Home Visit - 2

Hello readers. Have you decided to help yet??


(Left - one of the beds occupied by the boys)

I am unashamedly showing these pictures in the hope that some of you may see thye way clear to help some of these local people. There isonly so much that they can do by themselves, and in general they are trying to make it - scratching some food from here, or undertaking some local craft to raise a few soles (local currency). The alternative is to go without -and that item missing is so often food!! Peru is not a welfare state, so there is no generous Centrelink to hand out money.

(Right - clothing is hung where a spot can be found - don't ask about washing facilities.There is no running water to the house. Water must be obtained from the communal tap in the main street.)

This home that I am showing this time is an adobe mud brick house built by the volunteers for three boys. Their father was an alcoholic and their mother was heading the same way. A little while back the mother was told that if she gave up the alcohol and helped Peru's Challenge volunteers would help build the family a house. But the family had to make all the bricks. The mother gave up alcohol and helped in the making of the bricks, along with the eldest boy, who is15 years of age.

(Left - this corner of the single room is used to store food - when they have it)

The house was completed, but the Mother moved out again. The eldest boy now looks after his younger siblings. These photos were taken in their house. Peru's Challenge have also arranged food parcels and are paying for a neighbour to cook regular meals for the boys.

The house is situated down a slope, about a 5 minute walk from the main road. The house has no electricity, no running water, no gas, no refrigeration, and no toilet facilities. (Imagine that in your house!!)


(Right - cooking is done outside on an open fire. How would you do with this sort of arrangement?)

(Left - an empty chicken coop stands beside the door)


(This is why I decided to become a sponsor - I think that I can do without some of the luxuries that we have in Australia, and perhaps help some one else enjoy some BASICS of life)