Charity of Lima


The Charity of Lima, officially the Society of Charity of Metropolitan Lima, is a charitable organisation that serves the city of Lima, in Peru.
It is headquartered at the Casa de Divorciadas, an 18th-century building in the historic centre of Lima.

History

It was founded on June 12, 1834, through a Supreme Decree of General Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada, provisional president of Peru. Through the General, it was in charge of the charitable establishments of Lima. This institution was responsible for the first lotteries in the country, the Lima and Callao Lottery.
In 2009, it became a public organisation directly attached to the Ministry of Women and Social Development, after ceasing to be a subsidiary of the National Comprehensive Program for Family Welfare of the same ministry; and later in 2011 it became administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, after the approval of the Annual Plan for Transfers of Sectoral Competencies to Regional and Local Governments made in 2007.
Since September 13, 2018, by Legislative Decree No. 1411, it becomes a private entity, financed by donations.
In 2020, for its 187th anniversary, the "Live to Serve" campaign was developed for the neediest in the city of Lima. In which it extends to 553 housed in different care centers.

Operational care centres

Cultural centres

In 2020, publicly accessible cultural centres operated in its historical heritage were developed after the approval of the Master Plan for the Recovery of the Historic Center of Lima, led by Prolima. Some of the works in which it participated were in the "Casa de Divorciadas", the main headquarters of the Charity. Subsequently, the conservation of the Presbítero Maestro Cemetery was carried out, and the carrying out of historical activities in its various historical properties such as the Plaza de Acho, the Afro-Peruvian Museum, the Lottery Branch Headquarters, and others.

List of directors