Prem Rawat, internationally known as an Ambassador of Peace, recently arrived in Lima to give two important conferences on the 19th and 20th of April in the Independence Hall of the Sheraton Hotel. A known humanitarian and international speaker on the subject of personal peace, Mr. Rawat has been traveling through a number of countries in South America as part of his 2012 world tour; besides Peru he visited Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador.

During his visit to Lima he gave an exclusive interview to the well-known journalist and interviewer Cecilia Valenzuela from the Peruvian TV channel Willax TV. Ms. Valenzuela is a Peruvian lawyer, newspaper columnist and journalist who currently hosts the ‘Look Who's Talking’ program on Willax TV in Peru.

On April 19, 2012, Maharaji spoke in Lima, the capital of Perú, during the first of two events. While his talk was held in Perú's largest city, the hall itself was relatively small, holding a maximum 500 guests. Perhaps this made the opportunity more precious in the minds of those who had the chance to attend. But this notion of preciousness — one that relies on scarcity to imbue something with value — is exactly the concept he called into question within the first few minutes of his address.

With many people contributing on the TPRF website or its Food for People Cause on Facebook, the Foundation’s initial World Water Day campaign goal of $25,000 was exceeded by almost three thousand, resulting in a grant of $28,000 to ensure clean water to hundreds of thousands of people in India.

TPRF’s World Water Day campaign offered matching funds to The Adventure Project’s (TAP) innovative program that will train mechanics to repair and maintain water wells in West Bengal and the District of Sheohar in the state of Bihar. This two-week campaign will train and equip 50 water-well mechanics, a significant contribution to TAPs goal of 186.

On the evening of April 16th, Maharaji arrived at the CasaPiedra in Santiago to speak to approximately 1,800 people. Overall he spoke of the need for clarity in life, reminding his audience that clarity is what will give them strength. Towards the end of his talk, he added, "Through the eyes of clarity, embrace this time, this moment, this joy. And understand how blessed you are."