Provide a helping hand
We can’t make it alone. We need your help. A small effort makes a big difference.
Construction of wawawasis (day care centers)
Day care centers are one of the foundations of any new community in the hills around Lima. They provide a safe environment and healthy food to the children, while allowing their parents to get a job. Day care centers are managed by ladies of the local community.
Construction of community kitchens
Community kitchens provide healthy meals to the people in need at minimal cost (or for free). They also ensure distribution of meals to the children in the day care centers. Community kitchens are managed by ladies of the local community.
Support of local schools and institutions
Public education is free in Peru. Many schools however operate with a very small budget, sometimes less than USD 1,000 per year. With this money, they need to take care of school materials and infrastructure maintenance. Major reparations are often postponed, resulting in dangerous situations for the children and the school staff.
Water provisioning
The hills around Lima are dry, rocky and sandy and not connected to the water provisioning network. Water trucks deliver water to small barrels, which is a risky and expensive endeavor. Families often spend 40 to 50% of their monthly income on water. We are investigating options to capture water from the fog as well as providing larger water containers which significantly reduces the proportional cost of water.
Education support
Depending on specific needs, we act in different ways, e.g.:
- Provide nutritional education to ensure healthy feeding of the youngest.
- Provide financial support to ensure school attendance (e.g. bus tickets, meals,…).
- Provide different activities to motivate teenagers to obtain a degree.
Emergency relief
Although we focus on sustainable projects that help the communities take care of themselves, we are sometimes confronted with life threatening emergency situations where we need to act quickly.
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