Half Marathon for Peru
Be part of this by sharing and donating - Se parte de este esfuerzo compartiendolo y donando
Help me support a School for Deaf Kids in the Jungle of Peru! - ¡Ayúdame a apoyar una Escuela para Niños y Niñas Sordos en la Selva del Perú!
My name is Pablo Garcia and I will be running a half marathon on Sunday November 9th in order to support deaf children who live in the jungle of Peru. This is a program of Peace and Hope International (PHI). PHI works through local teams in Latin America working alongside people in poverty so that they can be free of violence and injustice.
There is a high population of deaf persons in the Peruvian Amazon. Because of the stigma and lack of support for parents, most deaf children are typically hidden away to work the fields or beg in streets and experience higher levels of violence. Many of the children are indigenous from very rural communities. These are critical risk factors for vulnerability to children being trafficked (indigenous, rural, and with a disability).
PHI operates a school that provides education for deaf children in Peruvian Sign Language (LSP) in the northern Amazon of Peru. The team also teaches family members, hospital staff, and police officers to understand LSP, so the deaf community can be better protected and their rights respected with equal dignity, as people created in the image of God.
I am really excited about supporting PHI and their efforts to help deaf children thrive. I would love for you to be part of this as well! My goal is to raise $5,000 by the middle of December, and with your help I know we can make it happen. Please join me by supporting this great work!
You can learn more about Peace and Hope International here:
https://peaceandhopeinternational.org/
Here is a video about this program for deaf kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG2Xrat6tWI&t=3s
Thank you!
Pablo Garcia
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