PERU

Peru is a South American country that currently hosts more than 1.5 million Venezuelan refugees, migrants and asylum seekers, who, despite contributing significantly to the country’s GDP, tax revenue and human capital, face high levels of xenophobia, informal employment and exclusion.

Since 2018, RET has positively impacted the lives of more than 455,000 people including migrants, refugees and the host community in various regions of the country through projects focused mainly on:

• Education

• Protection, including humanitarian assistance

• Health and WASH

Among the most representative projects implemented in Peru are:

• Strengthening Bridges of Assistance and Protection, Focused on Sustainable Solutions, Self-Sufficiency and Local Integration of Vulnerable Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Peru (2018–2019), funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM)

• Andean Corridor and Brazil Emergency Response: Humanitarian Assistance and Protection to Migrants from Venezuela (2020), funded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• Evaluation of Temporary Shelters in Metropolitan Lima (2020), funded by IOM

• Better Educational Opportunities for Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Peru (2019–2020), funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW)

• Building Bridges of Assistance, Protection and Integration for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Peru (2019 – 2021), funded by BPRM

• Keeping Education Accessible for Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Times of COVID-19 in Peru (2020), funded by ECW

• Humanitarian Response to COVID-19 in Three Regions of Peru (2020 – 2021), funded by USAID

• Emergency Rapid Support for the Integrated Pandemic Response in the Andean Region (2022), funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

• Strengthening the educational inclusion and learning of migrant and refugee children and adolescents and host communities in Tumbes – COMPARTIMOS+ (2022–2023), funded by BPRM

• Multi-Year Resilience Programme: Promoting inclusive education with equal opportunities for migrant and refugee children and adolescents and host communities in Peru – +DIVERSIDAD (2021–2023), funded by ECW

Through the +DIVERSITY and COMPARTIMOS+ Programs, RET provided non-formal education services to Venezuelan children and adolescents that allowed the recovery of learning, mitigated school dropout and promoted integration into the educational community in Metropolitan Lima and Tumbes.

In 2024, RET assumed the leadership of the Consortium formed together with Plan International, UNESCO and the Association of Venezuelans in Trujillo (ASOVENTRU) for the implementation of the Multi-Year Resilience Program “Aprender Sin Barreras” (Learning without Borders) (2024–2027) thanks to funding from Education Cannot Wait (ECW).

This program seeks to promote the right to integrated, just, and quality education in more than 50,000 children and adolescents in Metropolitan Lima and Trujillo, prioritizing their comprehensive well-being and safety in school environments through three key results: improving access, permanence, and completion of the educational trajectories of the beneficiary population; transforming educational institutions into integrated and safe spaces that promote socio-emotional skills; and to train adolescents in the design of life projects that promote their personal and professional development.

In addition to being aligned with the National Curriculum of the Ministry of Education, it contemplates innovative strategies with a comprehensive approach for the transformation of policies and practices to promote a more integrated, resilient and empowered education system.

In 2025, RET began the implementation of the project “Nutritional and Food Assistance in Emergency Projects” (ANAPE), thanks to the support of the World Food Program (WFP). The project is aimed at delivering economic assistance to households of refugees and migrants in Lima who face food insecurity. This intervention seeks to close the gap in access to food, while promoting the dignity, autonomy and resilience of beneficiary families.

RET implements its activities in the country in coordination with:

• Ministry of Education

• National Refugee and Migrant Working Group (GTRM – R4V)

• Peru Humanitarian Forum (Member of the Board of Directors)

• National Humanitarian Network

• Civil Organizations