Peru Country Profile

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Peru

Map of Peru

Population:

28.4 million

Urban Population:

73%

Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:

Amerindian - 45%
Mestizo - 37%
White - 15%

Religions:

Roman Catholic - 90%

Population Growth Rate:

1.61%

Life Expectancy:

70.9 years

Infant Mortality:

37 per 1,000 live births

Under Five Mortality:

39 per 1,000 live births

Maternal Mortality Rate:

190 per 100,000 live births

GNP Per Capita:

$2,000

Percentage of Literate Adult Males:

95%

Percentage of Literate Adult Females:

87%

Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water:

80%

Links:

CARE Peru Website

Country Description:

In 1970, the Peruvian government invited CARE to help respond to an earthquake emergency. Today, CARE's work in Peru also includes food security, agriculture/community development, small economic activity development, education and health; together, these projects benefit more than 1 million of the poorest people in the country. All projects focus on making significant and sustainable improvements in the lives of project participants, which can continue after CARE's involvement ends.

Project Information

Project Name	Project Country	Project Type
PROPILAS IV	Peru	Development
Center for Economic Services (CES) in Puno	Peru	Development
Strengthening of Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in Peru	Peru	Development
Strengthening of Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Peru	Peru	Development
Improving Health for the Poor: A Human Rights Approach	Peru	Development
Bilingual Intercultural Education in the Andes (EDUBINA)	Peru	Development
PRONASAR (National Water and Sanitation Program)	Peru	Rehabilitation
Potable water, sanitation and hygiene in rural communidties, Province of Melgar, District of Umachiri in the Department of Puno	Peru	Development
New Voices Initiative	Peru	Development
Fortalece II: Strengthening and building capacities for democracy and decentralization	Peru	Development
Support for the Chopcca Minority Group in the Democratic Processes in Peru	Peru	Development
Income generation and employment in family productive units for rearing and fattening cattle in the Highlands, through modernization and the adoption of a business vision	Peru	Development
Access to Credit with Production Chains in Rural Zones	Peru	Development
Strengthening Milk and Cheese Production in Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru	Peru	Development
Strategic Alliances between Private Enterprise and Impoverished Artichoke Producers (Ancash region)	Peru	Development
Influencing the International Financial Institutions on Intercultural Bilingual Education	Peru	Development
Development of Binational Capacities in Disaster Risk Management (DECABI)	Peru	Development
Equitable Payments for Watershed Services: Phase 1, Making the Business Case	Peru	Development
Capacity Building in Production of Mango, Sweet Lemon, Prickly Pear and Cochineal and Breeding Guinea Pigs	Peru	Development
Quality and Equity in Intercultural Education in Puno (Kawsay)	Peru	Development
Mining, Local Governance and Sustainable Development	Peru	Development
Condominial Water and Sanitation Services inthe Slums of Southern Lima	Peru	Development
Partnership for Economic Development in Mining Areas (ADEZIM)	Peru	Development
Local Governments in Small Rural Cities: Their Role and Leadership in Framework of a Governance Proposal	Peru	Development
Rights, Cultural Identity and Participation of Indigenous Amazonian People	Peru	Development
Influencing Internation Financial Institutions to Strengthen Promotion of Services	Peru	Development
Treatment and Management of Household Wastewater in the Upper Watershed of the Santa River - Ancash	Peru	Development
Using Financial Systems to Improve Access to Irrigation and Markets in Rural Peru	Peru	Development
Strengthening of the Attention Obstetrical and Neonatal Emergencies in Health Services, Promoting Civil Society Participation in the AncashRegion, 2007 - 2010	Peru	Development
Program for the Promotion of Agricultural and Livestock Productivity and Value Chains as an Alternative Solution to Poverty Reduction	Peru	Development
Promoting more Equitable and Responsible Masculinity among Adolescents in Asencion District - Huancavelica Region, Peru	Peru	Development
Emergency Response to Earthquake in Peru (August 2007)	Peru	Emergency Relief
Relief and Reconstruction for Marginalized Communities Affected by the August 2007 Earthquake in Peru	Peru	Emergency Relief
New Quechua Secondary Education	Peru	Development
Social Watch for Girls' Education in Rural Areas of Peru	Peru	Development
Improvement of Livestock Production for Small Producers in the Districts of Laramate and Llauta	Peru	Development
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR HOUSE RECONSTRUCTION IN CHINCHA	Peru	Development
Huancavelica Reconstruction Project.	Peru	Development
Inter-cultural Education in the Andes- "Hatun Yachay" (EDUBINA)	Peru	Development