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Partnering for Humanity
Partnering for Humanity is our joint initiative to channel resources, visibility, and solidarity toward memory and education efforts—from the San Francisco Bay Area to Peru and across Latin America
Why We Support Humanitarian Causes?
At Harawi Radio and Urpi Collective, we believe that art and creativity do more than inspire — they also carry memory, dignity, and the voices of those who might otherwise be forgotten. Some of the most pressing humanitarian initiatives today focus on preserving stories, collecting family testimonies, and supporting communities seeking healing and justice. These efforts require resources, visibility, and a sense of solidarity.
By directing economic support towards humanitarian causes and partners, Urpi Collective and Harawi Radio help families and communities continue this work with autonomy, dignity, and respect. This reflects our mission as a women-led nonprofit and a Spanish-language independent station: to connect memory with learning, creativity with justice, and to stand in solidarity with communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Peru, and across Latin America.
Make it happen.
Current Campaing
“Voices for Memory”
Supporting EPAF’s Humanitarian Work
Voices for Memory is a humanitarian campaign led by Urpi Collective, in collaboration with Harawi Radio and the Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (EPAF). Since 1997, EPAF has applied forensic anthropology in service of families searching for loved ones who disappeared during Peru’s internal armed conflict (1980–2000).
About EPAF
The Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF), founded in 1997 and formalized as a nonprofit civil association in 2001, applies forensic anthropology to the search for victims of enforced disappearance during Peru’s internal armed conflict (1980–2000). Initially,
EPAF collaborated with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2001–2002), providing training in ante mortem data collection and contributing methodological protocols to international colleagues. Since then, its members have served both as expert witnesses for families of the disappeared, often representing human rights organizations, and as official experts for state institutions, such as the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Judiciary Office.
EPAF is a member of the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos and collaborates with numerous human rights organizations, including APRODEH, CEAS, IDL, ANFASEP, and others.
Its work encompasses the production of 17 publications on forensic anthropology, disappearance, and historical memory, as well as nearly 50 national and international workshops that emphasize the right of families to truth. EPAF’s professional presence spans 15 countries across Latin America, North America, Africa, and Asia, positioning it as a key actor in the global dissemination of forensic expertise and memory practices in contexts of political violence.
Why now?
Direct relatives and eyewitnesses are aging—some are losing memory or passing away. Capturing their testimonies now is essential to future identifications and dignified returns.
What does your support fund?
We are establishing a monthly budget to keep EPAF teams in the field, collecting Antemortem Information Forms (FAM)—structured interviews that record family testimony, descriptions, clothing, distinguishing features, and case details used by forensic experts to identify victims.
Monthly budget (PEN):
S/ 5,000 — Honoraria (2 trained collectors)
S/ 1,400 — Transportation to reach families and witnesses
S/ 300 — Printing of FAM packets and materials
Total: S/ 6,700 (US$1,800–2,000; buffer to US$2,500 for fees/contingencies)
Why FAM matters (the forensic backbone)
Part of the preliminary forensic investigation, which collects and systematizes information on crimes against humanity (e.g., Forced Disappearance, Extrajudicial Execution).
Helps reconstruct the historical, biological, social, and judicial profile of each case: what happened, where, when, how, and who was involved.
In the case of Forced Disappearance (a non-linear pattern), the victim may be detained, moved, executed, and buried in different locations, making FAM indispensable for connecting the dots.
FAM data support later comparisons with exhumed remains (age, stature, injuries, clothing, and unique features) to facilitate identification.
Records are delivered to competent authorities (e.g., Prosecutor’s Office, National Directorate for the Search of Disappeared Persons – DGBPD) to advance truth and justice.
Where we work first
Urban and peri-urban areas (e.g., Lima’s peripheral districts and regional capitals such as Ica and Huamanga) where many displaced families and eyewitnesses settled.
Your impact
Keeps two field collectors active each month.
Reaches hard-to-access communities to document testimonies.
Safeguards evidence for future identifications and dignified returns.
Public programs & outreach: Co-organize Memory & Education Nights with EPAF, run a traveling mini-exhibit on memory practices, and set up pop-up info tables to reach families and educators.
Ways to help: Donate · Sponsor a month · Host a talk/workshop · Share the campaign · Partner with us
