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Peru Treks & Adventure
is committed to promoting and organizing projects within the
community in Peru. Although tourism plays a vital role in
contributing to Peru's economy and providing employment many
people and communities aren't sharing in any of the financial
gains. Although our projects are operated on a small scale with
very little capital investment we hope that successful ideas will
be adopted by some of the larger international tour operators to
the mutual benefit of both local villagers and the visitor alike.
One of the most important factors when deciding to implement a
project is that it doesn't promise miracles or give false hopes
and expectations to the people
that we are trying to
help. We believe a little help in the right direction is often
better than a big push in the wrong one.
Between 2003 and 2011 we undertook more than 187 community projects
which included distributions of school equipment and warm clothing. We have also
been involved in some larger
school construction
projects. In 2005 we built a school for 60 children in the
remote community of Checaspampa near Ausangate. Since then we have
continued to support the school with school equipment, sports
shirts, second hand clothing and we even paid for a teacher for
nearly 2 years before the local council agreed to provide this
resource. In 2006 Peru Treks donated US$5000 to a local non-profit
organisation to build a kindergarten for 30 children in the
village of Umuto, near Ccatca (between Cusco and Ausangate). In
2007 Peru Treks donated another US$5000 to this non-profit
organisation to build another kindergarten in the small community
of Pampallacta close to Chahuaytire (between Pisac and
Paucartambo). A group of our clients donated an additional US$2500
to this project which was completed on November 2007. Between 2009
& 2011 we have donated 50 new computers to secondary schools and colleges
in the Ocongate & San Salvador region. In 2012 we plan to donate
another 15 or 20 computers. Every year since 2006 we have paid for
a group of 20 to 25 school children from the remote village of
Tiracanchi to take a 3 or 4 day educational visit. The tour
includes a visit to Cusco and surrounding attractions and usually
a few days visiting the Islands of Lake Titicaca which is their
destination of preference. Most of the children have never left
their village before, never spent a night away from home. All the
children receive a photo album of their adventure after the trip.
 School
Equipment Distributions: Every year Peru Treks donates and
distributes school equipment packs to schools in the Ausangate region of Peru. Each
pack consists of an exercise book (100 pages, square ruled),
plastic folder, 2 pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, ruler,
packet of crayons (usually 12 crayons in each packet) or
packet of coloured pencils depending on age of children. The
cost of each packet is about US$3.50 We will also donate
general items such as boxes of plain paper (white A4
photocopier type), card of various colours, paints and
brushes, ballpoint pens, encyclopaedia, books, dictionaries,
educational posters and additional crayons and coloured
pencils. Most years we manage to distribute school equipment
packs to more than 2000 children. In 2012 we hope to beat our
record and distribute school equipment to more than 2400
children from 19 schools.
New Computers:
Many children in the mountain communities have never had
access to a computer. When we talk to the teachers in these
village schools the one thing that they are desperate for is
computers. Between 2009 & 2011 Peru Treks has donated 50 new computers and LCD
monitors together with useful software, antivirus, voltage
stabilizers and 1 years free technical support. We have also
helped with improving security measures for storing the
computers in some of the schools. In 2012 we hope build upon
the success of this project by distributing at least 15
computers and hopefully 20.
Projects &
distributions in 2011
Total cost of computer donations
2011 approx US$9400
15 computers x US$600 = US$9000
Transport and distribution costs 2
visits x US$200 = US$400
We have only included a few photos
below from each school donation. For more photos please visit our
webpage Projects 2011
Online photo albums of the
distribution can also be found on our Facebook pages:
Facebook Photo Album - Computer donations 2011 (Facebook
account not required to view photos)
20 October 2011 Tiracanchi College,
donation of 10 new computers
12 July 2011 Pinchimuro College, donation of 5 new computers
28 October 2011 Peru Treks paid for a 4
day holiday for 25 children & 3 teachers from the
community of Tiracanchi. The tour included a Cusco city tour & tour to Puno,
Sillustani and islands in Lake
Titicaca (floating islands of Uros and Taquile Island). The amazing
thing about this school trip is that most of the children have
never left their village before, never been on a bus and never
spent a night away from home!! You should see their faces when
they arrive in the Plaza in Cusco! All the children receive a
photo album of their adventure after the trip.
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School Equipment Donation |
Cost of school equipment donation
2011 approx US$11062
2432 children x US$3.5 = US$8512
19 schools x US$50 = US$950
Transport and distribution costs 8
visits x US$200 = US$1600
We have only included a few photos
below from each school donation. For more photos please visit our
webpage Projects 2011
Online photo albums of the
distribution can also be found on our Facebook pages:
(Facebook account not required to view photos)
Facebook photo album - school equipment donations May 2011
Facebook photo album - school equipment donation April 2011
26 May 2011 Tiracanchi Baja ( School & College) donation of school
equipment 252 children
23 May 2011 Tinqui donation of school equipment 273 Children
23 May 2011 Pampacancha School donation
of school equipment 82 children
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May 2011 Checaspampa, donation of school equipment 43 children
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May 2011 Chaupimayo School, donation of school equipment 72
children
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May 2011 Pukarumi donation of school equipment 145 children
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May 2011 Pacchanta donation of school equipment 133 children
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May 2011 Upis School, donation of school equipment 165 children
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May 2011 Yanama School (School & College), donation of school
equipment 282 children
05 May 2011 Patapallpa School, donation
of school equipment 112 children
05 May 2011 Ccolcca school donation of school equipment 75 children
The school equipment distribution for
all 4 schools was carried out at Lauramarca
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April 2011 Sallicancha donation of school equipment 60 children
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April 2011 Lauramarca (School) donation of school equipment 178
children
28 April 2011 Ccalaccocha Huayna Ausangate
School, donation of school equipment 109 children
28 April 2011 Accocuna School, donation of
school equipment 105 children
20 April 2011 Rodeana donation of school
equipment 87 Children
20 April 2011 Pinchimuro school & college School equipment 175 children
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April 2011 Ccoñamuro donation of school equipment 15 Children
20 April 2011 Andamayo, donation of school equipment 69 children
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