For various cultural and social reasons, violence against children and women is a real issue throughout Peru, especially in geographically isolated areas, where there is often negligible infrastructure or desire to pursue justice for victims.

Our work focusses on giving love and care to victims in three geographical areas, while working with networks of partners, churches and authorities to change attitudes and systems so that children can be better protected. This includes the slums of Lima, a jungle region of the Amazon called Pucallpa, and Andahuaylas, a remote part of the Andes.

In each of the three regions we have family centres which we use as a base to do this, holding workshops, events, meetings with authorities, etc, so that vulnerable children are better protected in each region.

In Pucallpa and Manchay we have a range of family strengthening initiatives, including livelihood training for vulnerable women and victims in baking, sewing and other activities. The women and their children also receive trauma care, friendship and counselling, as well as being introduced to local churches if they so wish.