Peruvian Project Inc

Annual Race & Garage sale

2010-05-31T21:11:00.000-07:00

Every year Peruvian Project board and supporters have a annual Garage sale to help raise money to help each of the kids in these programs. Just $100 will support one kid with school supplies and a tutor for the entire year!

This year not only was their a garage sale of donated items but there was a race to raise money. This was done by the National Honor Society of Wheatland Chili Jr-Sr High school. This year they raised $800! Congrats to these students on this effort! They plan to do this annually for Peruvian Project! Below are some pictures of the race participants!

Spring Update

2010-04-25T19:11:00.000-07:00

Peruvian Project Inc President took his annual visit to Moyobamba.

First good news! The municipality has presented them with a letter saying they now own property where the kids can come to permanently study. Here are a few pictures of a Tambo being built so they have a place to study.

After this is built a sink and a bathroom will be built. Little by Little a great place is being made for the kids. Eventually the kids will have a permanent building to study in.

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The Kids had a treat: Chelsea Carl who visited the kids last summer donated two cakes and drinks to celebrate Birthdays!

The Kids almost never get a special treat such as Cake! They really enjoyed themselves

Peruvian Project Inc, President emailed to tell about the big move the center in Moyobamba was taking:

Today we worked all morning clearing the property - getting ready for the big move. You should see the garden! I got Absalom started last October and he cleared the whole back area and built planting beds and is now on about his 3rd or fourth planting of lettuce, radishes, cilantro, and onions- The kids are eating lots of it for lunches and he is selling the rest to local restaurants at a nice profit! :-).

Next week I will post some more photographs!

Adventures in Peru

2009-04-27T12:57:00.000-07:00

Little background PP president(Bob Owens) has been traveling to each of the projects in Peru in the last few weeks both in Moyobamba & Iquitos. He has been working with the kids on various activities but also talking to various local agencies involved in ensuring that the projects accomplish their goals and continue to be sustainable by benefiting the children of Peru. he just sent me an email about his adventures (some mispelling due to email connections)

'We arrived in Tarapoto, after one flight was cancelled due to rain,(its the rainy season!) Saturday night and stayed there for the night.Sunday we took an early car to Moyobamba - an hour a half trip that took two hours due to road mantenance through some of the most beautiful country side in the world - mountains drapped in rain forest jungle. There is a fair amount of deforestation but it is still absolutely spectacular scenery. '

'We arrived in Moyo set up a time to meet with the leaders of COCID and discuss our plans for the week. I was traveling with Javier Rios, an expert on the organization of charity organizations in Peru- He planned on sitting down with the leadership all Monday morning and map out what they are and where they are going so we could have a basis for funding different phases of the program. '

We also looked at the property so that we could plan out what kinds of construction they could start with to supply the minimum structure to continue the program - A roof to provide the kids a place to study; ak kitchen to provide the food supplied by the local government - plus a plan for the construction of different phases over the next few years. (currently the program is functioning in a temporary building, PP has been discussing finding permament location for the projects to continue and grow)

A compost, Pictures & Homework!
They did very well that Monday morning! I was in charge of helping the kids with their science problems(he is a retired science teacher) and taking pictures - I took the pictures and ended up helping them with their english home work! :-). I also took a couple of hours preparing to build a compost pile for their garden - plus teaching several of the boys how to build them - turn them and start new piles - so they have a continuous supply of fertile compost that can be added to their garden. Everything worked out well- two of the boys worked with me and were instructed on how to build the pile - plus we had a stream of kids bringing buckets of water to wet the vegetation and the different kinds of manure that the kids brought in Tuesday morning- guinea pig, chicken, and who knows what else!(Oh dear!) The pile was working well when left on Friday.

Fernando-PP Scholarship student
I also spent quite a bit of time with Fernando - the recipient of our scholarship to continue his education as a car mechanic - He is a super kid! along with a couple of his friends he kept me company on my morning runs - These kids think they can keep up with the öld man¨- they could and almost killed me! Each day I helped with the tutoring, got to know several of the kids, especially those who were diligently working on their homework- Those are the kids we really want to help - the ones taking advantage of every aspect of the program that they can.

On Wednesday I went out with Victor to photograph some of the homes of the kids in the program. They look like normal kids from normal homes when they are at the center - in their uniforms that the program provides- but their homes show where they really come from- shacks with holes in the wall so you can literally seen their bedrooms from the street - mud floors and limited bathroom facilities! It is amazing that they can be as clean as they appear to be at the center. It was a pleasure working with them.
Luisa(Mami la Madrina) and are now in Iquitos dealing with ASDA - our program here. We will be talking with the leaders of this program today and tomorrow- then return to Lima.

More to come! with pictures too!

Peruvian Project is on twitter and more!

2009-04-10T14:29:00.000-07:00

Twitter
Peruvian project is now on twitter! We are being followed by some amazing Non-profits from all over the US doing good for children & Youth around the world and in the US. Please follow us at http://twitter.com/peruvianproject

Coming soon! I will tell you about the Inauguration of the new cultural center in Iquitos. I will post more pictures here, twitter, picassa and where ever!

I will translate/summarize an article my 'brother'(Pancho, our exchange student many years ago!) wrote in spanish for a magaizine from Iquitos! He had some amazing quotes and insights about the new center.

Have a good weekend:

Introduction to Peruvian Project Inc

2009-04-05T18:58:00.000-07:00

About Peruvian Project, Inc

From the President of Peruvian Project-Robert C. Owens:

Peruvian Project, Inc is a charity that was started two years ago, because my wife and I saw a need for a charity here in the USA that would be designed specifically to assist groups in the jungle areas of Peru that were helping educate indigent children. We had been sending our donations through other umbrella organizations, but now, with our own organization, we have better control over how the donations are used. We are also better able to give the same opportunity to others who would like to join in our efforts. Peruvian Project is also able to fund raise in the USA for grants and scholarships to support our most successful graduates in their post secondary education. Peruvian Project is a charity organization that is not closely associated with any church or religion, but works with any of these organizations with whom we share some common goals
The Board members of Peruvian Project, Inc. are made up of three native Peruvians, who now reside in the Rochester, NY area, and two former Peace Corps Volunteers, both of whom served in South America. We are in charge of making sure that the maximum amount possible of each donation reaches the children for whom it was designated. Board members do not receive any kind of stipend. Each Board member donates their time, labour, and even trips to the projects in Peru, out of their own pocket. Donations made to Peruvian Project, Inc. go to a) specific projects, b) school materials and supplies, c) health education, d) family education, e) tutors for the children, d) and motivational awards for the children. We specifically do not support administrative costs, transportation, or food.
Presently Peruvian Project Inc. is assisting two organizations, one in Iquitos, ASDA, and one in Moyobamba, COCID, that enable street children to go to school and support them while in the program with tutors and extra work sessions that assist them in their studies. We are also cooperating with a cultural program for indigent children, called IRAPAY, in the city of Iquitos.

Contact us: info@peruvianprojectinc.org
Find us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/pages/Henrietta-NY/Peruvian-Project/32933077324?ref=ts

Find us on twitter
http://twitter.com/Peruvianproject

New Website and photographs

2009-03-01T21:29:00.000-08:00

This is the first blog by the Peruvian Project. This is Kristina, Webmaster for the Peruvian project Inc and I will try to provide our friends, family, supporters, and anyone else who is interested in reading about the small and big successes of the projects, our students who previously did not have the opportunity to continue with school because they need to work to help their families bring food to the table.

Please check out our new website Peruvianprojectinc.org This website will summarize the work being done in the jungle areas of Peru. This blog will try to provide anecdotes of specific workshops, classes, and accomplishments such as as some of the students successfully completing highschool and/or winning scholarships to the university or technical school.

Please visit our picture site: http://picasaweb.google.com/Peruvian.Project I will provide pictures to the blog as well.

well I look forward to telling these stories!

Good night

Kristina
Peruvian Project Webmaster