Welcome to Seeds of Hope

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Welcome to Seeds of Hope!
The Afternoon Kids with some of the volunteers
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Where is Seeds of Hope?

• In Huaraz, Peru a sleepy town of 100,000
  people, nestled 3000 metres above sea level in
  the Peruvian Andes.

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A Quick Trip Around Huaraz
The outdoor market which is an integral part of
life in Huaraz.
A section of the main street where some of our
kids work til 11pm every night in order to help
their families.
The main square with the gorgeous Andes
Mountains in the background.
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What is the role of Seeds of Hope?

• Seeds of Hope is a non-profit charity
  organisation that works to help children living
  in extreme poverty.
• It provides its children with education and
  support that they wouldnt otherwise recieve.

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A Day in the Life of
This is Edhil. He is 11 years old. He lives with
his family of seven in a one room house made
from mud brick. They have no electricity or
running water. He loves playing soccer and having
a laugh!
In the mornings, Edhil comes to Seeds of Hope
where we help him with his homework and provide
him with other educational and emotional
support.
In the afternoons, Edhil goes to one of the local
schools. He is in the 4th Grade although he
should be in the 6th Grade.
In the evenings, Edhil works on the streets
selling candy and guarding cars with his older
brothers.
This is the life of many of the kids at Seeds of
Hope
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Wheres Home?
This is the home of one of our poorest families.
Can you believe that eight people live here?
Its hard to imagine but unfortunately, for many
of the children living in Peru, this is their
reality.
The poorer neighbourhoods are situated by the
river, which is heavily polluted with rubbish and
sewerage. there is limited electricity and no
running water. Houses are made from mud brick
or metal sheeting, offering little protection
from the elements it often drops to below 10
degrees at night!
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How Seeds of Hope is Helping

• Providing Educational Support!

• Helping with their
• homework

• Teaching reading
• and writing to the
• younger children,
• many of whom, at
• the age of 8, still
• cannot recognise
• the alphabet.

• Providing materials

• Teaching English to
• the older kids

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How Seeds of Hope is Helping

• Providing Nutrition and Hygiene

Everyday, the children receive a nutritious snack
from Seeds of Hope. Usually, a hot Quaker milk
drink and a piece of fruit or a sandwich.
The kids brush their teeth after every session.
Before coming to Seeds of Hope, many the kids
had never seen a tooth- brush, let alone brushed
their teeth!!!
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How Seeds of Hope is Helping

• Providing lots of TLC and FUN!

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AND LASTLY

• There are no fancy lawn mowers used here at Seeds
  of Hope

Instead the children bring their sheep in
to cut the grass!!!! ?