A village without a playground?

Yapatera, population 5,000+, is considered the largest afro-descendent community in Peru; a large proportion of its inhabitants are schoolchildren many of them cared for by aunts and grandparents when their parents are forced to find work in Lima or Ecuador. Despite its size, the village does not have a playground for children to play and exercise on. Yapatera Corazon’s objective is to build a playground with equipment such as swings, a slide, a seesaw and more for children. Attached to the children’s playground we have plans for a mini-outdoor gym for adults and youth with basic equipment. The idea is to get children and adults to have fun with exercise.