Protect 300 girls from Child domestic work in Peru

Dear GlobalGiving Supporters:

In Peru every second Sunday of May we celebrate Mother´s Day. It’s the most important holiday for Peruvians, more important than Christmas or Independence Day. Possibly this is because a mother is synonymous with LOVE, even more so when there are many households supported only by mothers due to their husbands’ absence.

Domestic workers are women who, as live-in employees, can barely see their children once a week. While looking after their employers’ children, some have to send their own children back to their home towns and villages to be cared for by relatives. For those who live in disadvantaged situations, a mother´s love is expressed through her work, earning enough to cover the children’s basic needs.

At La Casa de Panchita, for Mother’s Day, girls serving as child domestic workers are making a drawing, writing a letter, or making a handcrafted gift for their moms.Women working as domestic workers are addressing issues related to their relationship with their moms by participating in art workshops.

We’ll be covering the importance and challenges of the relationship between mothers and their girls in child domestic work, through our Peruvian radio program “No somos invisibles” (We are not invisible).

Happy Mother´s Day!

With gratitude,