In San Juan de Miraflores, a community on the outskirts of Lima, more than 55 percent of the population lives in poverty and 10 percent 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. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the economic situation of families here, putting even more children at risk of being pushed into child labor.
This project, in association 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 holistic health-care workshops, nutritious food baskets, and uniforms and other school supplies to the children of domestic workers. The project also offers skills workshops to support the girls in developing emotional well-being and confidence.
Due to the nature of child domestic work—in private homes, literally behind closed doors—these girls remain “invisible” to much of society, and therefore represent not only an unmet but an unrecognized need. This project focuses on the physical, emotional, and nutritional well-being of these girls and young women, equipping them not only with resources to care for themselves but also with the knowledge that they are seen and cared for. Annually renewable project.
In San Juan de Miraflores, a community on the outskirts of Lima, more than 55 percent of the population lives in poverty and 10 percent 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. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the economic situation of families here, putting even more children at risk of being pushed into child labor.
This project, in association 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 holistic health-care workshops, nutritious food baskets, and uniforms and other school supplies to the children of domestic workers. The project also offers skills workshops to support the girls in developing emotional well-being and confidence.
Due to the nature of child domestic work—in private homes, literally behind closed doors—these girls remain “invisible” to much of society, and therefore represent not only an unmet but an unrecognized need. This project focuses on the physical, emotional, and nutritional well-being of these girls and young women, equipping them not only with resources to care for themselves but also with the knowledge that they are seen and cared for. Annually renewable project.
