Changing lives of child domestic workers in Peru

Dear Supporters,

Jugando Aprendo is very grateful for your donations, which allow us to continue one more year to change the lives of children and adolescents, work with their mothers, and keep training our promoters.

Summer activities are always fun, playful and educational at the same time. The program "LUDOVERANO" was carried out, with the participation of 20 girls, 10 boys and 10 adolescents. This is something that they enjoy very much, since in the area where they live there are no play areas. We organized cooking classes, where the children learned how to prepare rich and nutritious salads. However, the bakery class was the one they liked the most: they prepared quinoa pudding, banana ice cream and cupcakes. These classes also served to emphasize the importance of hygiene and teamwork.

Other activities that children and teenagers enjoyed were Peruvian traditional dance classes and handicraft workshops, where they made ceramics, puppets and personal agendas that they were able to take home to show them to their families.

Children and teenagers are very happy to start school. This year we will continue to provide school support sessions and provide books and materials to help with their learning process.

We want to tell you that Peru is going through a difficult situation, because of the landslides in the north of the country and in Lima. In our area, Nueva Rinconada, we experienced water supply issues. Due to scarcity and high costs, many families were left without water for several days. We hope that this situation will be resolved soon and in the meantime, we will face it together!

Thank you!

Best regards,

Eveli Leyva

Dear Friends,

Throughout the last 3 months, boys, girls, and adolescents have enjoyed many events and activities organized by Jugando Aprendo. In October, we celebrated our 7th anniversary. The children sang, danced, and showed their mothers what they have learned by coming to la Ludoteca. They discussedtopics such as child domestic work, self-esteem, and interpersonal communication.

The adolescents chose to talk about the importance of communication with the mothers of Jugando Aprendo. They talked about the importance of having a positive attitude, as well as the value of freely expressing personal opinions, while also caring for the feelings of others.

In November, 17 children and 16 adolescents doing child domestic work were able to go on a field trip. The group of children went to the Park of Imagination, an educational and recreational place, where they learned through playing. Many of these children had never left the shantytown of Nueva Rinconada with their parents. Due to this, we ensured that the fieldtrip was fun and interactive. The adolescents were able to see a movie. A rare experience of relaxation and diversion!

Around 40 boys, girls, and adolescents regularly attended weekly school reinforcement sessions. Each one demonstrated a great desire and effort to improve their grades. Thanks to the support of the promotoras, the students were able to work in groups, construct miniatures, exhibit projects, and prepare for final exams. 6 of our children are first in their respective classes, a fact that makes us feel very proud of the work we have been doing. We thank you for supporting us.

This month we celebrated Christmas in la Ludoteca. We organized a show for the children, and ate chocolate with cake. It was a beautiful celebration.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for having confidence in our work, and for giving children and adolescents doing child domestic work the possibility to continue having a place where they feel loved, while learning by playing.

¡Muchas gracias amigos donadores!