Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter, The Chijnaya Foundation
Dedicated to Ending Extreme Poverty in the Peruvian Highland Villages The Chijnaya Foundation was established in 2005 in response to a request from the rural community of Chijnaya to collaborate on projects to improve living conditions. Learning by word of mouth of...
Jun 16, 2017 | Blog, News, Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters of The Chijnaya Foundation: As a new member of the Board of Directors of The Chijnaya Foundation, I attended my first annual meeting of the Board in January 2017. My introduction to the Foundation came via a letter much like this one. When...
Dec 29, 2016 | Blog, News, Newsletter
Happy New Year to Friends of The Chijnaya Foundation, As we enter 2017, we look forward with enthusiasm to a year of collaboration with the people in our communities on the Altiplano. We know that they are eager to get to work on projects which will improve the...
Dec 10, 2016 | Blog, News, Newsletter
Dear Friends of The Chijnaya Foundation, Life in communities at elevations above 12,500 feet in the Andes is difficult. The potato farmers, cheese producers, ceramic craftsmen and alpaca herders in this region of Peru struggle to survive in this harsh, rural...