In collaboration with the National Program of Direct Support to the Poorest - JUNTOS, Cajamarca, we have started our literacy program in the district of Los Baños del Inca, focusing on low literate users of the social program in the villages of Bajo Otuzco and Puylucana.
The project is developed within the framework of the cooperation agreement between the District Municipality of Los Baños del Inca and the Dispurse Foundation, whose objective for the year 2024 is to teach literacy to 50 women living in poverty and vulnerability in the district, aiming to improve their personal, family and community development. This year we also plan to work with 30 users of the social program in the district of La Encañada, in collaboration with the local government.
The purpose of the Juntos Program is to provide subsidies to benefit the poorest families in the rural and urban population. In addition, it provides health and education benefits aimed at ensuring access to schooling as well as preventive maternal and child health.
The event organized by Es Hoy, DVV International and Dispurse Foundation highlighted the joint efforts of companies, municipalities, educational institutions and civil society to close the educational gaps in youth and adults. In a context where 1 in 3 people in Peru have not completed their basic education, this event highlighted the importance of education as a tool for transformation.
In commemoration of International Literacy Day, Dispurse Foundation joined the awareness parade held in the city of Cajamarca. This event brought together students, teachers, organizations and local authorities to highlight the importance of literacy in personal and community development.
María Quispe Ito is a 51-year-old artisan who knits hats, gloves and booties with sheep's wool and sells them in the Plaza de Armas of her district Coata, in the Puno region. As a child she was forced to work, so she was taken away from school by her parents when she was very young.