sponsorship proposal

home of hope, lima, peru

objective

To provide children with debilitating medical conditions, with a full school education and technical training.  The goal is to equip the children with skills that allow them to live an independent life despite their physical impediments.

solution

Set up a center of education in the outskirts of Lima where the country’s education is best.  The center will function as a boarding school, equipped with mentors and extra workshops where the children can learn specific skills and crafts after school. 

children

1. •anyone with physical impairments (missing limbs, severe burns etc.) which prevent them from entering the labour force
   

2. •the home focuses only on handicapped people because they typically have to depend on relatives or have to beg in the streets to survive
   

3. •many children will be former patients from the Hogar San Francisco de Asis who have completed medical treatment and would have to return to a life in poverty if this center isn’t established
   

project managers

1. •implementation and monitoring: John Whelan, Darragh Quinn and Kait Strickland
   

1. •long-term volunteers in the Hogar San Francisco de Asis
   

2. •background in business and fundraising
   

3. •day-to-day operation: local Peruvians
   

4. •board of directors, manager, tutors, psychologists, nurses, social workers, long-term volunteers
   

2. investment details
   

3. •initial investment: US$ 100,000 for the house
   

4. •annual cost of operation: US$ 71,300 for 40 children
   

5. •the ‘home of hope’ will be financed primarily through donations from Peru, Ireland, and the USA
   

conclusion

The ‘home of hope’ is a realistic undertaking, given the coherence of the plan and strong backing from Ireland and Peru.  It is a way to break a circle of dependence for some of Peru’s most disadvantaged children.  In addition, a “snowball effect” might result when the ‘graduated’ children acquire the means to support their own families and communities.