Activities

Last Sunday (September 28^th) the Peruvian delegation participated in its first official activity: a lunch for 500 kids in Pachacútec, Ventanilla, in the outskirts of Lima.

The day began early: the eleven PY’s, our National Leader Oscar Malaspina and the President of the SWYAA Peruvian Section, Pepe Sano, met before 9.00 a.m. in order to start our way to Ventanilla. Only eight days after knowing each other, this volunteer activity was meant not only to help and entertain the people of Ventanilla, but to strengthen the bonds among the members of our delegation.

When we arrived, we met the members of the NGO “Gotita de agua en el desierto” (Water droplet in the desert) and the musical duet “Deux marches”, conformed by Chieko Maki (violin) and Miyack (accordion). Before their presentation in a little chapel, the PY’s held our first public presentation. With Czarina leading (she’s a primary school teacher, therefore she has all the experience in this subject), we sang and danced for the children gathered there, enjoying their reactions and having a lot of fun.

While the artists offered their concert, we served 500 meals for the children, who came to pick them up afterwards. We took some photographs and played with the kids. The best reward was seeing them happy, receiving their meals and having fun with our games.

To finish the activity, we went to an elderly home to have lunch and we had another short presentation, where we danced and sang again with a different audience (it was a real challenge!). Finally we went back to the city, very satisfied with the activity and with a lot of plans and ideas for future presentations.