NPR on Conditions in La Oroya, Peru

La Oroya, Peru has been voted one of the ten most polluted places on earth. NPR discusses conditions for mine workers in a nationally-aired ‘Marketplace’ piece. Click here to access the full article and listen to the report.

Greengrants’ Helen Gemmill recently traveled to La Oroya with a group of donors to see conditions for themselves. To read Helen’s journal and find out more about what Greengrants has supported in the area, click here.

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