Here is the video of the Royal visit to Iquitos. I believe it was a great success. Amazon Hope 1 was hardly in the water again, after being extended by 10 metres, before the Royal visit took place. Princess Anne who has been an interested supporter in the project and has visited Amazon Hope 2 when it was in Plymouth in 2005 was delighted to make the journey to Peru to see for herself, at first hand, the work of the Vine Trust in partnership with Scripture Union. The Princess was full of admiration for the work that the Trust seeks to partner. Many thanks to Martin Bone for his video documenting the visit. Martin is married to Vanessa who is the Director of the medical programme in Iquitos.

This particular visit was an important link in helping to secure the support of the Peruvian government for our work. It was also an opportunity to engage with a number of influencial people in the business community. As a Trust we believe it is not only important to secure funding and moral support from our partners in the UK and the USA. We believe it is crucial for the ongoing sustainability
of our partnership that Peruvians also take ownership of this work. We are convinced that we are modelling alternative solutions to enable sustainable growth in these projects. It is our hope that one day the Peruvian experience will be transplanted to other countries.