Founded in 1985, Asociación Aurora Vivar (AAV) works locally and nationally to improve the status and leadership of women in Peru, to ensure women to have equal access to educational training opportunities and quality jobs (including those traditionally reserved for men), and to ensure that women’s rights are respected in the workplace. AAV works with vocational training institutes and public high schools to incorporate a gender lens and challenge traditional thinking about what professions are acceptable for women. Their trainings in non-traditional areas such as electricity, appliance repair, and refrigeration have led to the establishment of several women-led businesses. AAV also provides job readiness workshops geared towards vocational training/trades and entrepreneurship training.