About 8 million peoplein Peru remain poor, with poverty being the direst among people in the rural areas. This is almost a third of the country’s population. Studies have shown that women remain to be the most affected by poverty. Most rural women are poor or extremely poor, even as they play a central role in the subsistence economy. Women work in agriculture, tend livestock and engage in income-generating activities, representing as much as 80 per cent of a family’s labor force. Through these productive activities – along with traditional household tasks and childcare – women make it possible for their husbands to migrate in search of temporary work.
Partner:
Opened in 1963, Condoray is a Professional Training Centre devoted to human, social and religious development and promotion of women in the Cañete Valley.
http://www.condoray.edu.pe/condoraywebingles/indexi.htm
Project:
Hospitality And Culinary Training For Young Poor Women From Valle De Cañete, Peru
The project trains and prepares young women for a professional career in the areas of catering and hospitality.