Esperanza de Ana is a private, non-profit entity, registered and accredited in Perú that operates under the oversight of CCHO (Christian Children's Home of Ohio). BACKGROUND
There are 246 listed shelters in Peru’s child welfare system, 45% are not accreditated. A majority of these shelters are macro-institutions housing more than 80 children. Most shelters are underfunded and understaffed. Many ch
ildren are voluntarily placed by family as a result of various crises, others have had parental rights terminated pending a change in circumstances and are received through the justice or child welfare system. Children and families often receive little, if any, professional help; nor is there follow-up with family. This kind of institutionalization promotes parental abandonment and family cycles that produce children full of resentment toward family and society. Mothers carry guilt and lack of connection to their own children. Children are sometimes known as social orphans, most have never known a father. A primary right of every child is to live in family. PROGRAM PERSPECTIVE
Our passion is to strengthen family relationships while offering a place of healing for the hearts and minds of each family member. We provide educational opportunities for children and parents. Our services include education scholarships, part-time residential, after-school, and home-based services. Above all things we remain committed to being a hand that guides on the way to restoration and eternal hope. Systems come and go, children are individuals created and called by God. Only He knows the future He has for them. We are to be committed to uphold their rights as children and to bring justice and mercy as our Heavenly Father directs for each child and family…to bring eternal hope through Christ’s love. The truth is that we do not know how the journey will develop for each child. But we cling to the verse that we memorize with the children, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
