Affiliate Mission Grant in Action in Peru

Affiliate Mission Grant in Action in Peru

These Peruvian Maryknoll Affiliates are inspiring! The Cerro Colorado Chapter from Arequipa, Peru, received a Maryknoll Affiliates Mission Grant to help them conduct a multipart skills development project entitled "Woman Entrepreneur." They reported their activities to the Board for March through May 2023 along with a detailed financial report.

Supported workshops included a Bakery and Pastry Training Workshop which about 15 women attended Mondays and Thursdays, learning about empanadas, salteñas, and cakes. 

A Wednesday workshop in crafts, involving making fabric objects, was attended weekly by about 10 women.

Tuesdays of each week an average of 12 women studied pattern making, theory, and measurements for sewing skirts and blouses.

Nurse Sr. Maria Zeballos, MM, supported by Sr. Aurelia Atencio, MM, and Affiliate Leonor Luna C., instructed about 5 people each Friday on the use and benefits of natural medicine (herbs, vegetables, fruits, and other products provided by nature) to prevent and cure different diseases and preserve a healthy life. She helped them recognize infectious, contagious, and non-contagious diseases.

The Affiliates concluded the three months of trainings with a celebration for the participants.