One of the aspects that I like best about living in Peru is the fact that I find myself surrounded by interesting people, working to do the “right thing” to make the world a better place. There are many ways to be part of a solution to problems and this Web Scout gives a few examples of people who care, are active, have concentrated on something feasible and are successful. The links offered give a few examples of people you may already know and groups you might join to help, as well as a few prizes offered yearly to people who do exceptionally innovative work to learn about what some interesting people are doing.
People Who Make a Difference
Aida Payet works with the Asociacion Emergencia de Ayacucho. She currently is Vice President of this organization founded to help children and families recover from the years of violence in Ayacucho. I ran into her recently in Ayacucho where she was being honored for her many years of hard and successful work. The Asociacion Emergencia de Ayacucho sponsors a Christmas bazaar on an annual basis that everyone should attend to help out this extraordinary activity.
http://www.universidadperu.com/empresas/asociacion-emergencia-ayacucho.php
John Youle works with Peru 2021 to create educational programs, prizes for business socially responsible action, and consulting to improve business practice.
http://www.peru2021.org (click fundadores)
Maruja Paino helps a group of thirty plastic surgeons and nurses who come to Lima yearly from Minnesota to collaborate with the Clinica San Juan de Dios. The San Francisco de Assis program well merits your help. Please join Maruja, Esperanza La Rosa and myself in promoting people who need care to sign up for the program and translating for the doctors during the last two weeks of January.
Info about Dr. Frank Pilney…founder of the program twenty five years ago.
http://www.hudsonhospital.com/staff/95
Groups You Might Like to Join
Aprendo Contigo
This is a group of volunteers that works with the children in several health service providers: the Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas (hospital for children with cancer), the Posadita del Buen Pastor (home for HIV positive children, Hogar Clinica San Juan de Dios (children with orthopedic and neurological problems) and the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño).
http://www.aprendocontigo.com/interior.php
Ashoka Fellow Activities
Ashoka is a foundation that provides funds for social entrepreneurs….individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems. Fellows are selected because they are ambitious, persistent, tackle major social issues and offer new ideas for wide-scale change. Here are a few examples of previous fellows in the Lima area with whom volunteers collaborate.
Joaquin Felipe Leguia Orezzoli and the ANIA-Asoc. Para la Nuñez y su Ambiente
http://www.mundodeania.org/
http://www.ashoka.org/node/3728
Ana Zucchetti and the Valle Verde of OACA-Oficina de Asesoria y Consultoria Ambiental (conservation of a Green Lurin Valley)
http://www.ashoka.org/node/3721
Liliana Mayo and the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (services for people with different abilities)
http://www.annsullivanperu.org/
Annual Prizes for Innovative Activity
Creatividad Empresarial
This is a contest run by the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) to recognize firms that have been innovative during the year. It gives a good idea of who is leading inventive processes in business.
http://creatividadempresarial.upc.edu.pe/ (go to Ganadores)
Peru 2021
This is an NGO that sponsors activities to promote social responsibility in business. They give prizes annually for outstanding initiatives.
http://www.peru2021.org
Ministerio de Educacion
The Ministry of Education gives prizes to outstanding teachers.
http://www.minedu.gob.pe
The Derrama Magisterial also gives prizes:
http://www.derrama.org.pe/
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