OUR MISSION
Reciprocity
NGO is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the living conditions
in the pueblos jóvenes (shanty towns) of Lima, Peru. We strive to better the lives of
those living in extreme poverty through humanitarian projects. Our social work
centers around four main pillars: safety, health, education, and community. Through our
projects, we establish a foundation for communities to build on and to become
self-sustainable for the future.
With support from our local and international partners, Reciprocity NGO is able to work closely with the
communities. While our work is catered specifically to what they need most,
we aim to ensure that the communities have basic infrastructure: safe
stairways, day care centers, community centers, & soup kitchens. We also
offer scholarships and health & education workshops.
Although we work with
the communities as a whole, our focus is on the children. Reciprocity NGO
believes that by providing the younger generation with access to education, nutrition, social
capital, and (most importantly) HOPE, we are giving them the tools to escape
the poverty cycle - in hopes that they will be able to give back to the
communities in the future.
"Today for you; tomorrow for me."
OUR STORY
Our founder, Edwin Rojas, was born and raised in Villa El Salvador - the first shanty town community in Lima, Peru. Edwin grew up exposed to how the families work together to assure mutual survival, inevitably learning the concept of reciprocity.
Through his dedication to education and his strive to escape poverty, Edwin
successfully began his own tour company in Lima: Haku
Tours. However, Edwin's affinity to the shanty town communities never
dwindled. Using over 75% of Haku Tour's proceeds to run social projects, Edwin
has been able to help many communities. After 20+ years of social work, Edwin
has gained a lot of support near and far.
Together with a number of local and international contacts and friends who share his passion to help the pueblos jóvenes, Edwin started Reciprocity NGO in 2017. We aim to continue the good work Edwin has started while also continuing to expand on a larger scale so that we can help as many people as possible.
Together with a number of local and international contacts and friends who share his passion to help the pueblos jóvenes, Edwin started Reciprocity NGO in 2017. We aim to continue the good work Edwin has started while also continuing to expand on a larger scale so that we can help as many people as possible.