Peru Earthquake Response
More than 40 families in Lucumo, a rural Peruvian town, rely on farming to keep food on the table and to make a living. The town’s irrigation system was left in shambles following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake Aug 15.
LCMS World Relief and Human Care and Lutheran World Relief (LWR), agreed to help the residents construct an irrigation canal to deliver water to their homes and fields.
The four-phase project is expected to take two months and cost more than $46,000. Lucumo residents began the project in October, in hopes it will be completed before the rainy season.
LCMS World Relief and Human Care awarded more than $21,000 to the project and LWR committed another $15,000. A neighboring town, Lunahuana, also gave $3,300 toward the project. Lucumo has otherwise received little assistance from government or church sources.
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