Providing Safe and Clean Water in Peru

Dear Supporters,

On February 17th, Sandra, intern for the International Development internship for our base, organized a fundraising challenge to support our Peru Water project. All volunteers had to do a small hike to the Temple of the Moon in the city of Cusco, it took around 2 hours to achieve the objective. Although it was a small hike not all volunteers found it easy but they knew it was for a great cause. Sandra was able to fundraise £350 for future projects in order to preserve water.  

During February we were able to open English classes for children for the first time. From December to March, children are on summer break, which means they have plenty of time to attend classes and learn new topics. During our classes we implemented water conservation vocabulary and discussed this topic with children from 6 to 13 years old. It was an amazing experience to find out how much appreciation children have of their environment and how they understand what they need to do to preserve it. 

A drawing from a 6-year old boy which you can see has a mountain with a happy face, he said it was because it was raining, and the mountains are happy for that. And then he drew the lagoon with a sad face, he said it was because of the contamination. 

During February and March, we were able to complete a baseline research on families’ greenhouses in the Huaynas of Pumapata association. 20 families from this association built greenhouses with the support of the local government in 2019, as a way to diversify their agricultural production. This will also contribute to a better management of water with new crops that might be more beneficial for health and business reasons. Families are using better methods of irrigation in which water is better saved and used. Our first findings have set the foundations to start looking for organic markets and assure families are using better nutrients for their children. 

Although our operations had to pause by mid March due to coronavirus, our different activities have led an interest in children and adults in rural communities to continue to work for their water preservation. Our funds from the fundraising activity will be used once we return to work, the communities already have in mind plenty of activities in which we can maxify the preservation of water. On the other hand, we believe awareness and education are essential for the sustainability of our work, for this reason, implementing environmental issues in our English classes are important for water conservation. Finally, we will continue to conduct research in favor of these communities, having further knowledge for them on the topic of water will benefit their long run decisions. 

Thank you so much for your support!

With Gratitude,

Peru Water

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