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“In Peru schooling is regarded as the sine qua non of progress and the key to personal advancement.” “The Ministry of Education in Lima exercises authority over a sprawling network of schools for which it uniformly determines curricula, textbook content, and the general values that guide classroom activities nationwide. Because of the importance invested in education, the role of the

PERSPECTIVES In recent decades global Christianity has grown at an unprecedented rate, especially in the developing nations of the southern hemisphere. Churches in these areas are facing an enormous influx of new converts from nominally Christian to non-Christian backgrounds. The discipleship and spiritual formation of a whole generation is a unique oportunity and an enormous

Religion is a strange and scary thing especially for those who have none. Many secular people in my country regard religious folks as bizarre and dangerous. Fundamentalism was once a theological self-designation of certain Protestant Christians in the early 1900’s. Today it is a lump-them-all-together term used for anyone and everyone who actually believes in

Peruvian Education Average years of schooling of adults 7.6 years GDP per capita Peru $7,600 (2007 estimate) GDP per capita USA $45,800 (2007 estimate) Education “The typical school year runs from April through December. There are private and public schools. Although grades one through 12 are free, public education is not available for many of

The mountains were long before men came and will be long after men are gone. In the morning mists a cold sun rises on the Andes. A shepherd’s quena – flute wafts out doleful tunes across the valley. Barefoot farmers plow terraced tracts as their fathers have done for centuries. By the river silent stones

Despite Peru’s economic performance being among the best in Latin America poverty remains high and widespread. Peru had the fastest growing economy in the region in 2002 but unemployment was still very high and poverty reduction strategies have not had sustainable results. Peru’s poverty levels are above those of Argentina and Brazil based on US$2/day