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
Women’s Empowerment 2021
Run by Madre Oliva Association, this program is a continuation of previous projects aimed at empowering women in the communities of Zaña and Nuevo Mocupe.
Developing a Community Chicken Hatchery
This project, run by Centro Esperanza, builds on last year’s project to strengthen community organization and sustainable income generation by rural families whose houses, lands, crops, animals, irrigation system,...
Supporting People with Disabilities 2021
For a third 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...
New Edition of the Campesino Encyclopedia
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...
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.
Rural Women Chamba
This two-year project, run by Latidos, offered training and accompaniment to 40 women in Zaña and Cayaltí who grow fresh produce, prepare foods, or make and sell crafts.
Helping Victims of El Niño Rebuild
This 20-month project, run by Centro Esperanza, accompanied, trained and provided material support to 35 rural families whose houses, lands, crops, animals, irrigation system, and water supply were damaged...
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...
Education in New Forms of Masculinity
Heart-Links partner Centro Santa Angela continues to work with men to reduce violence against women in Chiclayo and the surrounding province of Lambayeque.
Leadership Training in the J.L. Ortiz District
This school for community leaders in the populous and rapidly growing municipality of José Leonardo Ortiz builds on 2 earlier 2-year projects run by our partner Centro Santa Angela...
Supporting People with Disabilities 2020
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...