Quarterly Update: Scholar Spotlight and Increasing Financial Self-Reliance
As 2022 comes to an end, we send you heartfelt thanks for your generosity and commitment to the Quechua communities of the Peruvian altiplano. In this newsletter we highlight the ways your support is increasing equitable access to higher education and financial self-reliance.
News from the Ground #16: Jallahua Community Project, Virgen de Carmen Festivities, and more
The community of Jallahua (Puno) that belongs to the Pro-DIA Network has been working with us since 2014 on rural development projects through the Rotating Fund Program, which have been managed by its Board of Directors and other beneficiaries.
News From The Ground #15: Political Updates from Pucara and the Pro DIA Dental Program
June is a month full of festivities and celebrations in the district of Pucara, including the commemoration of the district’s 194th anniversary of political creation. The authorities, institutions, organizations and local neighborhoods, as well as the population in general, dressed up for a party and participated in a series of activities that were scheduled during the month.
Quarterly Update: Double Your Impact, Matching Grant Opportunity
Thank you for your support of projects that create viable futures for the people of the altiplano. This year alone your gifts will provide 50 scholarships to students from rural communities, increase the capacity of 6 communities to combat childhood anemia, improve the oral health of 254 children in rural communities, and provide a sustainable source of capital for 166 people to invest in the improvement of their businesses.
News from the Ground #14: Livestock fairs, Craftsmanship Competition and First Beneficiary Meeting
In order to stimulate the local economy in the district of Pucara, a series of Livestock Fairs were organized. These events are of the utmost importance since they allow cattle, alpaca, and sheep breeders to offer their animals in the local market, thus allowing for future enhancement in the genetic quality of the offspring and increasing access to improved economic income for the population.
The Restoration and Protection of Bofedales Project
Asociación Wichay is an association of alpaca herders from 5 communities in the Puno region of Peru who are working to develop a sustainable hand-spun yarn business to create more viable economic opportunities within their traditional activities of alpaca herding. We are collaborating with this association to implement a project to protect and restore bofedales, the high-altitude wetlands that make alpaca herding possible, and that are disappearing due to climate change and economic pressure.
News from the Ground #13: Pro DIA Bofedales Project, Semana Santa and Economic Reports
**Este boletín esta disponbile en español abajoPro DIA Activities in the Bofedales ProjectDuring the month of April, as part of the planned...
Quarterly Update: New Community Projects and 2021 Impact
Dear Friends of the Foundation, We want to thank you for your support of community-led projects in the Peruvian altiplano in 2021. Thanks to you, we...
News from the Ground #12: National Day of The Torito de Pucara and COVID-19 Updates from Puno
**Este boletín esta disponbile en español abajoNational Day of the Torito de Pucará (Pucará Bull)In June 2021, the Congress of the Republic of Peru...
News from the Ground #11: Virgen de Candelaria, Intense Rains in Puno, and More
**Este boletín esta disponbile en español abajoFestivities of the Virgin of CandelariaLike every February, the festivity of the Virgen de la...