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Local nonprofits, social enterprises, community centers and arts organizations in Lima — with business listings kept in their own categories.
Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH)
Human rights NGO · Human rights NGO
Defends human rights and supports victims through advocacy and legal work.
Centro de Informacion y Educacion para la Prevencion del Abuso de Drogas (CEDRO)
Drug-prevention NGO · Drug-prevention NGO
Works on drug-use prevention, youth development and sustainable livelihoods.
Proetica - Consejo Nacional para la Etica Publica
Anti-corruption NGO · Anti-corruption NGO
Promotes integrity, transparency and citizen action against corruption.
DESCO - Centro de Estudios y Promocion del Desarrollo
Development NGO · Development NGO
Conducts research and development programs on cities, regions and social inclusion.
Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristan
Women's rights NGO · Women's rights NGO
Advances women's rights, equality and freedom from gender violence.
Movimiento Manuela Ramos
Women's rights NGO · Women's rights NGO
Promotes women's autonomy, political participation and sexual and reproductive rights.
Asociacion de Comunicadores Sociales Calandria
Communication-for-development NGO · Communication-for-development NGO
Uses communication and media to strengthen democracy and social inclusion.
Capital Humano y Social Alternativo (CHS Alternativo)
Human trafficking prevention NGO · Human trafficking prevention NGO
Prevents human trafficking and exploitation and supports survivor protection.
Asociacion Civil Transparencia
Democracy and civic participation NGO · Democracy and civic participation NGO
Promotes democratic institutions, elections and citizen participation.
Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)
Rule-of-law and human rights NGO · Rule-of-law and human rights NGO
Works on justice reform, human rights, security and anti-corruption.
Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA)
Environmental law NGO · Environmental law NGO
Uses law and policy to protect biodiversity and advance environmental justice.
Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR)
Environmental rights NGO · Environmental rights NGO
Promotes environmental governance and Indigenous and territorial rights.
CooperAccion
Sustainable development NGO · Sustainable development NGO
Supports communities affected by extractive industries and promotes sustainable land governance.
FOVIDA - Fomento de la Vida
Local development NGO · Local development NGO
Promotes inclusive local development, gender equality and climate resilience.
Alternativa - Centro de Investigacion Social y Educacion Popular
Urban development NGO · Urban development NGO
Works with communities in Lima on housing, local development and civic participation.
Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES)
Rural development research NGO · Rural development research NGO
Researches and advocates for rural development, agriculture and land rights.
Centro de Estudios y Prevencion de Desastres (PREDES)
Disaster-risk reduction NGO · Disaster-risk reduction NGO
Strengthens community disaster preparedness, prevention and resilience.
Asociacion Aurora Vivar
Women's labor-rights NGO · Women's labor-rights NGO
Promotes women workers' rights, equality and economic autonomy.
Asociacion Benefica PRISMA
Health and development NGO · Health and development NGO
Implements health, nutrition, research and social-development programs.
Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana
Governance and decentralization NGO network · Governance and decentralization NGO network
Promotes decentralization, fiscal transparency and citizen participation.
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
public education · public university / teacher education
Public university in Lima with a Faculty of Education.
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería
public education · public technical university
Public engineering, science and technology university in Lima.
Instituto de Educación Superior Tecnológico Público del Ejército
public education · public technical institute
Public technical institute in Chorrillos, Lima.
PROMPERÚ (Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo)
export & tourism promotion · government/business-support institution
National agency under MINCETUR that promotes exports of goods/services and inbound tourism, operating through a network of ~30 offices worldwide.
ProInnóvate (Programa Nacional de Innovación y Desarrollo Productivo) / Startup Perú
innovation & entrepreneurship funding · government/business-support institution
Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) program that runs Startup Perú, offering non-reimbursable seed grants (S/67,000-150,000+) plus mentoring to startups.
COFIDE (Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo)
development finance · government/business-support institution
Peru's state development bank; a second-tier lender that channels guarantees (Fondo Crecer, FONDEMI, PRIDER) through commercial banks and cajas to MYPEs, targeting over S/2,300 million channeled in 2026.
Cámara de Comercio de Lima (CCL)
business support & trade · business chamber/association
Peru's most representative business guild, grouping roughly 15,000 affiliated companies; runs training (Centro de Capacitación Empresarial), a foreign-trade advisory center (CCEX), and the Directorio CCL business-matching platform plus the 'Ruta Pyme' promotion program.
COFIDE Fondo Crecer
credit guarantee fund · government/business-support institution
State guarantee fund (up to 80% of loan) that has benefited over 32,000 Peruvian MYPEs, part of COFIDE's MYPE financing suite.
Kunan (Emprendimiento Social y Ambiental)
social & environmental entrepreneurship · nonprofit/network
Peru's largest social-entrepreneurship platform, born 2014 from Global Shapers Lima Hub with Telefónica and Gastón Acurio; network of 390+ social enterprises, has identified 3,000+ nationally and disbursed over S/1.7 million in non-reimbursable funds via the Kunan Challenge.
Endeavor Perú
high-impact entrepreneurship · nonprofit/accelerator network
Local chapter of global Endeavor network; has accelerated 100+ Peruvian startups over a decade and runs the 'Endeavor ScaleUp' 6-month program plus selection into the global Endeavor Entrepreneur network.
Wayra Perú (Telefónica Open Future)
startup acceleration & venture capital · corporate accelerator
Telefónica's startup accelerator/CVC in Peru; since 2011 received 5,300+ applications, invested S/15M+ in dozens of Peruvian ventures (Culqi, Crehana, Chazki among alumni), evolved into a corporate venture capital arm.
Sol y Café (cooperativa cafetalera)
coffee/fair trade agriculture · cooperative
Fair Trade-certified Peruvian coffee cooperative with 1,150 members; has worked with cacao- and coffee-growing families in Jaén and San Ignacio on resilient-agriculture projects.
ACOPAGRO (Asociación de Productores Cacaoteros)
cacao/fair trade agriculture · cooperative
Organization of 2,000+ smallholder organic cacao producers in the Huallaga Valley; exports organic cacao bean, part of Peru's fair-trade cacao supply chain feeding Lima-based exporters.
Central Café y Cacao del Perú
coffee & cacao certification/export · cooperative federation
National federation coordinating organic and sustainable-certified coffee and cacao cooperatives across Peru for export markets.
CIAP (Central Interregional de Artesanos del Perú)
handicrafts export · artisan association
Founded in 1983 by artisan organizations seeking fairer terms against intermediaries; coordinates production and export of Peruvian handicrafts under fair-trade principles.
Manos Creadoras (Asociación de Artesanos)
handicrafts · nonprofit artisan association
Non-profit association formed by 14 artisans from different Peruvian regions aiming to expand commercial and cultural reach for traditional crafts.
Manos Amigas (Oxfam Intermón fair-trade partner)
handicrafts (ceramics, textiles, jewelry, retablos) · social enterprise/artisan exporter
Alternative-trade organization exporting Peruvian ceramics, textiles, jewelry, and retablos through the Oxfam Intermón fair-trade retail network.
Dédalo Arte y Artesanía
art & artisan retail · storefront/gallery
Contemporary arts-and-crafts shop with café in a restored Barranco casona; curates ceramics, textiles, jewelry and pieces from Peruvian designers including ateliers for Vacide Erda Zimic and Puro Corazón Handbags.
La Feria de Barranco
artisan/design market · permanent market
Permanent market in Barranco open Wednesday-Sunday featuring stalls of Peruvian design, crafts and food, central to the district's bohemian identity.
Barranco Open Studios
visual arts · cultural event/creative network
Annual open-studios event letting the public into 20-30 Barranco artist studios housed in converted colonial casonas.
Mercado Central de Lima (Ramón Castilla)
general commerce/food market · historic public market
Lima's oldest central market, founded 1847 as Mercado de la Concepción, rebuilt in 1967 after a 1964 fire; long-standing hub of small merchants in the historic center.
PROLIMA (Programa Municipal para la Recuperación del Centro Histórico de Lima)
heritage & urban commerce management · government institution
Municipal program managing recovery of Lima's UNESCO-listed Historic Center, including commercial-space reactivation amid a S/4,400 million restoration challenge for 900+ uninhabitable buildings.
CARE Perú
women's economic empowerment · nonprofit
International NGO active in Peru supporting food security and economic empowerment of women; delivered 50 new food-sale modules to support gastronomic entrepreneurs' reactivation in Lima's Historic Center.
CESAL Perú
women's employability & entrepreneurship · nonprofit
Spanish NGO with 30 years in Peru; runs 'Emprendimiento y Empleabilidad' project supporting labor insertion for women survivors of gender violence in Metropolitan Lima.
ONG Alternativa
women's economic empowerment · nonprofit
NGO with 40+ years working in North Lima on gender violence and women's entrepreneurship; runs 'Economic Empowerment and Autonomy of Women' program with the Municipality of Independencia and the Canadian Embassy.
AMEP (Asociación de Mujeres Empresarias del Perú)
women entrepreneurs network · business association
National association bringing together Peruvian businesswomen for networking, advocacy and capacity building.
Empodérate y Emprende
solidarity/digital entrepreneurship for women · nonprofit
NGO promoting solidarity-economy entrepreneurship among Peruvian women and encouraging ICT adoption to boost productivity and competitiveness.
MIMP (Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables)
women's economic recognition programs · government ministry
National ministry that has recognized cohorts of women entrepreneurs in Metropolitan Lima and Callao (77 recognized in a recent cohort) as part of women's economic-empowerment policy.
Crehana
online education (edtech) · tech company/startup
Peru-founded online course platform (founded by Diego Olcese, launched as Flink in 2014) working with 1,000+ companies; one of Peru's best-known scaled startups.
Chazki
last-mile logistics · tech company/startup
Peruvian last-mile delivery/logistics startup founded 2015 by Gonzalo Begazo, Luis Miguel Frisancho and Renzo Marrese; won Wayra & Startup Perú award, raised $7M Series A, ~40% of SME clients are fashion/footwear/electronics merchants.
Culqi
digital payments · fintech company
Peruvian payment-gateway startup (Wayra alumnus) enabling online/in-person card and Yape payments for small and online businesses, with same-day settlement.
Prestamype
MSME digital lending · fintech company
Peru's largest MSME-lending fintech (SBS-registered), launched 2017, has disbursed over US$650M in loans/factoring to Peruvian small and medium enterprises; closed a US$27M financing round in 2026.
Startup Grind Lima
startup community events · community/network
Local chapter of the global Startup Grind network hosting monthly events to teach, inspire and connect Lima entrepreneurs.
Perú Tech Week
technology & innovation conference · industry event
Peru's national technology week (2026 edition Oct 12-18) convening founders, investors and corporates; the prior 2025 edition included 70+ activities across conferences, workshops and trade fairs.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano (feria)
traditional crafts exhibition-sale · government cultural event/market
Ministry of Culture's annual exhibition-sale of traditional Peruvian art and crafts; the 2026 (20th) edition brought together 210 artisan collectives from all 25 regions plus Ecuadorian artisans, and recorded S/4.7 million in sales.
Feria de Artesanías de Lima - Parque de la Exposición
traditional crafts fair · cultural event/market
Annual 'tradición hecha a mano' craft fair at Parque de la Exposición bringing together roughly 31 artisan representatives from Lima and other regions.
Expotextil Perú
textile & apparel industry · trade fair
Latin America's leading textile-apparel industry trade fair; 2026 edition runs November 5-8 at the Jockey Exhibition Center, connecting the regional textile sector.
Fashion Hall Fest / Textilinca 2026
fashion & textile industry · trade fair
Fashion and textile industry event (Sept 17-20, 2026) at Villa Complejo Ferial de Chorrillos bringing together designers, brands, students and suppliers, spotlighting Peruvian creators and sustainability.
Lima Design Week
design & architecture · creative-industry event
Decade-plus platform gathering architecture, interior, product and fashion design in Lima; in 2026 it extended internationally by presenting Peruvian design at Barcelona Design Week.
Fusión (feria gastronómica, Costa Verde)
gastronomy fair · cultural event/market
New Lima gastronomic fair (opened Sept 3, 2026 at Costa Verde esplanade) featuring 60+ restaurants and huariques centered on Peruvian ají, effectively filling the space left by the paused Mistura festival.
Sunat - Programa Emprender Exportando
exporter assistance · government program
Free SUNAT (tax authority) assistance program helping entrepreneurs formalize and begin exporting.
Encuentro Empresarial Andino
export/business matchmaking · trade event
Andean Community business-matchmaking event connecting 150+ exporters and buyers, aimed at MSME internationalization within the Andean region.
WeWork Lima
shared office/coworking · coworking space
Global coworking operator with Lima locations offering shared offices, dedicated desks and meeting rooms for freelancers, entrepreneurs and startups.
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