This section of the web site is currently being worked upon. We hope to bring you more in-depth information about the various charity / community based projects by the end of the year. Thank you for your patience.

Local companies, hotels, NGOs and charity organizations are invited to submit details of their various aid projects. We will review each project on an individual basis for inclusion in our web site.

Nationwide

	Company / Organisation	Brief Description of Project	Further Information
	South America Explorers	The South American Explorers is a non-profit organization supported almost entirely through the contributions of its members. The organization seeks to aid educational and scientific projects, to sponsor expeditions, to promote worthy community service organizations and activities, and to awaken greater interest in and appreciation of Latin America.	Click Here
	Selva Sur (ACSS)	Selva Sur has purchased more than 11,000 acres of intact Andean cloud forest on the amazing bird watching road adjacent to the Manu park. The creation of this private reserve has been funded by the Inca Group of companies of Arequipa, Peru, the World Parks Endowment, Friends of the Peruvian Rain Forest, the Weeden Foundation, and WCS.	Click Here
	Peru Verde	Non Government Organization aimed at promoting conservation of Peruvian natural resources and ecosystems	Click Here
	Bruce Peru	NGO based in Trujillo, always looking for volunteers for 3 - 5 weeks or longer. Projects include teaching street kids who are not attending school in a bid to bring them up to a suitable standard so that they can be re-integrated back into normal schools again. Other projects include centres to help abandoned mothers and pregnant adolescents. Volunteer positions available in Trujillo, Cajamarca, Huaraz and Cusco.	Click Here

Cusco

	Company / Organisation	Brief Description of Project	Further Information
	Andean Travel Web	Run an office in Cusco where second hand clothes and toys can be deposited by visitors and tour groups. The items are then distributed to the needy, particularly children in the southern Andes of Peru.	Click Here
	Yine Project (Manu) - Pantiacolla Tours	An ambitious project to construct and operate a jungle lodge in the Manu jungle region. The workers will all be from a local village community and eventually the lodge will be completely owned and run by them.	Click Here
	Machiguenga Project (Manu) - Manu Expeditions	In 1996, a project was initiated by the native communities of Yombebato and Tayakome, in conjunction with a non-government organization from Germany, to establish a rustic lodge based on Machiguenga construction techniques and lifestyles in the Cocha Salvador area, deep in Manu.	Click Here
	Porteadores Inka Ñan (Porters Project)	Local project aimed at improving the working conditions of trek porters throughout Peru. Their web site includes trekking guidelines, porters rights and how you can help out.	Click Here
	Ese'eja Ecotourism Project (Tambopata) - Rainforest Expeditions	The Ese´eja Ecotourism Project is an attempt to prove that business/communal joint ventures in tourism are not only successful in empowering local communities and conserving natural resources, but are also sound business practices. Posada Amazonas, a 24 bedroom ecolodge opened in 1998, is the first completed product of this venture.	Click Here
	Hostal Marani, San Blas (Cusco)	Comfortable hostal in Cusco closely related to the organisation HoPe Foundation (Holanda-Peru) responsible for education and health projects in Peru	Click Here
	Niños Hotel (Cusco)	Hostal in Cusco where some of the profits go towards helping street children in Cusco	Click Here
	The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (Cusco)	CTTC is a non-profit organization established in 1996 to aid in the survival of Incan textile traditions and to provide support to weaving communities. Working with the Center, Quechua weavers and their families in the region of the former Incan capital are engaged in skills-building, community networking, and market development. By researching and documenting complex styles and techniques of Incan ancestors, the Center helps to ensure that 2,000-year-old textile traditions will not be lost for future generations.	Click Here
	Peru Treks & Adventure (Cusco)	Local tour operator that donate a large percentage of their profits to community projects.	Click Here
	Casa de Milagros Orphange (Lamay, Sacred Valley)	Orphanage helping 18 children located just outside the village of Lamay in the Sacred Valley.	Click Here

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Office Address: Calle Garcilaso 265, interior patio 2nd floor, Cusco, Peru (just 2 minutes walk from the main Plaza de Armas). If you are coming to Cusco please bring a couple of second hand clothes, toys, school equipment and drop them off in our office. We will help distribute the items to people who really need them in small village schools and communities in the Andes. For more details visit our web page www.andeantravelweb.com/peru/projects  A map of our office can be found by clicking here.

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