Welcome to Picaflor House Community Project

The Picaflor House Community Project is located in the village of Oropesa, a 45-minute bus ride from the centre of Cusco, Peru. The project was established by registered UK charity Globalteer in November 2010 to support the children and families of Oropesa and the surrounding villages. The project works closely with the local school in Oropesa to provide the most required services to the children attending the school. To find out more about what we do, visit our What We Do page.

Our Picaflor House children

Many of the children who attend Picaflor House come from the poorer families in the villages we support. They may be orphans or living with extended family or neighbours so their home lives are not always stable. Others come from large families, where both parents have to work to make ends meet and so do not have much time to devote to their children. 

Many of the children attending the school in Oropesa come from surrounding villages. Some children live at home and walk up to 4 hours per day to attend school. Some children live away from their families to be closer to the school. Many children are required to work for their lodgings away from home. 

Through necessity, most children in Peru are expected to assume family responsibilities early in their lives. They may have to work in the fields or in the family business, and they are expected to contribute to the daily running of the household. One 11-year-old boy told us recently that he couldn’t come to Picaflor because he had to do the laundry, by hand, for a family of nine. Children are also expected to look after their younger siblings when their parents are busy, and it is not unusual to see a 7 year old caring for a 3 year old. Picaflor House provides the children an opportunity to simply be children. To see some of the children enjoying life at Picaflor House, visit our gallery.