Recent Updates

The students and teachers are looking forward to the start of the school year late March. We have all the necessary support in place to help them achieve their education and nutrition goals! Will report back soon on their progress!

Twenty two years after graduating from the high school in Paccha that Fundación Comunidad started, we were tickled to get an update from some of our initial scholarship students from 2010. Julian Lopez AnccasiBorn in Paccha, he was orphaned at the age of 8. There were seven brothers, he was the only one to go to high school. At that time, in 2004, Comunidad started the secondary school in Paccha, set up a kitchen, bought the ingredients for the students' daily...

During the past two years, Comunidad has been assisting the community of Chaquipampa with their vegetable gardens and bakery goals. Mid 2022 we sent them proofing racks and other baking supplies to help them take the baking to an official vocational level, it’s now a class! We’ve been told their bread is extraordinary!

Comunidad was able to get 12 new sewing machines to our three rural Andean communities, during the month of July. The machines are for the students and their families, and their response has been robust! We are excited by their excitement. Humberto carefully sourced the machines, secured fair prices and had them transported to the villages. We hope the machines will open up a source of income as they develop their skills, and yes there is now a sewing class offered.The agricultural project...

The 2022 school year started in mid March, and it’s mostly in person with much anticipation. We are always thrilled to see how many females there are attending the schools in the areas we work. The nutritious lunch program covers aproximately 250 students, offering a very hearty and complete daily meal. Late 2021 we were able to get nine desk tops to Patahuasi, they are getting good use. We are still providing a computer tutor for this year to help them reclaim the loss of...

It was a much anticipated Holiday celebration in our communities of Chaquipampa, Andabamba & Patahuasi. Due to the pandemic and the rural hamlets taking extreme caution, Humberto & Mey Valdivia were unable to make the journey last December. They did send presents and other donated requested goods however, and thankfully this year the trip was possible. The isolated rural communities have managed to protect themselves pretty well from sickness, but the last two academic...