Proyectos de la Mujeres *Lima
I spent the afternoon with Milka, Charo and Estrella visiting two womens projects in Lima. Lima´s population is rapidly expanding but often the land being used for housing has no electricity or water supply. San Benito & Neuve Jerusalan are next to an enormous rubbish tip site. The women face many difficulties socially, economically and health-wise. It was a privilege to meet them all.
The women are learning textiles, design and emboidery to sell the materials they make in the local markets. The course runs for 3 months. This is a young women´s group I met in Neuve Jersalen, a districto 2 hours drive by bus from the centre of Lima. The project empowers women helping them to be economically independent.
Estrela, on the right, runs the womens programmes and accompanied me to two of the groups. She is an amazing woman, very calm, much warmth and strong!
Peru is a very macho society and it is extremely difficult for the lives of the women. This is a group of women attending classes in Self-esteem and human rights, in the district of San Benito, next to Neuve Jerusalen. San Benito has developed in the last 10 years and has no electricity, no water and severe health problems, including cases of high levels of lead.
Women attend courses in hairdressing and cookery. This group of women have an exam tomorrow so there was a lot of shrieking when Estrela told them!
Milka, left, runs the womens programmes in Los Olivos, Lima and Charo is a mid-wife. She runs a health clinic for the women of San Benito.
posted by Lou @ 10:53 PM
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Hello my darling daughter
Glad to see you are eating plenty! Proud of you and your pics
keep safe
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Hey Princess, you're having a ball & no doubt! Fantastic to chat to you on Monday, can't wait to have you back for good! I'll write more in e-mail tomorrow with wedding pic link. Take care, Lots of Love, Mrs De P2 xxx
Hola mum & De! I have just got back from flying over the nasca lines- incredible- beautiful clear morning and the plane was really small! off to a nasca cemeterio now to get freaked out with all the skulls!
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