As most of you have probably heard and/or read by now, a massive earthquake hit coastal Peru south of Lima on Wednesday, 15 August. Currently the death toll is over 500 and thousands have been displaced.

Food for the Hungry (FH) began working in Peru in 1982 and has had a long-term presence there since the early ’90s. FH’s Relief team is now actively responding to help the victims of this quake. I have been involved in responding to two different earthquakes, one in El Salvador and the other in Pakistan, so I guess I have a special interest in the ongoing efforts of this crisis. I spoke today with the FH relief director to catch up on what we are doing. Feel free to check it out! There is an information page for general Peru relief efforts on their website as well as a blog that is being updated daily to follow what is going on.

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