People: Helping to improving the life for communities
Our vocation is to create sustainable opportunities to better welfare of inhabitants in the Andes. According to the diary Economist, the Peruvian highlands are home to the largest concentration of poor people in whole South America! Many of those people live in remote and hardly accessible villages.
In Peru, rural poverty has caused the indigenous population to suffer disproportionately compared to those living in urban areas. Accordingly a survey of UNICEF made in 2009, 78% of children, whose first language was either Aymara or Quechua (native languages), lived in poverty, compared to 40% of children whose mother tongue was Spanish. UNICEF said that just 32% of native children aged between 3 and 5 attended school. High illiteracy is a result as well as reason of rural poverty. This affects women more than men. Women´s income is the major part of a family budget. Subsequently, there is a lack of indispensable services such as education and electricity (which is very costy for most of Peruvians).
Poor or none healthcare, lack of food (do not even mention its quality and low nutritive value), analphabetism and income inequality are hardships that those people face every day.
Tourism is one of the most effective means to empower employment, increase demand for local products and services, better infrastructure, develop education and bring foreign capital into these poor rural areas.
Improving Life For Communities
Responsible People has been working for many years to support economically disadvantaged communities located in the highlands of Cusco. Many of these communities lack proper healthcare and have limited access to adequate nutrition.
Responsible People has grown in its efforts to improve the lives of families, identifying three key needs in each community:
- Health
- Family Planning
- Nutrition
Health: For some time now, we have been bringing doctors from various specialties to these communities to provide health check-ups for all families, including the elderly and children.
Family Planning: Responsible People works with both women and men in high Andean communities, offering workshops on family planning, psychology, and personal care. We also emphasize the importance of caring for their families and children, who are vital for future generations.
Nutrition: In high Andean communities, diets often consist mainly of potatoes, vegetables, noodles, and occasionally meat and chicken. Responsible People collaborates with communities and families to develop new methods of food production. This helps families gain the necessary nutrients to improve their health and well-being. Additionally, they can sell surplus products to create extra income and improve their economic situation
