PERU - NUEVA CAJAMARCA
San José Transit Hostel

Name of the project: San José Transit Hostel

Location: Nueva Cajamarca, province Rioja, San Martin department, Peru.

Local Association : AIC San Vicente de Paúl Nueva Cajamarca. Project leaders: Sra. Rosario Agij Moreto, y Sra. Felícita Ruíz Gómez.

Objective of the project:
· Build a « transit hostel » to accommodate migrant workers and people living in precarious conditions. Offer temporary shelter to people who are looking for work and better living conditions.
· Accompany them physically and morally.
· Propose promotion classes to them, especially to women.

Project history:
The project aims at supporting persons in situation of neglect, poverty and marginality. After harvesting, many workers move from the country to the city and look for better living conditions, health care and work. They need a temporary place to stay in the city.

Activities:
· Done : purchase of a lot (3 410 square meters) to build the hostel. The address is Carretera Marginal de la Selva 461,5 km (esquina con Jr. Cuba).
· In progress: cleanup of the parcel of land, building, purchase of hostel equipment, drawing up hostel rules, training of the volunteers, building a network of contact to work with competent authorities, raising public awareness in the community regarding the situation of migrant workers, supporting and training beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries :
190 to 285 people in precarious situation, needing a temporary shelter, health care and support.

Volunteers: 22 volunteers of « AIC de Nueva Cajamarca » will give 11 880 hours of work to carry out the first phase of the project.

Budget: 10.870 € (administrative and diffusion charges included)

Local partnership: San Pedro and Nueva Cajamarca parishes

Starting date: September 2007