Project summary
Rural and indigenous women make a decisive contribution to Peru’s development, above all through their work in farming and livestock. Their rights, however, are frequently violated: much of their work is unpaid, so they have no health insurance, holidays or maternity and breastfeeding leave, and they are the group with the lowest income of their own. On top of this comes violence in its various forms. The Covid-19 pandemic made these inequalities alarmingly worse in indigenous communities, from health and the economy through to safety and social protection.
Areas of work
- Building the capacity of rural women and of three farming production associations.
- Provision of facilities, water and supplies for greenhouse crops and for rearing and managing guinea pigs.
- Building up the growing and selling of vegetables and other crops, and the rearing of small livestock, to achieve a balanced, nutritious diet.
- Supplying local school nutrition programmes with home-grown produce.
- Action against domestic and sexual violence, delivered alongside the Anta Women’s Emergency Centre.
Results
- Three farming production associations set up and equipped.
- Income generated with a direct impact on families.
- Less child malnutrition through a better balanced diet.
- The government programme against domestic and sexual violence rolled out across the three communities.
