Welcome to Lima, the capital city of Peru.

Nearly 9 million of the 25 million people in Peru have settled in Lima and the population continues to grow. Families seeking a more prosperous life settle on squatted land in the hilly and barren outskirts of Lima each day. It is within these slum communities that FHI-Peru works. Our child sponsorship communities (within the district of San Juan de Lurigancho) are separated into three centers: Matupe, Ayacucho and San Hiliarion.

San Juan de Lurigancho is the most populated district in Lima. The majority of the inhabitants fled to Lima from the Andean regions during the terror of Peru's guerilla war which recently ended in the late 80's. This war left countless dead and numerous children orphaned.

The key issues facing those living in the slums of San Juan de Lurigancho are:

- poor health
- lack of health education
- sanitation issues (ie: 75% have no means of sanitary trash disposal)
- no running water or sewage system
- unsafe living conditions
- lack of job opportunities
- inadequate scholastic education
- chronic malnutrition
- parent abandonment or parental disinterest
- spousal and child abuse
- delinquency and street crime
- a lack of community leadership and community identity

 

Food for the Hungry staff members are working together with communities to meet these challenges with the redeeming message of Christ's love, shown in word and deed. This work is done through various different Projects. To learn more about how you can personally make a positive difference in communities of San Juan de Lurigancho through the ministry of FHI-Peru click here .