Several parents in Chiclayo, Peru, voiced their concern about their children and teens’ nutritional health back in 2022. They decided to put forward some of their sponsorship funds to bring in health professionals to run diagnostic tests on the children. “The result was alarming, and it was evident that many children presented notable signs of malnutrition, […]
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15
May
May
When the freshly elected Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, phones in our Chiclayo sponsor site in Peru began lighting up. Our colleagues Yolanda, Gladys, and all the sponsor site staff were giddy with excitement. There, dressed in the papal vestments, was their dear former bishop, collaborator, and admired friend. […]
05
Apr
Apr
Strong values, emotional awareness, and leadership abilities are developing in a young child – Jorge. Thanks to the Grow program offered in our Chiclayo site, Jorge participated in the “Regional Assembly of Children and Adolescents.”
22
Dec
Dec
If we asked you to associate one word with Christmas, what would it be? Maybe light, togetherness, or food. Whatever it is, it likely wouldn’t be ‘loneliness’. Yet that’s the prospect parents at our Chiclayo sponsor site in Peru were faced with last year, when COVID-19 restrictions ruled out in-person gatherings. Parents at the site, however, were […]