Protect 300 girls from Child domestic work in Peru

Dear Supporters,

This year we want girls in child domestic labor who participate in Sunday sessions at La Casa de Panchita to have the opportunity to enjoy the cultural offer of Lima. We have taken them several Sundays - while the weather was still warm - to the Water Park, which has many fountains in which to play. We also took them to see a theater play for children. They had never been to the theater and some girls did not know what a theater was. They liked it very much and for them it was a very valuable experience!

At the end of the day we asked:

How did you feel at La Casa de Panchita?

• "I felt happy and I laughed" (Mara, 10 years old)
• "I loved the food and I could repeat" (Karla, 11 years old)

What did you learn today?

• "I learned not to be ashamed and many new things. I also laughed a lot" (Ximena, 10 years).
• "I learned about domestic child labor and, at the theater, that dreams can come true" (Anahí, age 13)
• "I met some theater actors today and I really liked it because I had never been to the theater" (Alison, 14).
• "I like my storybook [which she received as a gift]; I'm going to show it to my mom" (Cristina, 9 years old).

All this is possible thanks to your support. Thank you!

Best regards, 

Blanca Figueroa

Dear Supporters,

Thanks to your donations we were able to keep this project up and running and we are confident we will continue to do so, together! Your continued support allowed AGTR-La Casa de Panchita to keep providing core services to girls in child domestic labor and adult domestic workers. This particular project is a key element of a broader set of initiatives we implement in Lima (Peru). We wish to share with you our main achievements in 2016. In particular, you helped us provide:

• Direct service to 1,753 children and adolescents in child domestic work (CDW) between the ages of 6 and 17 from Lima, Callao and Cajamarca, who were informed and oriented about the risks of CDW, received psychosocial support, educational materials on their rights, access to recreational and cultural activities and nutritious and healthy food.
• Direct service to 1,023 domestic workers, aged between 18 and 65, from Lima, who received guidance and information on their labor rights, labor training, workshops for the development of personal skills, emotional counselling and expressive arts therapy. Of these, 212 obtained employment in domestic service with a written contract in accordance with the law and remunerations generally higher than the minimum wage.

Thank you for believing in this great cause!

Sincerely,

Blanca Figueroa