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Council gives OK to begin formal sister‑city process with Iquitos, Peru; local nonprofit to manage exchanges

5028928 · June 18, 2025
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Council granted support for the mayor to begin a proclamation process to form a sister‑city partnership with Iquitos, Peru, facilitated and administered by a Lafayette nonprofit, 1 Voice for Change.

The council granted initial support on June 17 for a proposed sister‑city relationship between Lafayette and Iquitos, Peru, to be facilitated by Lafayette nonprofit 1 Voice for Change. The nonprofit’s executive director, Felicity Minch, described a history of youth‑focused programs in Peru — including a CubeSat (small satellite) STEM project and teacher exchanges — and said the organization…

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