Peru

The Vicaria, who work in schools promoting human rights. There are fears that mining in Peru can cause damage to the lives of poor communities [CAFOD]

Mourning those killed

Mourning those killed in violent clashes in Peru, June 2009 [REUTERS/Pilar Olivares, courtesy www.alertnet.org]

Human rights abuses

Fighting for the rights of those abused during Peru's turbulent past [Never Again!]

Llamas on the road

Llamas on the road to Santo Tomas from Sicuani [Simon Rawles]

Jose at computer (IES)

Jose shows pupils the new web site set up by Action for Life [Simon Rawles]

Kevin Mulatillo

Rosa Mulatillo's child Kevin, 7. Rosa is part of Solidaridad training group where she learnt to make chocolates and cakes. as a small income generation project [Simon Rawles]

Frida and friends

Frida (right) and school friends at their school playground. Frida, 9 is the daughter of Celestino Condori Anaya, a human rights promoter for the Vicariate of Sicuani [Simon Rawles]

Kevin at the internet cafe

Rosa Mulatillo's child Kevin, 7 at the internet cafe. Rosa is part of Solidaridad training group where she learnt to make chocolates and cakes [Simon Rawles]

Soup kitchen

In Peru, CAFOD supports a network of community kitchens, where people can get a cheap and healthy meal [Annie Bungeroth]

Man in doorway

Peru's Rural Libraries make books available to people in remote, rural communities [Theresa Codd]

Man sitting with three girls

Manuel Jauregue, wrongly convicted of terrorism, won his freedom with the help of CEAS, who helped him set up a shoe-making business [Annie Bungeroth]

José Ignacio

José Ignacio, Peru [CAFOD]

Map of Peru for schools

Celestino Condori Anaya's wife Rosa

Celestino Condori Anaya's wife Rosa, mother of Frida and her five brothers and sisters [Simon Rawles]

World AIDS Day (IES)

Members of Action for Life at the World AIDS day event in Lima [Simon Rawles]

Giovanni dancing (IES)

The classes usually start with a song and dance to create a more relaxed atmosphere. [Simon Rawles]

Lourdes in class discussion (IES)

Members of Action for Life use role plays to start class discussions [Simon Rawles]

Milagros in class (IES)

Members of Action for Life visit schools throughout Lima [Simon Rawles]

Christian and two cousins

Christian (centre) and two of his cousins [Simon Rawles]

Frida Anaya at school

Frida Anaya, aged nine, studying at school in the province of Chumbivilcas [Simon Rawles]

Kevin Mulatillo and family

Kevin Mulatillo (front) and family [Simon Rawles]

Woman retrieves belongings from earthquake

Earthquake survivors look for items to gather in Pisco after the earthquake, 245km south of Lima [REUTERS/MARIANA BAZO www.alertnet.org]

Caritas Peru responds to earthquake

Caritas Peru responds after earthquake, distributing food, clean water, clothing, bedding, medicine and other basic necessities. [Caritas Peru]

Training women in hairdressing

By training women in baking, hairdressing and embroidery, Solidaridad is giving them skills they can use to start small businesses [CAFOD]

Children survivors of the earthquake

Children survivors of the earthquake which hit Peru on August 15, 2006 play at a shelter in the town of Pisco [REUTERS/MARIANA BAZO, courtesy http://www.alertnet.org]

Celestino Condori Anaya's wife Rosa takes her sheep to pasture [Simon Rawles]

Taking sheep to pasture in Chumbivilcas province, Peru

Violence in Peru from 1980-2000 killed up to 70,000 citizens, with 75% from indigenous, non-Spanish speaking poor rural communities. CAFOD partner the Vicariate of Sicuani is helping survivors fight for reparations [Simon Rawles]

Frida on the swings

Frida, 9, and friends at the swings on their school playground [Simon Rawles]

Frida outside her house

Frida, 9, outside her house in Chumbivilcas province, Peru [Simon Rawles]

Fr Gustavo Gutierrez

Fr Gustavo Gutierrez, a leading figure in liberation theology from Peru, delivers the annual CAFOD Pope Paul VI lecture in November 2005 [Simon Rawles]

Christian with water

Christian with water. CAFOD has funded a project run by the Columban Fathers to provide pumps and piping for the water supply in San Juan de Lurigancho, a shanty town in Lima [Simon Rawles]

Antullyo RAW28089

Antullyo, President of the Association of Victims of the Political Violence in Chumbivilcas [Simon Rawles]

Ramiro, Vicariate of Sicuani [RAW 28080]

Ramiro, Vicariate of Sicuani's lawyer registering members of the Association for Victims of the Political Violence in Chumbivilcas, Peru [Simon Rawles]

Christian with water2

Christian with buckets of water. CAFOD has funded a project run by the Columban Fathers to provide pumps and piping for water supply in the shanty town San Juan de Lurigancho. [Simon Rawles]

mother and child

Mother and child [Simon Rawles]

Ramiro, Livia, Gloria and Tito

Ramiro, Livia, Gloria and Tito, members of the Vicariate of Sicuani [Simon Rawles]

Peruvian family

Many poor communities were caught in the crossfire between the government and the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) [Simon Rawles]

Alejandro and his family

Alejandro and his family [Simon Rawles]

Maruja Funes income generation project

Maruja Funes Godoy cutting hair during a course organised by Solidaridad. [Simon Rawles]

Delia Hisan income generation for women project

Delia Hisan trains Peter, 9, how to make jewlery. She is a member of Solidaridad - the group that helps women start their own small business. [Simon Rawles]

Elizabeth Munoz income generation for women project

Elizabeth Munoz seals bags. She learnt this skill at the Solidaridad. [Simon Rawles]

Maria Soledad Godoy income generation for women project

Maria Soledad Godoy cutting hair during a course organised by Solidaridad. [Simon Rawles]

Celestino Anaya

Celestino Anaya is a human rights promoter for the Vicariate of Sicuani, and runs a radio programme "Voice of the rural poor". Here he is pictured with his son Brayan, aged five [Simon Rawles]

Damiana Zaravia and Alejandrina Mollo Sureo at Radio Sicuani

Damiana Zaravia and Alejandrina Mollo Sureo organise phone-ins to discuss issues crucial to local communities. [Simon Rawles]

Casiana Mamani Tejera at Radio Sicuani

Radio Sicuani broadcasts to remote communities in the Southern Andes [Simon Rawles]

Estela Cisneros income generation project for women

Estela Cisneros at mass with women from Solidaridad, a group that runs programmes to help women start small income generation projects [Simon Rawles]

Santo Tomas

Santo Tomas in the Southern Andes. Many from rural areas sought refuge in the slums of Lima, swelling the city's population to nine million [Simon Rawles]