• Education for empowerment

We have introduced our literacy program in the district of Chetilla, Cajamarca

19 July 2019

We are happy to announce that we have started our adult literacy program together with the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru in the district of Chetilla, one of the most vulnerable areas of the Cajamarca region.

Cajamarca is the fifth department with the highest population in Peru and the second with the highest percentage of population residing in rural areas. It is also the third department with the highest illiteracy index after Huancavelica and Apurímac. (Source: Andina, 2019)

Chetilla is the district of the Cajamarca region with the highest illiteracy rate among women with entering the a range of 45.1 to 58% (Source: Cajamarca Regional Government, 2010).

A new agreement with the Peruvian Ministry of Education expands our collaboration in Cajamarca

A new agreement with the Peruvian Ministry of Education expands our collaboration in Cajamarca

25 May 2026

The relationship between the Dispurse Foundation and the Peruvian Ministry of Education has a long history. In November 2022, we formalized our first collaboration through Agreement No. 036-2022, which allowed us to implement the Dispurse Literacy Program in coordination with the Regional Directorates of Education and the Local Educational Management Units. During 2023 and 2025, the first agreement resulted in 10 literacy circles in the province of Cutervo and 15 in the province of Hualgayoc in the Cajamarca region.

The Open Community School (ECA) reaches two new districts in the province of Anta: Huarocondo and Pucyura

The Open Community School (ECA) reaches two new districts in the province of Anta: Huarocondo and Pucyura

01 February 2026

In February 2026, the Anta Local Educational Management Unit (UGEL) officially recognized the Intercultural Community Schools of Huarocondo and Pucyura as organizations that develop Community Education within its jurisdiction. This recognition is the result of cooperation agreements signed between Dispurse and both district municipalities in April 2025, and consolidates the presence of the Open Community School in the Cusco region.

Pensión 65 Recognizes Dispurse Foundation for Its Contribution to Digital Literacy for Older Adults

Pensión 65 Recognizes Dispurse Foundation for Its Contribution to Digital Literacy for Older Adults

28 November 2025

Within the framework of the 1st Meeting of Successful Experiences in Digital Literacy for Older Adults, held on November 13 and 14 in the city of Oxapampa, the National Program of Solidarity Assistance Pensión 65, under Peru’s Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, granted a recognition to Dispurse Foundation for its contribution to strengthening digital literacy processes for older adults in vulnerable situations.


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