Our partners in Peru
CESIP
A local and national institution
The Centro de Estudios Sociales y Publicaciones (CESIP – in English, “Center for Social Studies and Publications”) was founded on September 9, 1976, and is a Peruvian organization based in Lima (Peru) that helps disadvantaged communities. CESIP carries out educational and social projects to support children, young people, and their families, giving them access to their rights and promoting their integration into society.
Since the 1990s, CESIP has carried out almost 150 projects on topics such as school, violence prevention, and combating child and youth labor. Teachers, local leaders, and authorities also benefit from its measures. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has also been addressing the mental health of children and families.
Mission and Identity
CESIP’s mission focuses on promoting and protecting the rights of children and young people. The organization focuses on:
- The participation of children and young people.
- The promotion and protection of rights at school.
- A life without violence for children and young people.
- Prevention and protection against child labor and adolescents already working.
- The protection of breastfeeding.
Daily measures and regional anchoring
CESIP operates at various levels: national, regional, and local, with a particular focus on vulnerable urban and rural areas, especially in the Lima and Cusco regions. Carabayllo (district of Lima), particularly the areas of Lomas de Carabayllo and El Progreso, has been a priority for CESIP for over 30 years.
The organization develops and implements various programs to support children and young people, including:
- Prevention of human trafficking and protection from mistreatment and abuse.
- The elimination of child labor and the protection of working adolescents.
- The economic empowerment of families.
- Programs to support children and young people working in recycling or potentially hazardous activities by offering them educational, social, and psychological support to improve their safety and well-being.
