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Preventing Hunger in San Isidro:
Centro Esperanza

  • February 7, 2023

The families of the rural community of San Isidro have come a long way since 2017, when they fled their homes because of floods. Continue Reading

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“Many hands and many hearts”: Rural Libraries

  • February 6, 2023

At a recent presentation to the Rotary Club of Strathroy, Rita Moker, of the Rural Libraries Network of Cajamarca, said these words: “It takes many hands and many hearts to do this work.” Continue Reading

Go for the Goals! (Sustainable Development Goals) International Development Week, February 5 to 11, 2023, Canada

International Development Week starts today!

  • February 5, 2023

Today is the first day of IDW2023. Celebrate with us by learning more about what each of our partners is doing to advance the Sustainable Development Goals—and how you’re helping. Continue Reading

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Take a journey in solidarity (to Peru!)

  • January 23, 2023

Applications for Heart-Links’ summer 2023 Solidarity Trip are now open! Continue Reading

Three women lean in to listen to children who are showing the ecological projects they have made

Volunteer board opportunity

  • January 18, 2023

Are you commited to community, social justice and our global welfare? Would you like to work closely with community leaders in Peru as they build a better future? Would you like to strengthen Canada-Peru solidarity and help it grow?... Continue Reading

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Turbulence in Peru—Peruvians deserve better

  • December 15, 2022

Scenes of standoffs and clashes between protesters and police in Peru have peppered the media in Canada during the last week. Continue Reading

AGM Highlights: Madre Oliva Association

  • September 16, 2022

Seeing the joy on the faces of our guest speakers Delicia Romero and Cecilia Odar when Sister Kitty Stafford, one of the Sisters of St. Joseph who spent many years in Peru, greeted them in Spanish was just one... Continue Reading

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AGM Highlights: Your Impact

  • July 6, 2022

Heart-Links supported 8 projects in 2021. Financed by Heart-Links donors and run by our partner organizations in Peru, these projects helped people in the urban centre of José Leonardo Ortiz, across Lambayeque and Cajamarca provinces, and in communities up... Continue Reading

A woman holds a chicken while a man behind her feeds some chicks and at the right two hands are shown in closeup holding a chick. The text reads "Sustainability Comes from the Community: the Example of San Isidro, Peru" 05

Sustainability Comes from the Community:
the example of San Isidro, Peru

  • June 9, 2022

Heart-Links’ episode of Tapestry 2030 Season 2 is now LIVE! This season of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation‘s podcast and illustration series is focused on localization, an approach to development that prioritizes ideas and solutions that are community... Continue Reading

AGM Highlights: Our Projects in Peru

  • June 7, 2022

At our AGM last month, we celebrated the achievements our partners made in 2021 with your support in the areas of education, health and wellness, gender equity, environment and leadership. Continue Reading