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Harvesting water from the fog August 25, 2022 - For the year 2022, our flagship project is the construction of a "fog catchers" installation to harvest water from the fog. This project is...
Visit of the Belgian consul June 19, 2022 - Yesterday, we visited some of our projects with the Belgian consul in Peru. He was very impressed by the progress...
A beautiful gift May 23, 2022 - One of our Lima-based supporters who is moving abroad, recently offered a great gift to several families: good-quality,...
Laptops to stay connected April 23, 2022 - As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have been closed in Peru for about 2 years. In order to allow the children in the...
Access to electricity February 23, 2022 - One of the communities where we work is far from the power grid, which causes a lot of problems, especially during the foggy period...
Distributing sanitary masks December 14, 2021 - Thanks to a donation from a retired Belgian pharmacist, we received 4000 sanitary masks that we distributed in several communities...
Doctor’s visit November 30, 2021 - Many of the inhabitants of the community of Valle Ecologico were ill, so we organized a medical visit by Dr. Mata, a volunteer supporter of our association. For many, it…
Fog Catchers test installation October 19, 2021 - Even though families live in a thick fog for 6 months of the year, water is a rare and very expensive commodity in the communities located in the hills around…
Fighting against humidity September 22, 2021 - During a meeting with the leaders of the community of Valle Ecologico, they had expressed their concerns about the state of the roofs of about thirty houses. Indeed...
Participating in TEDxYouth! July 6, 2021 - Saturday July 3rd was a great day for Children of Lima! Kenyi and Liz were invited to join the TEDxYouth Peru event. They both live in the Valle Ecologico community,…
The CosmoGolem as a beacon of hope April 11, 2021 - Close to what is known as “the wall of shame”; dividing the richest parts of Lima from the poorest ones, the Peruvian CosmoGolem finds its home. Built by the local…
Connecting to the world April 7, 2021 - Schools have been closed since the start of the COVID19 pandemic in March 2020. Classes are only delivered via distance learning, from the safety of a teacher's place to the…
A story of hope July 28, 2020 - Valle Ecologico is a small community located near the top of one of the highest hills south of Lima, in the district of San Juan de Miraflores. It is one…
Understanding the COVID-19 challenge June 19, 2020 - Although Peru is currently the second most affected country in Latin America, the country was relatively fast to take a series of measures to deal with the health crisis. On…
Helping the community kitchen June 17, 2020 - The COVID19 pandemic is giving a whole new meaning to the concept of “solidarity” in the so called pueblos jovenes in Lima. Many of these recent settlements are high up…
The fog-season has arrived June 5, 2020 - We are early June, the fog-season has arrived in the shanty towns of Lima. From now until October, the families will barely see the sun. Instead, they will be surrounded…
Roaming the streets, in search of food May 31, 2020 - It's a common sight these days in the shanty towns of Lima, people roaming the streets in search of anything that could represent a meal. In normal, pre-COVID19 times, most…
Bringing food to the families May 22, 2020 - Here we go for another day of food distribution to the children and their families. First of all, during the state of emergency, we can’t get to the communities without…
Today, we got help from the Food Bank May 18, 2020 - Today, the team went to the 'Viñas del sur" community and met with its nice people, friendly families and lovely children, it was a fantastic day. We distributed food received…
COVID19 Emergency relief May 15, 2020 - The current crisis hits the children and their families very hard in Lima's shanty towns. Due to the lock down and state of emergency, most families fell without any income,…
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