Peruvian Outreach Project

Accomplishments of the Peruvian Outreach Project 2023Aldea Infantil Virgen del Pilar OrphanageThe Peruvian Outreach Project has completed a major project at the orphanage.This year we established a music workshop to provide enrichment for the children. This involved repairing the floor and ceiling of a disused building on the grounds of the orphanage,repainting and obtaining shelving and furniture needed. We purchased a number of instruments to be used by and POP hired a music teacher to work with the children three days a week. As of July 2024 the regional government will take over the responsibility of paying the music teacher. Also the Rotary Club of Tarapoto has joined the project and purchased additional instruments and materials so that more children could be included.The Peruvian Outreach Project also provided new uniforms for all of the children at the orphanage as well as school supplies. Medicines were purchased to make sure that the clinic on sight was well supplied in order to make sure that the children were provided with the medical care they require.This year we had some members of the Board of Directors in Peru for Christmas and so we were able to provide more than the annual Christmas celebration. The children were taken to a theater where they enjoyed watching a movie on the big screen. Also our staff planned and provided a fun field day for the children. The annual Christmas celebration included entertainment, special foods, gifts, singing and dancing. Hogar Hermelinda Home for Young WomenThe Peruvian Outreach Project provided room and board as well as tuition, and transportation for the six participants in the Hogar Hermelinda Program. The home provides a secure and supportive environment for the young women who are studying to become nurses. These women come from rural areas of the Amazon from families with few financial resources. They would not be able to continue their studies otherwise. The first four will graduate in July of 2025 and the last two will graduate a few months later. A new group of six young women will be chosen to live at Hogar Hermelinda and they will begin their post secondary education. While in Peru, our team members were able to join the six participants to visit some tourist sites and participate in several enrichment activities.