Education & nutrition for children in Peru

I hope all is well with you. We have had a fantastic few months on the projects in Latin America including two Charity Challenges to raise much needed funds for the schools. We are already planning three challenges for 2024 which can be seen by following the link at the bottom of this newsletter.

The annual community work trip in Perú with Impington International College, Cambridge, UK was undertaken with twenty-seven students fundraising and working in the school. One of the major projects was the funding and building of three more toilets for the children. Before there was one toilet for the teachers and one for the students.

Work was also undertaken to double the size of the school vegetable garden and install drip-irrigation, dig a long trench and seal the bottom wall from dampness and concrete a new pathway outside the classroom that Impington International College funded and built in 2022.

The school’s first orchard was planted with drip-irrigation. In a few years the children should be enjoying avocados, apples and peaches. In the photo you can see the installation of the drip-irrigation system for the extended Plan Huerta.

Fifteen children were also given essential one-on-one teaching in maths and languages as well as art and sport. As is custom, the trip was finished off with a party with the children’s parents and grandparents also invited to enjoy food and folkloric dance.

Besides from the visit of the Impington International College students, the Inca Trail Charity Challenge was undertaken with some great funds raised for the projects in Latin America.

Mothers’ Day was celebrated with a display of folkloric dance by the children as well as gifts and a hearty lunch.

All the best from the projects and we’ll update you again in a couple of months.

Cheers

Links:

• Charity Challenges 2024