KITCHEN PROGRAM KITCHEN PROGRAM IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR REDUCE POVERTY
17:50 Cañaris: More than 300 families benefit for delivering gas cookers
Cañaris, Tues 25 (ANDINA).
About 300 families in the communities of La Succha and Palacio, in the district of Cañaris, Ferreñafe province, in Lambayeque, received the same number of gas stoves under the Peru Kitchen program, it was reported today. The delivery of this first batch of kitchens, directly benefit to not less than 1,200 inhabitants of the upper area of Cañaris and living in extreme poverty. In total, the program Kitchen Peru, implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) intends to distribute up to 4,500 GLP stoves in the district of Canaris. In Succha, the first point of delivery, were benefited 200 households of the villages of Santa Lucila, Pampa Corral, New Hope, Santa Rosa and El Espinal. The ceremony was attended by the mayor of the district of Canaris, José Hurtado, who stressed the government's decision to bring the program to the poor, who for years have been neglected and excluded. "I want to thank the Central Government and President Ollanta Humala for making this program Canaris, a poverty-stricken district, since that will improve the quality of life of thousands of poor farmers and villagers," he said. The mayor, in turn, noted that thanks to the Central Government are crystallizing a number of projects including rural electrification. "So, as the kitchens arrive today, will soon realize the implementation of the extension of rural electrification in 19 villages. That is the commitment of the Central Government and the MEM, "he said. At The Palace The Kitchen program delivery Peru also made similar in the locality of El Palacio. They concentrated the inhabitants of the villages Villa Rumi, Cangrejera, Yerbabuena, Moyan, Holos, Palo Blanco and Machucará, to get a gas stove with two burners, a GLP ball ten kilograms and a special valve. In the ceremony, Lieutenant Governor of the Palace, Edwin Lopez, highlighted the concern of government and, in particular, the MEM program in Peru cuisine closer to the population. "We are extremely pleased to receive these kitchens will benefit hundreds of our brothers, who live in remote and high Cañaris" he said.