PERU LNG 2021 Annual Report
ANNUAL REPORT
PERU LNG 2021
CHAPTER 6
WORKING WITH RESPONSIBILITY AND
COMMITMENT
WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE ANAEMIA
Anaemia affects health and development, especially among
young children, causing social disadvantage and inequality
that can prove to be irreversible. That is why the fight against
anaemia has been declared public policy by the Peruvian
government.
PERU LNG is a part of this crusade, together with Caritas del
Peru and its project Working Together to Reduce Anaemia,
which we have been implementing for two years. The purpose
is to help to improve the health of pre-school and school-age
children in Ayacucho.
The project started in July 2021 in the context of the
COVID-19 pandemic and benefited 300 families and more
than 430 children aged from 3 to 11 in eleven rural areas, 6
in the districts of Chiara, Socos and Vinchos in the province
of Huamanga, Ayacucho, and 5 in the district of Pilpichaca in
Huaytara province, Huancavelica.
The intervention by Caritas del Peru aimed to provide
technology and materials to improve personal and domestic
hygiene. The project also involves making families aware of
the importance of hand washing, care in handling food, safe
water and of eating foods rich in iron, as well as domestic
hygiene and action to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This
was achieved thanks to the interest and commitment of local
and community institutions.
The principal achievements are:
Families involved in the project have seen improvements in
their quality of life and now have personal hygiene kits and
equipment for disinfecting their drinking water. They have
also been given information on safe water consumption.
22 community healthcare agents were chosen and
given training in monitoring the health of children and in
prevention and recovery from anaemia.
Working together with local healthcare facility personnel
they carried out follow-ups, held training workshops
for mothers on how to prepare meals rich in iron, and
monitored children recovering from anaemia.
Despite the COVID-19 emergency, they have carried out their
work in person using established biosafety protocols.
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PERU LNG IS A PART
OF THIS CRUSADE,
TOGETHER WITH
CARITAS DEL PERU
AND ITS PROJECT
WORKING TOGETHER
TO REDUCE ANAEMIA,
WHICH WE HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTING FOR
TWO YEARS.
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