Nourish and the Health and Sanitation Campaign

The Peruvian government and indigenous groups in the north of Peru have been at odds in recent months regarding the government's licensing of drilling and mining by foreign companies. This unease erupted in the last two days as protests and riots which have rattled the area near Bagua, many miles north and inland from where we are currently.

Today, BBC News reported that the riots have resulted in missing people with witnesses blaming the government, and the government calling for the arrest of indigenous leaders.  

While these events have sparked lively conversation among the people we have been working with-- politics are always on the discussion table in Peru-- we are not worried about our safety in Huanchaco or the Moche Valley.