In San Juan de Miraflores, a community on the outskirts of Lima, more than 55 percent of the population lives in poverty, and in project area Nueva Reconda 10 percent live in extreme poverty. Many girls are at risk of becoming child domestic laborers and face great difficulties in gaining an education and escaping the cycle of poverty; our partner reports that more than 80 percent of children and adolescents living in this area participate in child labor. Girls’ education, a bulwark against the devastation of poverty, was also threatened by the effects of the pandemic, and adult unemployment further decreased household incomes.
This project with Asociación Grupo de Trabajo Redes (AGTR) will help 30 girls and young women who are at risk of becoming child domestic laborers by providing nutritious food baskets, educational support, and monthly workshops to support the girls in developing emotional well-being and confidence. Fifteen boys will also receive educational support. This project focuses on the physical, emotional, and nutritional well-being of these young people, providing crucial support in a highly unequal society still struggling with post-colonialism, discrimination, and racism.
In San Juan de Miraflores, a community on the outskirts of Lima, more than 55 percent of the population lives in poverty, and in project area Nueva Reconda 10 percent live in extreme poverty. Many girls are at risk of becoming child domestic laborers and face great difficulties in gaining an education and escaping the cycle of poverty; our partner reports that more than 80 percent of children and adolescents living in this area participate in child labor. Girls’ education, a bulwark against the devastation of poverty, was also threatened by the effects of the pandemic, and adult unemployment further decreased household incomes.
This project with Asociación Grupo de Trabajo Redes (AGTR) will help 30 girls and young women who are at risk of becoming child domestic laborers by providing nutritious food baskets, educational support, and monthly workshops to support the girls in developing emotional well-being and confidence. Fifteen boys will also receive educational support. This project focuses on the physical, emotional, and nutritional well-being of these young people, providing crucial support in a highly unequal society still struggling with post-colonialism, discrimination, and racism.
