Mesa is an organisation formed to combat poverty throughout Peru by encouraging co-operation between various community and government organisations. This meeting (held on Friday) included people from various government ministries (education, health, the police, local government), human rights groups, and a tourist agency. Representatives shared information about their various areas of expertise and their views of the societal problems of Tumbes. I think it's a great idea, and what I understood of it seemed very interesting. DISA (the district health board that I work for) and Mesa work together quite a lot.
(Yes, it is a boring photo. I've taken a lot of photos of meetings that really all appear the same to me and grate against my journalistic sensibilities cos they're so static, but my bosses seem to consider them important.)
Anyway, the chick in the middle with the microphone is my boss, La Señora Aniana. The head of Mesa is the guy in the pink shirt (Evistar). He's talking to the President of Tumbes.
This is the President of Tumbes. I had to include this photo cos he just looks so sincere and passionate. Take a close look at his eyes if you can, they're very determined. He had quite an intense aspect throughout the whole meeting. I'm not sure how he kept it up.
UNA CAMINATA (Physical activity thingy)
Check this out - Physical Education in Peru includes dancing. How cool is that?! This photo is from a programme for school students that runs on Saturday mornings in various towns in the Tumbes region. I went to this one in San Juan de Virgen last Saturday. The games seemed remarkably familiar.
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