Five young girls are smiling in front of a camera. They are standing in a playground. Two of the girls are wearing black top hats that have been decorated with flowers.
Five young girls pose for a photo at a local school in Peru.
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The only opportunity: Human security for the development of women and children in Peru

Duration: January 2007– September 2010
Budget: US$2,062,343
Implementing Agencies: UNICEF, PAHO, UNFPA

The programme developed the capacities of children, adolescents and women living in the provinces of Apur¨ªmac and Ayacucho to reach their full potential. Traumatized by violence and abject poverty, the programme provided a comprehensive approach beginning with improvements in maternal health and early childhood development, to the provision of good quality education and better living conditions without violence.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:

Programme Summary