MAIN PROJECTS OUR TRIPS ARE SUPPORTING THIS YEAR
Every Peru Trek 4 Good trip either has a volunteer component built in, or is organized to raise funds for a particular Social Project we Support. This is another way how we can support our community-based partners around the country and educate more people through direct, personal experience:
1.- ”MOSQOY”: Quechua word for dream
We are a charitable organization working to bridge cross-cultural gaps between North America and Peru. We aim to realize the dreams of Peruvian students and textile workers through our two projects, Project Colibri and Banco de Jovenes.
Our goals:
To educate through Youth Bank for the Future, a project aiming to provide post-secondary education for twenty graduating students in Ollantaytambo, in hopes of establishing a stronger base of professionals in future generations.
To preserve through Project Colibri: Strands for Sustainability, working with textiles communities to keep their art and culture alive.
To connect generations, and the elders and youth of the Andes, spread awareness between the cultures and languages of Canada and Peru, and bridge the gap in the commodity chain between producer and consumer. Read more about the Projects - Mosqoy….
2.- "AYNIKUY", in Quechua means to help each other or to cooperate
Aynikuy is also the name of The Mountain Fund's new micro-finance program in Peru.
Why a micro-finance program in Peru?
The typical salary in Peru (if you can get a job) is about $200 per month. Families cannot live on so small an income so many families have started very small businesses as street vendors, small libraries, hardware shops, grocery shops, etc. These entrepreneurs do not have easy access to needed capital to purchase inventory, or to expand and improve their businesses. Banks ask for collateral which people do not have, or charge interest rates that are too high. Read more about “AYNIKUY”…
