Jose and Maria. 15 and 16 years old respectively. These two are the outstanding pair in their 5th grade class of 9. Jose is very serious, and clasps his hands together as he speaks, deliberately and thoughtfully. He wants to be a lawyer, and says he loves justice. This seems very abstract and somehow scary […]
Year end review, Document H SAN LORENZO
In 2014, we introduced you to Alexandra, a hard working, talented, mother to be, from the project Centro Yanay. Despite Alexandra’s talents, she had many challenges growing up. At a young age, Alexandra was captured by the police for human trafficking. According to her life story she was abandoned by her mother, together with her five siblings. […]
Year end review, Document H. TUCSA H. TUCSA
Year end review, Document H. PATATINTA H. PATATINTA
Year end review, Document H. HUADHUA, 2015
Year end review, Document H, Sariry 2015
Year end review, Document H, Manos Unidas, 2015
Year end review, Document H, Cochirhuay, 2015
Year end review, H. COLCHA
Year end review, Document H- PROYECTO ALUMNI 2015
Year end review, Document H- Capacitacion de Profesores
Year end review, Document H for Araypallpa.
Working in the field brings a lot of adventures, especially because Alma makes an effort to reach isolated communities where no one else is willing to work. One time I was almost swept away by a rain-charged glacial river on my motorcycle at 4,000 meters above sea level, later having to spend the frigid night […]
Today was the most emotionally difficult day that I have had so far in Peru. We visited three projects, all in Cusco, but this blog will focus on the first project, Camino Nuevo (New Pathway), as it is the one that left the most impactful impression on me. Phil, Octavio, Andrea, Alma’s Bolivian representative, and […]
Leer más: Project Update- Asociación La Restinga – December 2015
Kallpanchis Biblioteca Doris Pacco, 15, Cusco. Doris is a self-possessed young girl. I can tell immediately that she takes great care in dressing well, standing straight and still, and giving very serious eye contact in conversation. Altogether the effect is very sweet, yet somehow quite impressive. So Doris, how long have you been coming to […]
Leer más: Project Biblioteca Kallpanchis – December 2015
Today we visited an after school program on the outskirts of Cusco, in a neighbourhood named Kallpanchis. We took a cab up one of the mountains with Octavio and several others from Hope, one of Alma’s partner organizations, crossing over the train tracks in the middle of this neighbourhood and arriving at the […]
At 10am I made my way down to the bus terminal in Cusco. It was unlike any experience I had ever had trying to find a bus. There were many large white vans, and in front of them were the drivers, who were yelling at each and every passerby encouraging them to get into their […]