vandenemiel@gmail.com In addition to his own project work with children and families in San Jeronimo, Añañau also works together with other organizations in Cusco. Through the material help and sending volunteers we try to contribute with Añañau in the state hospital, some local schools, and other social projects. This is how Añañau also works together with … Read more
During the spring, Joy Meesens, a student in primary education, was on graduation internship in the project. For this she already did several internships in Belgium, including in a freinet school, and concluded that the education system in Peru is very different. Unfortunately, the teaching methods in Peru are still far behind, just like the … Read more
Most of the concerned parents from the local community, especially the mothers, speak Quechua and are illiterate. They never had the chance to go to school or have only been to primary school for a few years. So, they cannot read and write and therefore cannot support their children at a school level. A survey … Read more
Sponsor run students College Sainte-Marie Mouscron On 30 April, 400 pupils (and teachers!) From the College Sainte-Marie from Mouscron ran a sponsor run to benefit of Añañau. To prepare them, the pupils had already attended a presentation about Añañau in advance and that day they all participated in the cross with great enthusiasm and ambiance. … Read more
From January, Lotte Vandenbroucke and Eva Debie, two interns in nutrition and dietetics from Vives from Bruges, were present in the project. Together they have set up a study into the dietary pattern of the children. They started with the children of primary education. Every day a food diary was filled in together with them … Read more
After all, many children and young people are kept away from school to work or to help in the household or on the field. It is about investing in the long term in addition to meeting the basic needs of the day. By entering into a dialogue and by means of consultation, we have already … Read more
Music for Life 2017 Music for Life was again a success in 2017! In addition to the various major actions of the ‘warmste week’, such as the ‘Warmatons’, two ex-volunteers Leen and Ruben from Bruges organized a giant cozy garage market on Saturday 16 December together with their neighbors in favor of the projects of … Read more
During the months of January and February is the summer holiday in Peru. This year, the holiday started later due to the months of strikes by the teachers last school year. In order to get all the material learned, the children had to go to school a little longer. Around mid-January, all the schools were … Read more
The organization is very proud of Hanne Maenhout, laureate of the prize Piet Cleemput Fund. Hanne won this award with her dissertation on the participatory project she established in Peru during her social work internship in the project in San Jeronimo and in collaboration with Añañau. Congratulations Hanne for this great achievement on behalf of … Read more