Child Protection Peru Project #43986

Empower Vulnerable Children in Peru and Cambodia

by Globalteer

Project Report | Jun 14, 2021
Reaching Further in Peru!

By Jenny Byrne | Fundraising & Communications Officer

Internet safety is one aspect of child protection

Ongoing school closures in Peru and Cambodia continue to limit our access to students and postpone our Child Protection program. However, there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel in Peru at least!

Peru

While Covid-19 restrictions have eased somewhat over the last few months, schools remain closed. Activities that can take place outdoors are now allowed, so we are hoping to open the outdoor spaces of our Picaflor House after school center soon, including a covered outdoor area where children will be able to read and study. We are also starting a new Mobile Library, that will take books, learning materials and qualified teachers to rural communities on a regular basis, to try to stimulate children academically and stop them falling further behind; the mobile library will be a great new avenue for our Child Protection Project too.

Although delivery of the Child Safety module won’t be at the top of the agenda at either Picaflor House or the Mobile Library to begin with, we will be able to start having safety discussions with the children again. As activities progress and schools start to re-open, we will return to regular scheduling of the Child Safety lessons. The Mobile Library gives us a great opportunity to reach more children in the wider Cusco area, allowing us to deliver the lessons in a number of different communities, not just at Picaflor House!

Cambodia

Cambodia had been controlling the Covid-19 outbreak very well until the beginning of this year, but since the end of February, case numbers have been consistently on the rise. This has unfortunately meant more school closures and further postponement of this project.

Despite the slow progress caused by the pandemic, we’ll still need your help to deliver this program when things return to normal. Ensuring our children are safe will always be a main priority for us at Globalteer.

Thank you for your continued support of our work to empower children!

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Feb 16, 2021
February 2021 Update

By Jenny Byrne | Fundraising & Communications Officer

Volunteers help teach children how to stay safe

With the Covid-19 pandemic taking an upswing in the last few months around the world, we are having to postpone our Child Protection program further. Without schools being open, we don’t have consistent access to students, and the priority for most government agencies, schools and teachers at the moment is trying to maintain children’s basic education.

Peru

Towards the end of 2020, things were looking, with restrictions being loosened and life heading back towards “normal”. Schools were not among services that reopened though, as we went straight into the summer vacation! We were hopeful that schools – including our own Picaflor House – would be allowed to open again at the start of 2021 school year in March, so that we could really push this program forward. However, this is looking less and less likely, as Peru has been tightening restrictions again. We will continue monitoring the situation and will be ready to go when we are able to open the doors to Picaflor House again. We have also started conversations with the local government, with the ultimate goal of rolling out the Child Protection modules in schools across Cusco.

Cambodia

After schools reopened in September, an increase in Covid-19 cases in Cambodia, led to new closures and countrywide restrictions during the second half of November and December. We were able to welcome students back on site in January and government schools have started up again. However, educators’ efforts are mostly directed towards helping children readjust to the classroom and catch up academically, after more than 6 months off school.

Children in particular have faced many unprecedented challenges in the last year and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. We know that it is more important than ever that we get back to helping empower children to protect themselves, and your support will help us to do this!

Please keep in mind the upcoming Little-by-Little Campaign which will run from 8^th to 12^th March. GlobalGiving will 50% match every donation under $50 received during that week, and will also 100% match any new recurring donations! We know times are hard, but if you do wish to donate, doing so between 8^th and 12^th March will help your generosity to go even further!

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Oct 20, 2020
October 2020 Update

By Genny Richard | Project Assistant

We are still feeling the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we see hope on the horizon! We hope to have our full programme running again soon.

In the meanwhile, there is a takeaway from the pandemic situation that shows why programmes like ours are so important. According to an article from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the risk of child abuse and children’s vulnerability has increased during the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. Our Child Protection programme gives our students knowledge and confidence to seek help and know what to do when they find themselves in danger or situations of abuse. We sincerely hope that we have been able to make a true impact on our students and help protect them during these times. One of the recommendations that NSPCC gives for fighting against the rise in abuse is “comprehensive and long-term funding for children’s services,” which is why it is so important that we keep our programme running.

Peru

Due to the severe lockdown in Peru, our Picaflor House afterschool programme has had to close its doors until the government allows us to reopen. This means that we have been unable to continue our child safety lessons with our students. We estimate that we will be allowed to resume operations in March of 2021; therefore, our Child Protection lessons will resume at that time. Our project manager still has regular contact with our student’s families, checking in on them and their situations.

Cambodia

Thankfully, our Helping Hands School was recently allowed to re-open! Despite some home-lessons being given during the time we were closed, our over-all school year curriculum is behind, so we are playing catch-up with our students and making sure they are receiving the lessons they need to continue succeeding. Our Child Protection lessons are also behind, but we will continue to work them into our curriculum and schedule, as we know how crucial they are.

We hope to have more updates for you with our next report!

Thank you for taking the time to read our update, and as always, thank you for your continued, invaluable support. If you would like to donate, and we hope you do, please visit our page to do so!

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