FH Peru Country Strategy 2011 - 2014
Apr 01, 2015
FH Peru Country Strategy 2011 - 2014
FH in Peru•Began in 1982 in emergency response•Sponsorship-related activities •Consolidated to peri-urban areas during
most violent terrorist activities
Important achievements
•Education, preventative health and nutrition, wells, leadership training, church strengthening, family violence prevention
•C2C relationships
Important achievements•Community capacity building –
community leaders, health promoters, mother leaders, community counselors
Peru’s Social Context•One of most
heterogeneous societies in Americas
•Highly concentrated in capital and coastal cities
•History of intense political and social conflicts▫Profoundly marked by
recent political terrorism
Peru’s Economic Context
•Sustained economic growth
•Increasing inequality
•Potential for increased social conflict
Geographic Focus
• 29 squatter settlements in Lima, Chincha (coast), Pucallpa (jungle)
Squatter Settlements
•Peruvian urban migration▫Pull factors – attraction of economic and
educational opportunities in the city▫Push factors – loss of farmland, natural
disasters, lack of employment, terrorist/military violence
▫Unprepared for such large growth
Squatter settlement growth in Lima
• Illegal occupation of land on the outskirts of cities
• Initially exhibit high incidences of extreme poverty
• Precarious construction• Insufficient security• High degree of collective support to address
immediate needs – titles and basic services
Cultural, language, and regional differences
• After consolidation economic diversity and individualism replace initial solidarity
• Transition from shanty towns to “emerging cities”
People served through FHP’s programs
2009 2010 2011
Communities 31 31 29
Families 5951 6395 6346
Churches 23 24 21
Community Leaders
571 591 517
C2C relationships
8 10 8
Staff 71 54 48
Vision for FH Peru
•Boys, girls and youth of Peru growing healthy and happy, in harmony with God, in a healthy environment.
Community and Family Diagnostic – Lima and Pucallpa 2010
•In Pucallpa, 63% of families expressed that most critical issues affecting their families welfare were violence and conflict.
•The issue of violence not only occurs in families, but also within communities and schools.
Community and Family Diagnostic – Lima and Pucallpa 2010
Community and Family Diagnostic – Lima and Pucallpa 2010
•Conclusions
The broken nature of roles within families,the lack of assertive communication, as well as abuse directed towards children
and teens are key factors that perpetuate violence from one generation to the next.
Community and Family Diagnostic – Lima and Pucallpa 2010
•Conclusions
Violence, in all of its forms and multi-causal factors, is the principal issue affecting the
healthy and happy development of children and adolescents in FHP’s
communities.
Violence Prevention Strategies
•Oikos Training Experience▫Study, reflection and practice of
healthy family relationships and household resource administration
•Awareness Raising•Advocacy
Child-focused Community Transformation
Culture of Peace and Capacity to
Prevent Violence towards Children
Oikos – Walking with Families
Capacity to Prevent Violence towards Children
Oikos – Cascade Groups
Capacity to Prevent Violence towards Children
Awareness Raising and Advocacy
Capacity to Prevent Violence towards Children
Project ActivitiesHealth Protection Education Leadership
DevelopmentFamily
Strengthening
Economic Developmen
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Hygiene Awareness campaigns
School attendance
Community counselors
Parental roles & responsibilities
Financial management
Environmental health
Family violence
Teacher trainings
Increase leaders’ ability and influence to access government resources
Conflict resolution
Savings groups
Nutrition Gender-based violence
Youth participation
Communication
Income generating activities
Preventative health
Child abuse Self-esteem
Intergenerational violence
Marriage strengthening
Child advocacy
Participation in networks