LAFF Charity

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LAFF is a UK registered charity that works in Peru to give vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young adults the tools they need to build themselves a better future

LAFF currently work with partner organisations in Lima and Cusco in the Peruvian Andes, a region plagued by extreme poverty and social inequality. Lack of employment and poor education opportunities drive many poor rural families towards the urban centres in search of work and a better life. This ...

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LAFF currently work with partner organisations in Lima and Cusco in the Peruvian Andes, a region plagued by extreme poverty and social inequality. Lack of employment and poor education opportunities drive many poor rural families towards the urban centres in search of work and a better life. This trend means overcrowding, high unemployment and homelessness in Peru's cities, with many children suffering family violence or forced into employment at a young age to secure food to eat. High numbers of children are taken into care, by local organisations, as a result of extreme poverty, rape, violence and abuse, with many more vulnerable children and young people living and working on the streets.


Contact Person

Alma Guijon

Spoken languages: Spanish, English

LAFF Charity reviews

Agathe Goasguen rating5.0

2019 at Communication Coordinator

My time with LAFF was extremely rewarding as I got to work with young professionals but also got to visit our four partners quite frequently. LAFF is a very serious organisation that helps over 100 children in and around Cusco. While volunteering for LAFF I truly felt like I was helping and that my ...
Thomas Pickford rating5.0

2019 at Communication Coordinator

Volunteering with LAFF has been an incredible experience: I have not only learnt so much working as Project Coordinator, but living in Cusco for three months has been one of the most memorable periods of my life. It's a fascinating, beautiful and exciting place, full of history and culture and ...
Silvia Garrido López rating5.0

2018 at Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

The almost 5 months I spent in Cusco were a great experience to learn about how a small NGO operates together with the challenges and successes it goes through. We had the chance to visit different local partners and see first hand how the work LAFF is doing has a direct impact on its beneficiaries. ..