In rural areas of Peru, school exclusion does not occur evenly across all ages. Evidence consistently shows that non-attendance increases sharply during secondary education, particularly in the rural Andes and Indigenous communities of the Amazon.

Hunger is not a temporary condition. When food insecurity persists, its effects accumulate over time, shaping health, development, and stability within families.

As a food bank, our understanding of invisible hunger is grounded in sustained field experience.