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Comunidad Campesina de Huama
Huama, Peruvian Andes

Walking 2 to 3 hours to-and-from school each day can be challenging, and while $3 a year in school fees doesn't sound like much, many families living in the isolated region of the Huama Community in the Peruvian Andes struggle to afford the tuition. Despite these hurdles, the school is overflowing with students eager to learn. With about 220 students, the school teaches basic literacy, cultural and life-sustaining skills such as organic farming and how to breed animals.

Thanks to GO's previous grant, Huama Community school students aged 8 - 11 now have sufficient classrooms in which to learn. With your help, GO will be providing the same nurturing and educational environment for the kindergarteners and teens aged 12 - 16. Your donation will help construct 2 new classrooms, provide 50 desks and chairs and provide teachers with the teaching materials they need to help these children thrive.

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Fundraising goal: $22,298

Your donations can provide the following:

$25 School chair (need 50)
$150 4 rolls of electric cables
$250 16 cans of paint
$309 Waterproofing materials for the ceiling
$500 Transportation of materials
$1000 8 windows


FEATURED BIOS


Cesarea Jayt'ara
(translated from Quechua)

My name is Cesarea Jayt'ara, and I am 15 years old, I study in the school of Huama. I am happy because I am the first one of my siblings to enter school. To get to school I have to walk more than 2 hours, but I am happy to be able to study. Sometimes I'm late to school because I am helping to graze my family sheep and cows. In my community we work potatoes, beans and corn but we don't sell it to the city people because they deceive us. My house is made of clay and has a thatched roof. I like my community of Huama, it is pretty, and I like living in my country.


Walter Pillco Tillca
(translated from Quechua)

My name is Walter Pillco Tillca. I am 13 years old and I live in the community of Huama. I thank Richar, the director of the school and to the president of the community that have made the school possible. We don't have to travel very very far to Lamay to study. I like to walk in the country, to be with the animals and also to study to succeed in the life.

WHY PERUVIAN ANDES


Peru's indigenous Quechua culture originated in central Peru at least a thousand years before the rise of the Inca Empire in the early 1400s. The culture is centered around family, community and mutual help, and the mainstays of their livelihood continue to be agriculture, pastoral farming, and fabric weaving. The community of Quechua families in the very remote, mountainous region of the Peruvian Andes are living in very harsh and challenging conditions and the government does not provide them with adequate social services. Unable to grow enough food for their children, they are of a diminishing population who still speak their native language, believe in communal living, are hard-working and value education.

When Scott Fifer, GO's Founder and Executive Director, visited the Huama community he was greeted by smiling children and was struck by their pride for their school and community. You can view photos and videos of Scott's trip by clicking below.