Every day, tons of perfectly edible food end up in the trash. Meanwhile, in overlooked neighborhoods and forgotten communities, children, mothers, and grandmothers survive with whatever little they can find.

Every day, in forgotten corners of Peru, hunger strikes hard. In Indigenous, rural, and marginalized urban communities, many families wake up not knowing if they’ll have a meal that day.

At Agape Hand, we know that the true driving force behind our impact is the people who make up this mission.

Food insecurity remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time, affecting over 735 million people worldwide, according to the FAO.

Every year, the world produces more than enough food to feed the entire global population.

Doña Rosa is 76 years old and lives alone in a small community where food is often scarce.

At Agape Hand, we work every day to fight hunger and food waste.

Deep in the Peruvian Andes, where time seems frozen and progress has not arrived, lives Dominga. Her spirit is strong, but her body is weary.

Deep in the mountains of Peru and in native communities of the jungle, there is a silent and painful reality.

In the most remote areas of Peru, anemia severely affects the most vulnerable communities.