Healing Peru
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About Us
Healing Peru, Inc., was created in memory of Leonor Rojas Baca.
"Grandma," as she was better known, was admired for her gentle nature
and compassion. It is her inspiration that Healing Peru returns to
Andahuaylillas to return many blessings bestowed upon us all to people
who need it so deeply.
She was the kind of person who made friends wherever she went. As a young child she enjoyed special outings with her father to share Catholic Christianity with Incan natives in the high Andes mountains. When she was 11, her family of 10 children struggled to put food on the table so she was sent to live with distant relatives in a city far away from home. As a young adult, she had the spirit of a true entrepreneur, always inventing new products such as jams, flavored popcorn, and running a small catering business. She had a strong Catholic faith, and she lived trying to do God’s will. She believed that because of this, she received a miracle when she and her daughter were accepted to immigrate to the U.S. on Nov. 30, 1977. “Grandma” was blessed with five grandchildren. She passed away in the presence of her family on Nov. 30, 2002.
Kristy G. Seeliger is the granddaughter of Leonor Rojas Baca - native
of Andahuaylillas, Peru. "Grandma," as she was known to most,
successfully became an American citizen in the 1980's and thus afforded
her daughter and now grandchildren many opportunities. These
opportunities are best seen through Kristy's success. Kristy has a B.S.
in Mass Media Communications, a Master's in Healthcare Administration, and several years work experience in
Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising. She now brings her skills
to creating and leading Healing Peru, Inc.
Nicholas E. Seeliger is the proud husband of Kristy Seeliger, Healing Peru's founder and director. Nicholas is a physician who has been working in Humanitarian Assistance since he was a teenager. He has worked on projects in El Salvador, Haiti, Panama, Mexico, Ghana, and Peru. He has a B.S. and an M.D. from The Florida State University. He is a graduate of The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance course at Fordham University in NYC and also has a Certificate in Tropical Medicine. Currently he is a 3rd year resident in Family Medicine with an Area of Concentration in Humanitarian Medicine. He is proud to be a part of this exciting partnership with his wife and to share in the gift of providing healing to those who need it so much.
Nicholas E. Seeliger is the proud husband of Kristy Seeliger, Healing Peru's founder and director. Nicholas is a physician who has been working in Humanitarian Assistance since he was a teenager. He has worked on projects in El Salvador, Haiti, Panama, Mexico, Ghana, and Peru. He has a B.S. and an M.D. from The Florida State University. He is a graduate of The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance course at Fordham University in NYC and also has a Certificate in Tropical Medicine. Currently he is a 3rd year resident in Family Medicine with an Area of Concentration in Humanitarian Medicine. He is proud to be a part of this exciting partnership with his wife and to share in the gift of providing healing to those who need it so much.
The Humanitarian Principles:
"The wellspring of the principle of humanity is in the essence of social morality which can be summed up in a single sentence - whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them - this fundamental precept can be found, in almost identical form, in all the great religions, Brahminism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism and Taoism. It is also the golden rule of the positivists, who do not commit themselves to any religion but only to the data of experience, in the name of reason alone."
- Jean Pictet
"The most important principles of humanitarian action are humanity, which posits the conviction that all people have equal dignity by virtue of their membership in humanity, impartiality, which directs that assistance is provided based solely on need, without discrimination among recipients, neutrality, which stipulates that humanitarian organizations must refrain from taking part in hostilities or taking actions that advantage one side of the conflict over another, and independence, which is necessary to ensure that humanitarian action only serves the interests of war victims, and not political, religious, or other agendas - these fundamental principles serve two essential purposes - they embody humanitarian action’s single-minded purpose of alleviating suffering, unconditionally and without any ulterior motive - they also serve as operational tools that help in obtaining both the consent of belligerents and the trust of communities for the presence and activities of humanitarian organizations, particularly in highly volatile contexts."
- Nicholas de Torrente
"The fundamental fact of human awareness is this - I am life that wills to live in the midst of life that wills to live - a thinking man feels compelled to approach all life with the same reverence he has for his own - thus, all life becomes part of his own experience.”
- Albert Schweitzer
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
- Gandhi
"The wellspring of the principle of humanity is in the essence of social morality which can be summed up in a single sentence - whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them - this fundamental precept can be found, in almost identical form, in all the great religions, Brahminism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism and Taoism. It is also the golden rule of the positivists, who do not commit themselves to any religion but only to the data of experience, in the name of reason alone."
- Jean Pictet
"The most important principles of humanitarian action are humanity, which posits the conviction that all people have equal dignity by virtue of their membership in humanity, impartiality, which directs that assistance is provided based solely on need, without discrimination among recipients, neutrality, which stipulates that humanitarian organizations must refrain from taking part in hostilities or taking actions that advantage one side of the conflict over another, and independence, which is necessary to ensure that humanitarian action only serves the interests of war victims, and not political, religious, or other agendas - these fundamental principles serve two essential purposes - they embody humanitarian action’s single-minded purpose of alleviating suffering, unconditionally and without any ulterior motive - they also serve as operational tools that help in obtaining both the consent of belligerents and the trust of communities for the presence and activities of humanitarian organizations, particularly in highly volatile contexts."
- Nicholas de Torrente
"The fundamental fact of human awareness is this - I am life that wills to live in the midst of life that wills to live - a thinking man feels compelled to approach all life with the same reverence he has for his own - thus, all life becomes part of his own experience.”
- Albert Schweitzer
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
- Gandhi