The Non profit Civil Association “LLANQHASUNCHIS
WAWANCHISQUNAPAQ (Let´s work now for our children)”, is an organization
created to support our children and their families. We focus our work in
two communities. The community of Ancaschaca is located 3 hours away
from Cusco´s city by rural truck transportation (fastest way to get
there). Chitapampa community is one hour away from the city, using the
same transportation. They are both part of the Province and region of
Cusco, with an approximate altitude of between 3,600 masl and 4,030 masl
(Andes of Peru).
In this area of Peru the conditions of living are precarious; people
need services such as water, drain, or electricity. Streets and roads
are not paved and public transportation is not found in the surroundings.
Children spend their childhood working with their parents, while others
must move to Cusco´s city to study elementary and High School, and find
a way of living.
Since the communities´ foundation, the effort of the local people has
contributed to the installation of basic services such as electricity
and public illumination of the streets and houses, providing drinkable
water and drains. All this communal work has been done based on how the
community´s ancestors, the Inkas, already did it. This type of work is
called Minka (in Quechua language), collective work with a common
benefit for the community. However, not all families have profited from
these services, as the installation costs and monthly bills don´t always
allow it.
Regarding the access roads, as Ancaschaca is not situated on a
commercial road, public transportation is inexistent to reach it.
However, Chitapampa community is accessible, since it is physically
closer to the highway.
Ancaschaca community has only one elementary school, which doesn´t have
enough teachers. High School is not available in the community, so
students have to walk to the closest community or leave their homes to
study in Cusco´s city.
These children also face problems inside their own families, including
verbal and physical abuse. Alcoholism is also a very big problem cause.
These issues are not being tackled by any public or private institution,
so it is our intention to do something about it!.
Develop social skills, health, education and training activities to contribute to the integral development of the children and teenagers of our highland communities, whom are in a situation of social risk.
1. Development and fostering of social abilities;
2. Prevention of common illnesses and diseases, which will contribute to preventing the high infant mortality rate. We also aim at activating the communities’ clinics;
3. Promoting the responsibility of taking part and helping in the educational process of children and teenagers amongst the families, schools and community, contributing to the prevention of school absenteeism and to the reintegration into the educational system;
4. Developing procedures for teenagers to become leaders in their society, offering them the chance to express their ideas to the civil society represented by public and private organizations in Cusco, Peru and foreign societies.
5. Buying or renting a house in Cusco, which will serve as a refuge and feeding place for the children from our communities who are studying and working in Cusco, as well as for their parents when they them in the city.
1. PREVENTION: Against domestic violence that victimizes children; against the overexposure to activities that are not adequate for their age. With this purpose, we have developed an enhancement program to support their educational process at school and home; we will also support psychological and educational professionals whom help them with specialized guidance.
2. PROMOTION: we will create space for meetings and talks between adults and children by resorting to special activities , during which they will share not only knowledge, but also communication experiences as a family (parents and children), contributing to their integration within their own family and in society, enforcing their capacities inside and outside the community.
3. ACTION:
• Constant medical attention to children and pregnant women; as well as
the acquisition of an ambulance for emergency cases;
• Support to children who want to abandon school as a result of the lack
of family support to keep studying, shortage of materials, and poor
nutritional conditions, health, resting, etc.
• Support to students by the implementation of a community library
offering books for consultation and a proper environment for them to do
their homework.
• Creation of a play area to be used as a learning space with different
games for parents and children to enjoy quality time as a family.
• Enhancement of courses to improve the skills of youth and mothers to
develop productive activities that may offer an economical incoming that
complements all the effort made during the agricultural season.
4. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS: We need the support from organizations who share the same interest in helping as us. This will allow us to increase our social network and will connect the children to different activities and groups of children from all over the world, reinforcing and increasing their personal and social development.
5. DONATION OF MATERIALS: We need your support in order to improve the health level in our communities, You can do this by sending us medicines and clinical material, vitamins, clothes and shoes. For educational purposes, we need books, workbooks, notebooks, maps, as well as toys, puzzles, pencils, crayons, felt tip pens, watercolors, temperas, etc.
6. MONEY DONATIONS: Your donations will help to buy medicines, clothes, educational material for the students and pay fees for school registration, uniforms, and shoes. Al the same time, it will contribute to the improvement of the school´s library, playing area and skill courses. For each of your donations we will send you a list with the receipts so you may deduct part of it when paying taxes in your home country.
7. SPONSOR A CHILD: Sponsorship promotes the relation between the charity donator and a particular child from our communities. With this we personalize the challenges for the community´s development and you will see how your donations are invested and also how it is contributing to making a difference in a child´s life. At the same time, when you Sponsor a child all the community shares the benefits. All Charity donations to sponsor a child go to a personal account, which allows us to administrate your money in accordance to the necessities of each child. We also generate reports of the account and expenses openly, to guarantee transparency.
8. SCHOLARSHIPS: these will help children and teenagers form our communities to pay for their education.
Feel free to send your donation to our bank account:
BANCO DE CREDITO DEL PERU,
189 – Avenue SOL - CUSCO- PERU.
CODE SWIFT: BCPLPEPL
Account number: 285-15866477-1-09
Responsible: Percy Victor Espejo Cáceres - President of the NON PROFIT
CIVIL ASSOCIATION LLANQHASUNCHIS WAWANCHISQUNAPAQ (Let´s work now, for
our children)
Contributions are also welcome by Western Union in Cusco to the name of
our NON PROFIT CIVIL ASSOCIATION LLANQHASUNCHIS WAWANCHISQUNAPAQ (Let´s
work now, for our children), attempting our president: Percy Victor
Espejo Cáceres. – Identification number 23880635. City and Region of
Cusco, Peru, South America
For more information, please contact us to the following e-mail
addresses:
ongllanqhasunchis@hotmail.com o pervic1@hotmail.com.
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