To provide impoverished, marginalized Peruvian children and families the tools to change their own circumstances through education and community development.
Corazon de Dahlia's Center for the Promotion of Child
& Family Development
Located in Saylla, Peru (a province of Cusco)
Our
comprehensive services currently include:
- Assistance with homework for elementary school students
- Literacy intervention for struggling readers
- A library with books & educational games
- Individual and group psychological counseling
- Substance abuse prevention
- Domestic violence prevention
- Field trips to Inca historical sites and to cultural activities
- Environmental & recycling awareness program
- English classes for children and adults
- Computer classes for children and adults
- A media library with educational DVDs and computer software
Below: Corazon de Dahlia's After School Program in Action - March, 2011

Below: The municipality building in Saylla. Our center is on the 2nd Floor. ![]()
Established in the
district of Saylla on June 4, 2010 in the municipality
building. In
collaboration with district mayor, Edwin David Cahuana
K'una. | Below: Primary school children in Saylla. ![]() ![]() |
ABOUT SAYLLA
Location: Southern
Valley Region; Province of
Cusco
Population: 2,635 habitants
Land irrigated with
contaminated water: 80%
No access to potable drinking water
and
electricity: 27%
Domestic Violence Prevalence: 33%
Alcoholism Prevalence: 59%
Data collected in 2010 as part of our base study by Marleni Palomino Buleje.
Below: Technology Center Below From Left: Marco, Fiorela, Dahlia, Laura, Marleni
Corazon de Dahlia, Inc.




