Students help in Peru Mission

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Stonyhurst College Peru MissionFive sixth form students from Stonyhurst College travelled to Lima in the summer, to work with some of Peru’s poorest people. The mission, organised by the Diocese of Salford, was located in shanty towns and mountain villages, where the students taught classes of primary school children and took food to families living in extreme poverty. They also repainted, and helped to run, a soup kitchen, and held a party for the elderly in a community centre – complete with dancing competition! They even helped in the construction of a church, which, by the time they left Peru, had foundations and walls.

“We all saw vast amounts of poverty” said Charlotte Redmond, Stonyhurst’s Head Girl. “One of the worst realities is that many people move from their beautiful, scenic mountain villages in search of non-existent jobs and education for their children in Lima, and then live in the muddy, unsanitary shanty towns around the capital. There are many projects emerging to make a difference but the need is just enormous. “

Photo: Charlotte Redmond with a little girl in Peru

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