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“We say: Yes, you can”: Facing adversity and protecting women in the Peruvian jungle
CONDORCANQUI PROVINCE, Peru – “We face torrential rains, relentless sun and long journeys from…
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“Always a fighter”: Afrodescendent activist Lilian León offers solidarity and support to survivors of gender-based violence in northern Perú
PIURA, Perú – “Without light, water, internet and telephone services, how could we seek help? Who…
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Midwives go door-to-door amid flooding in Peru, reaching thousands with critical health services
PIURA, Peru – In the first months of 2023, torrential rains flooded the streets of Veintiséis de…
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Treating the invisible wounds of violence in Peru
LIMA, Peru – Nearly every morning for the past six years Gabriela Gonzales has been going to the…
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Courts, police and social workers join hands to protect survivors of violence in Peru’s Ayacucho region
LIMA, Peru – For survivors of gender-based violence in Peru’s Ayacucho…
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Fear and exhaustion shadow Venezuelan women on the long trek to Peru
TUMBES, Peru – “I have been told that it was too dangerous to travel alone, but I did it for my…
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Born at the end of a rope: Embracing indigenous childbirth traditions to save lives
CHURCAMPA, Peru – Edelmira Martina Antay Dávila remembers when women used to die in childbirth. “I…
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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care
LAMBAYEQUE, PERU – When floodwaters engulfed the ĺllimo district on 14 March 2017, Lily Silva…
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Teen moms in Peru pinpoint need for sexuality education, health services
LIMA, Peru – "I became pregnant at 14 years old,” Angie told UNFPA. Now 19, she lives with her son…
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After Peru floods, women emerge as leaders, advocates
LAMBAYEQUE, Peru – “When the disaster struck, I was in an advanced stage of pregnancy, and all I…
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