How can you help the victims of the earthquake?

 

Last News:
-The National Institute for Civil Defense (Indeci) establishes the priority list for articles needed for the victims of the earthquake. No more clothes please.




Monetary donations to any of the accounts below is the most expedient way to help the victims, as some of the most urgently needed products (water, batteries, fuel, blankets, some medicines) can be bought in Peru.

 

  1. If you want to donate money:
    1. To a U.S. bank account
    2. To a Peruvian bank account
    3. Send a check

 

  1. You can also donate:

 

Indications for donations in kind.

 

Donations in kind from residents in the Washington Metropolitan Area will be received until Saturday, August 25 at the Embassy of Peru in the United States located at:

 

Embassy of Peru

1700 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20036

 

(Corner of 17th. Ave. con Massachussets Ave. in NW Washington).

 

For driving directions:

http://maps.yahoo.com/dd?taddr=1700+Massachusetts+Ave+Nw&tcsz=Washington,+DC+20036-1903&country=us

 

 

You can also send donations to the closest Peruvian Consulate General.  Please check below for the State you live in.

 

  1. Activities and contact information for the Embassy of Peru in the United States Consulates in the United States.

 

  1. More information on the earthquake.

 

Your donations will be sent directly to the National Institute for Civil Defense (INDECI), which is responsible for attending those affected by natural disasters.

 

For additional information, please contact the Embassy of Peru in the United States (202) 833-9860.

 

Peru and the victims of the earthquake want to thank in advance to all those who wish to show their solidarity in these difficult times.

 

Related Links

-Indeci difunde listado de artículos más requeridos por damnificados (Spanish Only)
-Victims: List of the Injured (Ministry of Health)
-Speech to the Nation after the quake by President Alan Garcia (in Spanish)
-Contact information for the Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (National Institute of Civil Defense)
-Emergency Report Nº 283 by the Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil
-Damage Assessment Report
-Guidelines for the importation of canned food donations (SENASA) (English)
-Additional information on humanitarian assistance DS-070-2007-PCM
-Tourist information (updated after the earthquake)
-List of earthquake victims
-Map of the epicenter of the earthquake
-Updated information (Link to El Comercio in Spanish)
-List of required items to help the victims
-Directory of the Majors of Ica and Cañete
-Directory of the Peruvian Firefighter Organizations
-Agredecimiento del INDECI a los peruanos en USA
-Importante donativo del Maestro Placido Domingo

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