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On 22 June we held a concert at Bruce Peru, classical and popular guitar
music, for our girls.
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In Peru
it is not uncommon for women to raise 5 or more children, each with a different
biological father. What is also common is for the mother’s latest companion
to rape the eldest daughters, often resulting in pregnancy. One expects
a reaction from the mother, but not the sort of reaction which, sadly, is
all too common here. As a result of the rape the mother feels shamed and
jealous and pushes her own daughter, who is often without the comfort of
additonal family members for support and understanding, out of the house.
These abandoned, pregnant, adolescent rape victims (‘adolescents’), often
only thirteen or fourteen years old face a dull future.They are without
money; support; homes and job prospects. Most worrying of all, they are
carrying an unborn baby, who will enter a world where education will not
be available to them and their options for a self-sustainable life non-existent.
It is not uncommon for such desperate girls to drift into prostitution and
drugs; further blighting their lives and potential to contribute to society |
Day out at the Mirador - the girls had a wonderful time! 
On 18 June, Marta, as a going away present to her precious girls, invited
them all to a local beauty spot for a meal and dancing. The volunteers
assisted, especially Erica.
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| We constantly support them with the help of our
Psychologist, social worker, staff and loving volunteers who have come particularly
to work with them. |
Some of the girls, pictured with some of our staff who direct the programme
for them.Marta and Erica with legs crossed. There are 22 - 24 now. |
We teach them basic skills plus how to read and write (for those who are
illiterate). 
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We help them learn to market the things they have made - here are some examples
of products made by our girls while they are waiting for their babies to
arrive. Not pictures here are all the baby clothes they have made, which
are not for sale. |
Our mission: To save as many
of these girls and their unborn children as we can, to prepare them for
and steer them into a richer more productive life than they would have known
without this project. |
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