Paz Perú
Asociación Paz Perú
Socabaya, Arequipa, Peru
About
Founded in 1988, Paz Perú is a non-governmental organisation based in Socabaya, Peru working on children & youth, health, education +7 more.
Paz Perú is a non-governmental, non-profit association based in Arequipa, Peru, and part of the Fundación Paz Suiza. It runs social programmes in health, education, housing, environment, income generation, agriculture, gender equality and justice for excluded and vulnerable populations, particularly in the Arequipa region. It operates shelters, a home for older adults, medical posts, a technical vocational centre and a microcredit programme, and it funds its social works partly through its productive and business activities. Founded in 1988 by Friedhelm Krieger, it was legally constituted as an NGO in 2005.
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Casa Isabel
Gender equality · Peru
Shelter for girls and adolescents who are victims of family and extra-family violence, located in Socabaya, Arequipa.
Casa del Adulto Mayor
Elderly care · Peru
Residential home for older adults in Cayma, Arequipa, serving 65 people.
CETPRO José Olaya
Employment & Skills · Peru
Technical vocational centre in Cayma offering productive technical careers in market-demanded trades.
Programa de microcréditos
Employment & Skills · Peru
Microcredit programme supporting entrepreneurship among people with limited access to the financial system in Arequipa.
Viviendas ecológicas Characato
Housing & Homelessness · Peru
Joint programme with Asociación Sonrisas that built 132 ecological homes in the district of Characato.
Taller de Minijardinería y Biohuertos
Environment & Climate · Peru
Children's workshop on mini-gardens and organic vegetable gardens, used as part of rehabilitation therapy.
Campañas médicas
Health · Peru
Medical campaigns serving highland and Arequipa region communities.
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Fundación Paz Suiza, Asociación Sonrisas, Gerencia Regional de Agricultura de Arequipa
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