Yuraktukto

Overview

Yuraktukto (in Quechua, yurak means “white”, tuktu means “flower”). “White Flower” is the name given by the community members of Mamagpampa, in Kañaris (Ferreñafe, Lambayeque) to the nurse of the health post, Ángela Blanca Flor Fernández Cruzado, a very special person who uses theater and clowning techniques for her learning sessions, and to teach them how to prevent diseases in an area of ​​extreme poverty where no other health professional wants to go and work.