Kids of Perú

This work is dedicated to all those children of my country Perú and also for all the people who will see these pictures, revealing the reality of some children that need to be attended with emergency. I started to travel around the highlands near to my city Trujillo because a friend of my was doing a volunteer work, filming the activities of the ONG, "Donando Sonrisas" and he told me to help him by taking pictures of the activities that they were doing in many places. "Donando Sonrisas" is an non-profit organisation who make activities for communities in "La libertad" such" Free hugs", "Comedy sketches", "Shelter campaigns" and "Christmas campaign in the Andes", all those activities in serve for children, adults and elder people. When i arrived to all those places i understood more the reality of my country, especially of children. I found that many of them no matter the place, even the city or the highlands, suffer of poor education, lack communication access, basics needs like food, shelter, clothing and medical help. They don't have the opportunities that many of us have. There is social gap that need to be close by the support of the governments, those non-profit organisation and each one of us in order help our children. Finally this project also reveals that even the situation where the children are in, they still having hope, innocence and love for us, for everybody in this world.

End of Capulí's travel

"I traveled to "Capulī", it is a poor town near to "Otuzco" in the Peruvian Andes. We were helping in a campaign against the cold. People there don't have shelter and they get sick almost all the time. Most of them are children. This little girl was waiting outside the school, where we were doing our activities, before I took the bus to get back to my home I saw her and I took the last photo."

Brave Father

"Most of the parents work hard in order to give their children basic needs such as shelter, food, and clothing. Men's work is farming and harvesting their fields and women's work is raise animals and work at home with their children. Sometimes professional education it's not an option for them because they don't have technology communication and support from the government."

Raining hug

"This mother was protecting her daughter from the rain. She said to me: "In this season on December, the rain start falling and our children and old people get sick. Its difficult for us because the hospitals are far from of this town and we don't have enough medicine."

Guys,smile!

"Once we were giving the gifts for the children, the rain began to fall and the volunteers protected them from the rain with blankets. The rain for them is the most value gift, it irrigates the fields, potatoes crops, grains crops and vegetables."

Christmas party

"I traveled once again to other town near to Otuzco, called "La ramada". I went to this christmas campaign were 7 small village were reunited for this activity. Most of these children never experience this kind of activities. That day, they saw a clown show, dance show and comedy sketches. Also they receive hot chocolate with panettone and presents like cars, dolls and tables chess."

Thanks

"In Capulí , most of the water is not drinkable, the people get sick and the nearest hospital is more than one hour walking. Cold, dirty water, far hospitals and poor education are the biggest problems at the andes of Perú. This baby look at me with sad eyes, but also with hope and gratitude."

No words

"This little girl saw my camera, took her dog and pose for the photo. I feel that she was posing for all the people who are going to see this project in representation of all those children who need help from the government and people like us. They are our future we need to help them for a better world."

Carloncho's smile

"He is Carlos, his friends call him "Carloncho". I met him at the christmas campaign in "La Ramada". He was playing with his friends, he was shy at first but when i taught him how to use a camera, he got friendly with me. he took a photo of his friend and they were laughing. They were exciting for christmas activity specially for the presents!."

Junior

"I met Junior when i was doing a volunteer activity in a poor school of Perú. We were painting the walls of his school with cartoons and drawings. Together we painted a rocket in the space, it was a great experience. Junior taught me to be happy no matter the situation you are in."

Wheel of happiness

"This school it's in my city, it's not at the Andes of Peru like "Capulí" or "La ramada". The poverty in Perú is everywhere no matter if you are in the city that is more developed, you are going to see poor schools, where children needs resources and support to grow and have the tools to try to solve the problems of their communities and in order to improve their quality of life."

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