Changing lives of child domestic workers in Peru

Dear Supporters,

On June 12 we celebrated the International Day Against Child Labour! An event was organized by state entities, the Municipality of Miraflores, the ILO and several NGOs. AGTR played an important role: children and adolescents from AGTR created and performed a play at the event. Although it was a school day, part of “Jugando Aprendo" could attend. We were very happy because the Minister of Labour attended and spoke about the urgency of fighting to eliminate child labor.

Last Sunday, June 19th, was Father's Day. Many of our children live with their mother only (their fathers left), but in our weekly meeting we addressed the importance taking good care of children: accept them as they are, talk to them, play with them... Little by little these good concepts are being assimilated and put into practice by promoters and families. Our Jugando Aprendo’s center really is a space to build a better life.

Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Eveli Leyva

Dear Friends,

At our Ludoteca, kids have just presented their theater play, after a whole month of rehearsal in January. From August 2016 up to January 2016, British volunteer Abigail has been working with children in child domestic work, using dramatic art to raise awareness about their civil rights. The title of the play was “Celeste y Apallimay”. It was meant to show parents and other members of the local community the hazardous activities entailed by domestic work and how child labor deprives children of leisure and education.

February was the last month of holiday for children. We organized several workshops to make the last part of their summer break fun. They participated in dancing, cooking, painting and crafting activities at the Ludoteca. These workshops are also part of our educational program, as they help boys and girls learn how to work in team, develop their creativity and improve their social skills. This was made possible by the amazing work of five of our promoters.

Children are now back to school and they are very excited to get to know their new teachers and classmates.

Our school support program keeps helping boys and girls in child domestic labor improve their grades. We help them do their homework and clarify doubts about things they did not understand in class. The books we have at the Ludoteca are very useful to do research and help kids prepare their oral presentations on different subjects. The great majority of children attending our center is getting very good grades! This is an amazing accomplishment for us.

We are very grateful to all of our supporters and donors for their continued and great generosity!