Cistern
Water Supply Project:
Aldea
Rosario Orpanage- Huancayo Peru
Computer
Class Project:
Aldea
Rosario Orpanage - Huancayo Peru
Holidays
in the Andes 2006:
Peru
Luz Esperanza - Chupaca Peru
Swing
Repair Project:
Prolivalente
School for Special Needs:
Free
Mountain School Book Shelves:
Tnkuy
Peru - Huancayo Peru:
Summer
Immersion Project 2008:
Huancayo Peru:
Community
Solar Oven Project:
Chupaca, Peru:
88
Bikes Donation Project 2008/2009:
Huancayo Peru:
Playground
Project:
Francisca
Mayer Orphanage - Huancayo Peru
Wheel
Chair Ramps Project:
Prolivalente
School for Special Needs:
Accessible
Toilet Room Project
Prolivalente
School for Special Needs:
Holidays
in the Andes 2007:
PERU
+ BOLIVIA + ECUADOR
Free
School of Chupaca:
Peru
Luz Esperanza (PLE)- Chupaca Peru:
Summer
Outreach 2008:
Valle
Mantero Peru:
New
Children's Library:
Santa
Cruz Bolivia:
Photos
Coming soon......
Holidays
in the Andes 2008:
PERU
+ BOLIVIA + ECUADOR
Aldea
Rosario in Huancayo Peru had an urgent water with their water supply needing
fresh water to clean, cook and bath with. The Andean Outreach Program funded,
designed and built 4 fresh water cisterns constituting 70% of the orphanages
water supply. The project was volunteer lead and improved hygeine, sanitation,
and nutrtion
Aldea
Francisca Mayer is an all girls orphanage located in rural Huancayo. The orphaned
girls at this facility needed a place to play, and be distracted from their
difficult pasts. This playground is important to the development of the children
here. The AOP funded, designed, and built this project at the Fransica Mayer
Orphanage.
With
donated computers from the United States, AOP volunteers where able to set up
two laptops in the Rosario Orphanage and instruct typing and writing classes.
It is critical for the children at this orphanage to recieve some kind of job
training before they are released at age 18. Having these classes promotes an
interest in developing job skills.
The
Prolivalente School for children with special needs in Huancayo has classes
for children who are hearing impaired, vision impaired, disabled children, and
children with downs syndrome. The school badly needed a series of ramps so students
in wheelchairs could access classrooms. The AOP funded and built this project.
For
the Holidays in 2006, the AOP collected clothing for the underserved children
and families of the Village of Chupaca Peru. The AOP was able to collect 100
pounds of clothing and toys to send to the village. The donated items were distributed
by Peru Luz Esperanza, our local Partner Organization in Chupaca.
The
Prolivalente School for Children with Special needs has many students who use
wheelchairs. There existing toilet room had one toilet fixture and two holes
in the ground making completely inaccessible for students in wheelchairs. The
AOP created two new toilet rooms with new accessible toilet stalls, fixtures,
and sinks improving hygiene and sanitation.
The
Prolivalente School for Children had a playground with a broken swingset. The
children were unable to use the playground for years because of a problem that
was a very easy and inexpensive fix. The AOP was able to fix two swings and
provide new swing seats.
In
2007, we supported programs in Peru, Boliva, and Ecuador with funds to purchase
food, sweaters, winter hats, school supplies, and gifts. With the program, we
raised were able to reach over 500 children and their families in the Andes.
The
2008 Summer Outreach Project was a part of the efforts of the 2008 Summer Immersion
Program. The AOP volunteers on that trip were able to donate clothing, food,
and medical supplies to over 150 children and three different orphanages in
the Mantero Valley.
In
the small villages outside of Chupaca Peru, families struggle to aford gas to
cook food and firewood is almost non existant at the high altitude. The AOP
designed and funded the construction of a solar powered oven that harnesses
the heat from the sun to cook. The oven reaches a temp of 400 degrees and provides
a free and sustainable source of cooking heat that is shared by the community.
The
new children's library in Santa Cruz Bolivia is a place that offers children
a safe a free place to learn. The new building was funded by the AOP and constructed
by Luz Del Mundo, our local partner. The library was built using recycled materials
which help to encourage sustainabilty in the region. The facility offers afterschool
services to children everyday.
With
the 88 Bikes organization, AOP was able to reach 120 orphaned children in 5
different orphanages with donated bicycles., helmets, and bike locks. This program
was a unique collobaration that will change the lives of the children it reached.
This project will improve the physical fitness of these children as well as
give them the skills and training to make bike repairs.
The
2008 Christmas in the Andes project was our annual endowment fund that brought
over food, clothing, and school supplies to over 700 children as well as important
programing and festivities. With the 2008 program, the AOP was able to work
with 5 local porgrams including three in Peru, one in Bolivia, and one in Ecuador.
Our
Past Projects:
The
primary goal of the Andean Outreach Project is to help the marginalized people
of South America through funding and execution of volunteer lead community
improvement projects. Listed below are some of the projects that we have completed.
With
Tinkuy Peru and AOP volunteers, the Free Mountain School the AOP was able to
fund the contruction and intallation of book shelves for each of the Mountain
school's classrooms. The students now have a place to read lesson books and
a room to store their school supplies.
The
Free School of Chupaca conists of five locations throughout the rural highlands
of Chupaca. The AOP funded the start-up of the school, the purchase of school
supplies, and has been sending volunteers to the school of over a year. The
free school offers basic classes to children of agricultural families.
In
the summer of 2008, the AOP sent six volunteers to Huancayo to participate in
an educational and cultural exchange as well as provide service to families
in need. The volunteers where able to complete a large research project on how
the AOP can help more children as well as made many donations to local orpahanages.
