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Peru Treks & Adventure -
School Construction
Pampallacta Kindergarten, near Chahuaytire
in the mountains behind Pisac (Opened November 2007)
We are very grateful for
a donation of US$2500 from John Doherty and friends who trekked
with us in May (the donation was paid directly into the HoPe
foundation account).
The
HoPe Foundation is a local Dutch-run NGO that specializes in
the construction of schools in the mountain villages.
Peru Treks has donated an additional US$5000 to the HoPe
foundation and the total US$7500 was used to construct a
Kindergarten, toilet block, and repairs to the Primary school in
the community of Pampallacta. For
more photos of the opening ceremony and construction process
click here.
Umuto Kindergarten, near Ccatcca (Opened
November 2006)
This is a joint venture with the Dutch
NGO HoPe Foundation. In early 2006
Peru Treks donated US$5000 to HoPe (the estimated
cost for building the school and separate toilet block with
running water). Construction started in August 2006
and the school was opened in November 2006. In the last 5 years the HoPe
Foundation have built over 30 schools in the mountain villages
surrounding Cusco. They have a professional team of managers and
engineers that have plenty of experience in building schools and
involving the local communities in the construction work. They
also have a lot of patience when it comes to working with local
authorities and dealing with the associated bureaucracy (which
allows Peru Treks to get on with the business of operating
treks!!). For
more photos of the opening ceremony and construction process
click here.
Checaspampa School, near Tinqui, Ausangate
(Opened March 2005)
Peru Trek's first
school construction project started in 2005 with a new school
building for 60 children in the community of Checaspampa near
Tinqui in the region of Ausangate. Construction of the walls
commenced in October 2004 and the tiled roof was completed in
mid-December. The school was opened on 20 March 2005. The local
community provided the general labour force and Peru Treks &
Adventure donated all of the construction materials (approximate
value US$6000) as well as paying for the skilled tradesmen such as
carpenters and plasterers and transport of material from Cusco.
Peru Treks paid the wages for a professional teacher for
this school from April 2005 until June 2006. The municipal council
now pay the wages of the teacher and have officially adopted the
school. Peru Treks will continue to provide school equipment each
year. For more photos of
the opening ceremony and school equipment distribution
click here.
 Checaspampa is a small community about
30 minutes drive from Tinqui (near the mountain of Ausangate)
followed by a further 45 minute walk up into the mountains. Tinqui
itself is about a five hour drive south-east of Cusco. The
community is made up of about 50 families whose main income is
derived from selling wool from their herds of sheep, llamas and
alpaca. The weather at this altitude is very severe and very few
crops grow. The previous school was a small dark building 4m x 5m
with a straw roof and with one school teacher. The new school is
21m x 5m, has two classrooms, a teachers store, tiled pitched roof
and wooden floor, piped running water taken from a nearby mountain
spring and serve 45 children from ages 6 to 16. Peru Treks is
paying the wages of a full-time teacher and an extra teacher is being
contracted directly by the community. Some of the children attending this
school have to walk up to 2 hours each way to attend classes.
Apart from providing construction
materials, transport and skilled labour for the new school Peru
Treks & Adventure has provided new tables and chairs and school
equipment and continue to help the school in the future. Maybe one
day one of our trekking guides will come from this community!
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