Meet the Producers

 

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From 1980 to 2000, Peru suffered widespread human rights violations during conflict between the armed forces and opposition groups such as the Shining Path.  Abuses included disappearances, executions, unfair trials and torture as civil war raged through the country. People were forced to flee the devastating destruction of their villages and communities, particularly in the central highlands.   Many took refuge in the capital, Lima, building make-shift homes in the shanty towns on the outskirts of the city. Today there is still extreme poverty in Lima and there are high levels of unemployment and underemployment.  In Peru as a whole more than half the population live below the poverty line.  The groups Mamacha support aim to help those affected by these statistics.