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Peru

The Edmund Rice Mission began in Peru in 1967. After some troubled years of terrorism and political unrest, Peru has settled more recently into democratic ways. However there continues to be a huge and ever widening gap between the richest people in the coutry and the average Peruvian, causing social unrest.

Population: 29.4 million
Life Expectancy: 72 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 20 per 1000
Public expenditure on health: 5.1% of GDP
HIV/AIDS: 75,000 people or 0.4% of the population
Public Expenditure on Education: 2.6% of GDP
% of children primary school age not in school: 3%
Unemployment of youth 15-24 years: 16.2%

Pupils at Fe y Alegría School, Peru in 2024

Fe y Alegria

Country: Peru Focus Area(s): Education

Located in the Canto Grande, one of the poorest areas of Lima, the Fe y Alegría School provides education to over 1,494 students, and has been connected with the Edmund Rice Mission for over 20 years.
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Reaching for New Horizons

Country: Peru Focus Area(s): Education

Reaching for New Horizons is a project started in the town of Chimbote, Peru. Many of the families live in extreme poverty – there is no running water, sanitation or electricity in town. Edmund Rice Mission established a presence in Chimbote over two years ago.
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Project participants performing a traditional Peruvian dance in Chimbote in 2022

Defensoria Edmundo Rice workshop with students

Defensoría Edmundo Rice

Country: Peru Focus Area(s): Advocacy and Human Rights

Defensoría Edmundo Rice (DER) is a non-governmental organisation committed to the defense and promotion of human rights. DER works internationally, in collaboration with other organisations of similar interests, in causes that involve the violation of the rights of children and adolescents as well as the care of the environment.
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