CUSO INTERNATIONAL STORIES

Real people. Real stories. Read about how lives have changed as we work toward a future free from poverty and inequality.

Restrictions on non-profit organizations in Peru

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Silenced in Peru: When Defending Human Rights Becomes a Crime

Jun 05 2025

Finding Opportunity After Hardship

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Maikol’s Journey: Finding Opportunity After Hardship

Apr 28 2025

An immigrant sitting in a salon chair with nail polish bottles in the background.

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Rosana and Ehylu Lash Nails: A Story of Resilience and Growth

Jan 27 2025

Woman in a cap and floral skirt tends to plants outdoors, promoting food security in Peru with hillside houses behind.

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Project helping to increase agricultural knowledge, food security, and environmentally sustainable development closes in Peru

Jan 23 2025

SCOPE project wraps up after nearly a decade supporting economic opportunities in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador

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SCOPE project wraps up after nearly a decade supporting economic opportunities in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador

Mar 27 2024

Women in Peru strengthen their knowledge in traditional Andean medicine and increase their family income

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Women in Peru strengthen their knowledge in traditional Andean medicine and increase their family income

Mar 26 2024

Community Gardens in Peru - Dorotea

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Peru: Community gardens help increase agricultural knowledge and food security

Mar 26 2024

Growing crops and a better quality of life in Peru

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Growing crops and a better quality of life in Peru

Sep 15 2023

Giving hope one meal at a time

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Giving hope, one meal at a time

Apr 14 2023

Urban agriculture in Peru is creating communities committed to healthy living and a cleaner environment

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Urban agriculture in Peru is creating communities committed to healthy living and a cleaner environment

Apr 14 2023

Entrepreneurs

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Gaining the right tools to grow a prosperous business

Apr 14 2023

Cuso International Challenge trek to Machu Picchu, Peru raises over $80,000

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Cuso International Challenge trek to Machu Picchu, Peru raises over $80,000

Dec 06 2022

Two Peruvian woman smiling at the camera and holding plates of food

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Addressing the food crisis in Peru

Aug 09 2022

Community Pots in Peru

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Community Pots in Lima, Peru

Aug 04 2022

Mountains

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Join Cuso supporter Mieke in Peru in September 2022!

Apr 19 2022

Kukama people, Peru

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Fighting for river rights, connecting with the sacred

Apr 19 2022

Cuso International, Peru

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Exploring the possibilities

Mar 29 2022

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Fighting for women’s rights through ‘sisterhood bonds’ in Colombia

Mar 24 2022

Fighting gender inequality in Peru and working for a better world

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Fighting gender inequity in Peru and working for a better world

Mar 15 2022

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Building cultural bridges between rural Peru and the world

Jul 09 2021

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Feminist school encourages Peruvian women into politics

Jul 07 2021

Family wearing masks carrying toilet paper

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Helping in the Age of COVID-19

Feb 05 2021

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#IamCuso: Patricia Perez-Coutts

Jan 18 2021

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Nov 17 2020

Group of woman putting handprints on large calendar

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Strength in numbers: The fight for women’s rights in Peru

Sep 03 2020

Family wearing masks carrying toilet paper

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Fast funds supporting women, families in Peru

Jul 09 2020

Four women smiling at the camera, one holding a certificate

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‘We are people who take care of people’

Jun 02 2020

Woman weaving fabric

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‘They become my family’: how rural ecotourism is changing lives in Andean communities

Dec 06 2019

Protest/march outdoors

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Advancing women’s rights in Peru: ‘Together, all our voices are stronger’

Dec 06 2019

Woman working over a fire

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The true measure of success

Dec 04 2019

Woman walking by the ocean carrying hiking pack

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Cuso Challenge is the perfect opportunity to give back

Oct 09 2019

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We won’t stop talking

Apr 30 2019

Group photo with mountains in background

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A trek that changes lives — Mission accomplished

Apr 30 2019

Group photo in front of mountain

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Machu Picchu hike a life-changing experience

Jan 03 2019

Three people and dog in front of building in Peru

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Saving Up for a Brighter Future in Peru

May 24 2018

Three people in front of mural

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Ending Violence Against Women in Peru

Aug 26 2017

Group holding signs and banners

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Women's Rights In Peru

Aug 24 2017

Man with folded arms

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Roots, The Peru Edition

May 08 2017

Three women drawing

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International Women’s Day: Volunteer Improving the Lives of Women Around the World

Mar 08 2017

People wearing matching shirts

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Resolving to Forge an International Career Path

Jan 05 2017

Group around table with notebooks

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Mobilizing Canadian interns, e-mentors and ICT to support international development efforts

May 24 2016

Indoor chicken coop

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From Subsistence to Sales: Economic Growth in Peru

Oct 16 2015

Three people with microphones

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Giving Voice To The Silenced

Jan 01 2015

Two women

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Victims No More

Jan 01 2015

Older children writing at desk

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Pathways to success

Apr 18 2012

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We love hearing stories from our alumni and partners. For a chance to be featured contact Laura Beamish at by email at laura.beamish@cusointernational.org.

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