Global Volunteers works in partnership with the directors of Puericultorio Perez Aranibar (PPA), a large "Children's Home" serving 600 at-risk children ages birth to 17, and Asociación Ciudad de los Niños de la Inmaculada (CDLN) for boys. Both facilities provide security, safe housing, nutritious meals, and a good education in a supportive environment.
Late in the 1920s, Augusto Perez Aranibar, a Peruvian dentist and philanthropist, puchased a large tract of land along the shoreline on the outskirts of Lima and worked with local architects to design and build a "palace for the abandoned." The institution opened its doors in 1930 and is now run by Peru's Ministry of Family Welfare and Women's Affairs.
The CDLN is a haven for impoverished and neglected or abused children and adolescents at high risk founded by Capuchin Franciscan brother Francisco de la Riva Ligure Menasso.
CDLN and the PPA address some of the most serious social problems facing Lima’s displaced youth: lack of education, poor nutrition and a safe home. Global Volunteers teams work in partnership with both institutions to supplement care.
