MMN Dec 25 Mag - Online - Flipbook - Page 26
Impact
The impact of our work across the
years has been incredible. The ini琀椀al reac琀椀on was suspicion, as we
were not linked with the Catholic
Church, and then rivalry as a group
of mums decided to set up their
own project, which soon 昀椀zzled
out. This reac琀椀on changed to one
of acceptance and, through perseverance and consistency, we have
reached a place of being respected
and loved.
• Anyone from the wider community with a doctor’s referral can
a琀琀end our clinics. We ask for their
test results and a small contribu琀椀on if possible at their discre琀椀on.
Some琀椀mes we are paid in bananas!
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• Runaperu is invited to par琀椀cipate in town events and is always
included in parades: Peruvians love
a 昀椀esta!
• When we built our day centre,
local businesses gave us materials
“You can count on me for a bag of
cement” and the Mayor ensured
that the towns lorries and excavators were available for our use at
no charge.
• One mum who refused to
acknowledge her son with Cerebral Palsy in public in 2009, asked
to give a speech on our opening
day in 2018, thanking us for all we
had done for her son and his new
friends.
• Our once-isolated disabled young
people now have a peer group.
