Fundación Baltazar y Nicolás

San Isidro, Lima, Peru

Children & YouthHealthMental health

NGOFounded 2011National reach

Profile last updated: August 5, 2026

About

Founded in 2011, Fundación Baltazar y Nicolás is a non-governmental organisation based in San Isidro, Lima, Peru working on children & youth, health, mental health.

Fundación Baltazar y Nicolás is a non-profit organisation founded in 2011 in Peru that promotes the comprehensive development of children from pregnancy to age three, with a focus on the bond between parents and children. It works with families in situations of social or economic vulnerability through a family accompaniment programme, a digital platform and free app, and a psychoeducational programme for carers' mental health. It runs two child development centres in Ventanilla and San Antonio de Huarochirí and works with families across several regions of Peru, in coordination with health facilities, municipalities and local organisations.

Location

San Isidro, Lima, Peru

Founded

2011

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

early childhood developmentparentingmaternal mental healthnutritionPeru

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthHealthMental health

Works for

FamiliesChildrenCarers

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesResearch

Programmes

Programa de Acompañamiento a Familias CIB

Children & Youth · Peru

Phone calls and text messages to primary carers, mainly mothers and pregnant women, in vulnerable families, providing information on healthy birth, secure attachment, nutritional status and emotional regulation from pregnancy to age three.

Mis Primeros Tres

Children & Youth · Peru

Evidence-based social communication programme and free mobile app offering information on health, nutrition, development and parenting from pregnancy to age three.

SAME

Mental health · Peru

Free, virtual psychoeducational programme that prevents stress and anxiety in mothers and carers of young children, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Countries of operation

Peru

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

1er Puesto en la Ventana de Innovación Social

AYNI Lab (MIDIS)

Industry memberships

Comunidad Peruana de Aprendizaje (Copera Infancia)

Partnerships

Programa Nacional Cuna Más, MIDIS, AYNI Lab, Municipalidad de Pachacámac, ONG Caritas Graciosas, ONG Sembrando Juntos, Institución Educativa Veritatis Esplendor, PUCP, Petroperú