In solidarity with the people of northern Peru
We were born to unite with our fellow men and to join in community.
—Cicero
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HEART-LINKS LAZOS DE CORAZÓN is a small London-based nongovernmental organization that works to advance community development in northern Peru. We partner with organizations in Peru to finance and accompany initiatives in education, leadership training, women’s empowerment and health, among others. We also organize an annual trip to northern Peru for people who are interested in learning what it feels like to walk in solidarity with people from another part of the world.
Projects
Our Projects
Men for Gender Equality
Heart-Links partner Centro Santa Angela continues to work with men to reduce violence against women in Chiclayo and the surrounding province of Lambayeque.
Supporting People with Disabilities
For a second year, Heart-Links is funding a project, run by Madre Oliva Association, that provides much-needed support to a group of families in Nuevo Mocupe, a number of...
Expression in drawing, words & weaving
This project, run by ACIES, has 3 lines of action: develop the capacity of youth and children to express themselves in drawing and words; work with rural women to...
Ecological Action Plan
This project forms part of Centro Santa Angela’s five-year strategic plan to address environmental challenges in the impoverished José Leonardo Ortiz district of Chiclayo.
New Edition of the Campesino Encylcopedia
The Enciclopedia Campesina, is a collection of 20 volumes that gathers stories and knowledge from across the mountainous region surrounding the town of Cajamarca. It is the cornerstone of...
Helping Victims of El Niño Rebuild
This 11-month project, run by Centro Esperanza, will accompany, train and provide material support to 35 rural families whose houses, lands, crops, animals, irrigation system, and water supply were...
Rural Women Chamba
This project, run by Latidos, offers training and accompaniment to 40 women in Zaña and Cayaltí who grow fresh produce, prepare foods, or make and sell crafts. The project...
Live and Travel with Words
This project seeks to strengthen the role of the library in promoting reading and writing among community members of all ages and to demonstrate to the people of Zaña...
Leadership Training in the J.L. Ortiz District
This school for community leaders in the populous and rapidly growing municipality of José Leonardo Ortiz, Chiclayo, builds on 2 earlier 2-year projects run by our partner Centro Santa...
Working with Girls at Risk
This project was designed by the Madre Oliva Association to assist 15 girls between the ages of 11 and 14 who are struggling. Some have been the victims of...
Leadership in Adolescents
Developed and managed by the newly formed Madre Oliva Association, this project involves 25 teenagers from the communities of Aviación, Mocupe and Zaña, who meet on a weekly basis...
Women’s Empowerment
Run by the newly established Madre Oliva Association, this program is a continuation of previous projects aimed at empowering women in the communities of Zaña, Nuevo Mocupe and Aviación.