In Amazonas, Action Against Hunger implemented a Disaster Risk Reduction programme with local government and worked with indigenous communities to develop 19 emergency plans.

In the healthcare sector, we established a pilot training centre in the Ayacucho department for health facilities focused on preventive health and community promotion. More widely, we also worked on preventing anaemia and enhancing the capacities of health and community workers and successfully advocated to the Municipality of Santillana to incorporate strategies for preventing and managing violence against women into its work agenda.

We strengthened Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) by improving cheese production and new marketing opportunities, with the support of the municipality of Acongate. With the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation we developed media opportunities to strengthen the sector’s positioning. Additionally, we worked on the brand architecture for different outputs, generating greater market opportunities for local producers. We also provided cash and food baskets, supported soup kitchens and formed social organisations to improve food distribution.

In the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector, we supported migrant populations in Lima by distributing personal and baby hygiene kits supplies and service coverage in shelters, family emergency backpacks, and cash.

One highlight intervention was aimed at addressing the flooding from the Marañón River in the district of Santa María de Nieva, and assisted with basic FSL, WASH, and health needs through cash distribution, awareness-raising and training to approximately 530 affected people, belonging to Awajún indigenous families.

We also provided a response to the oil spill in the Andoas district, assisting 1,397 indigenous Achuar and Kiwchua people with cash donations to cover their basic needs for food, self-supply of water in contamination-free areas and emergency health needs. The donations were accompanied by awareness-raising and training on the importance of using protective equipment and specific care in the spill areas, drinking safe water and ensuring the health of children and vulnerable groups.

Both initiatives involved community participation led by the Awajún Autonomous Territorial Government (GTAA), the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) and the Condorcanqui and San Lorenzo Health Networks.