Help Those Affected by the Devastating Floods in Peru

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Since December 2016, rains have been beating down on Peru resulting in the worst flooding in 30 years. Mostly recently, catastrophic floods have hit northern Peru leaving hundreds of thousands affected. Piura River has flooded in banks. Having lived in Piura, I know how much rain can affect this desert. Nearly 100 people have died and 700,000 have been left homeless in 12 of the 25 regions. Thousands of kilometers of roads and crops have been swept away. Archeological sites have been affected as well which will in turn affect tourism.

Many organisations are raising money for Peru Flood Relief. Peruvian embassies and consulates are also helping out. Below you can find some places that are accepting donations.

• Children's Hunger Fund
• Convoy of Hope
• Direct Relief 
• Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C.
• Global Giving
• PADF
• Red Cross

You can also read more about the flooding at the following sites.

• BBC
• Los Angeles Times
• NBC News
• Reuters

 

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Volunteering and Donating in Peru

Updated 1 May 2014

Volunteering can be expensive and some places charge very high fees. The places below don't charge anything or have a small fee. The guide, how to live your dreams by volunteering overseas has tons of info if you're interested in volunteering abroad. You should also take a look at Go Overseas' list of programmes, Teaching, Volunteer South America and Trabajo Voluntario for affordable programmes.

• A Broader View has programmes in Cusco, Lima, and Piura.
• Andean Travel Web
• Awaiting Angels
• AYNI
• Britannia Teachers Peru: contact@britannia-teachers-peru.com
• Centro Ann Sullivan
• The Colour of Hope: info@thecolourofhope.org 990337722, 2647396, ames252@hotmail.com
• Cross Cultural Solutions
• CUSO
• Fundades
• Geovisions
• Global Crossroads
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hogar San Francisco de Asis
• Language = Culture: elartesanourubamba@gmail.com or 084984276647
• My Pro World
• Peace Corps
• Projects Abroad
• Rotary Club: atilioc@terra.com.pe
• Salvation Army, divpero@telefonica.net.pe
• Sonrisas en Peru
• Travel Works
• Vida Digna. runderhay@gmail.com or contactenos@vidadigna.org
• Volunteers for Peace
• Volunteer South America
• World Teach
• More can be found at the Business Directory at Living in Peru.

Donations
There are plenty of places who will be glad to receive your donations, from old newspapers, to clothes to furniture. If you're in Lima, try contacting the places below. If you're outside of Lima, check the yellow pages, they usually have Emaus in other cities as well.

• Cuidad de Papel 5561834 or 5660269
• The Colour of Hope info@thecolourofhope.org 990337722, 2647396
• Emaus 4670577 or 4670495
• Goodwill 3485147
• Healing Hearts work with the Lima shanty towns. Contact Andrew and Anna Wormus at healinghearts08@gmail.com
• Vida Digna. Contact Rosemary at runderhay@gmail.com ormailto:contactenos@vidadigna.org

Starting an NGO
You will need either a CE or to be Peruvian in order to open an NGO. Here are the required documents. Thanks go to John for the list.

1. The Foundation Act (Elaboración de Acta de Fundación de la ONG)
2. Article of Association (Elaboración de los Estatutos de la ONG)
3. Legalised books and associates of the NGO (Legalización de Libro de Actas y Libro Padrón de Asociados)
4. Norms (Elaboración del Acta Estatutaria)
5. Sign in front of a notary (Escritura Pública ante Notario Público)
6. Register in the NGOs of Peru )Inscripción de la ONG en los Registros Públicos previa separación del nombre)
7. Register the NGO with SUNAT (Inscripción de la ONG ante la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria – SUNAT)
8. Register with SUNAT to accept donations (Inscripción de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria - SUNAT como entidad perceptora de Donaciones)
9. Register with SUNAT to be exempt from taxes )Inscripción de exoneración de Impuesto a la renta ante la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria SUNAT)
10. If involves education, you will need a license for the Ministry of Education (Presentación Del Perfil y Proyecto Educativo ante el Ministerio de Educación para obtener la licencia del Sector correspondiente.)
11. License from the city (Licencia de apertura y funcionamiento ante la Municipalidad)
12. Get the civil defense license (Presentación del Expediente Técnico para obtener certificado de Defensa Civil)
13. Register with the Peruvian International Association (Registro y Licencia ante la Agencia Peruana de Cooperación Técnica Internacional – Adjuntando Plan Anual de Actividades.)
14. Open a bank account for donations (Apertura de cta. cte. ante los Bancos para realizar transferencias interbancarias.)

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