The Americas and Caribbean: Peru

Village Health Banks - Since the beginning of Peru’s VHB programme in July 1999, more than 6,000 women have participated in this micro-credit and health education programme, now focusing on impoverished households in Lima. Currently, almost 1,000 women are participating in over 50 groups.

Timeline
1962 The SS HOPE docks in Salaverry, providing medical care and training.
1963 - 1978 Project HOPE implemented public health education programmes in Trujillo.
1996 Project HOPE returns to Peru, implementing a Child Survival programme in rural areas of the San Martin province.
1999 Project HOPE begins a Village Health Bank programme in Tarapoto to strengthen the services offered to women in the region.
2001 Project HOPE responds with humanitarian aid following a severe earthquake in the southern regions of Arequipa, Moquegua, and Ayacucho.
2002 Project HOPE relocates its VHB activities to Lima.
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