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Interviews with Chijnaya Foundation Scholars
Two men discuss their scholarships from the Chijnaya Foundation. A woman discusses her scholarship from the Chijnaya Foundation. A man discusses his scholarship from the Chijnaya Foundation. Two women discuss their scholarships from the Chijnaya Foundation.
Summer 2019 Matching Grant Challenge
Four friends of the Foundation have pooled their resources to create a $75,000 Matching Grant Challenge. For every dollar contributed by individual donors during the months of June, July and August, these generous supporters will donate a dollar. This means that your...
Brochures Highlighting Current Activities
Dedicated to Ending Extreme Poverty in the Peruvian Highland Villages
Welcome Letter from Susan C. Bourque
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...
A New Year For Collaboration On The Altiplano
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...
The Chijnaya Foundation’s 2016 Accomplishments
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...