cheque to ensure that it is allocated correctly.
- Mail your cheque to: Myriad Canada, 1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1670, MONTREAL, QC, H3B 2B6
By Direct Deposit:
- For transfer instructions, please email or call Caroline Chaulet: caroline@myriadcanada.org or +1 514 481-2000
All donations are eligible for a tax receipt in Canada.
The projects are managed with the greatest care and professionalism.