Help Children and Families in the Poorest Parts of Peru

Help Children and Families in the Poorest Parts of Peru

The Issue

More than 13 million Peruvians live in poverty, and Peru has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in Latin America. In rural areas, nearly 40 percent of children under the age of five are malnourished.

Peru’s economy is among the most dynamic in South America, but economic success is concentrated along the wealthier coastal regions. The income of the wealthiest 10 percent of Peruvians is 40 times greater than that of the poorest 10 percent. 

Sustainable, viable economic development is starting to turn things around for Peruvians, but there is more we can do. 

The Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative is an innovative partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation, the private sector, governments, local communities, and other NGOs to increase the scope, scale, impact, and sustainability of social and economic development efforts in areas where poverty is widespread.

Stand with President Bill Clinton for life-saving development in Peru that creates jobs, increases incomes, and strengthens factors that enable economic growth such as health and education. 

 

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Clinton FoundationPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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The Issue

More than 13 million Peruvians live in poverty, and Peru has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in Latin America. In rural areas, nearly 40 percent of children under the age of five are malnourished.

Peru’s economy is among the most dynamic in South America, but economic success is concentrated along the wealthier coastal regions. The income of the wealthiest 10 percent of Peruvians is 40 times greater than that of the poorest 10 percent. 

Sustainable, viable economic development is starting to turn things around for Peruvians, but there is more we can do. 

The Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative is an innovative partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation, the private sector, governments, local communities, and other NGOs to increase the scope, scale, impact, and sustainability of social and economic development efforts in areas where poverty is widespread.

Stand with President Bill Clinton for life-saving development in Peru that creates jobs, increases incomes, and strengthens factors that enable economic growth such as health and education. 

 

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Clinton FoundationPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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Petition created on October 11, 2010