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The celebrations of Cusco and delicious Chiri Uchu
June is a festive and colorful month in Cusco every year! First of all, Corpus Christi is celebrated and after this there is the feast of the Sun, Inti Raymi. There is always a lot to experience in and around the city of Cusco and this year we want to put the ‘Chiri Uchu’ in…
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El señor de Quylluriti
Quylluriti is a religious festival that takes place in the Ocongate district on the slopes of a mountain called Ausangate. This festival is a pilgrimage, mixing Spanish customs and Inca customs. This pilgrimage begins 58 days after the celebration of Easter Sunday. Several dancers with their typical costumes accompany the pilgrims in search of a…
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The environmental brigade at the school in Huancaro
As an organization we believe in sustainable work and continuing with our project “Taking care of our environment for a better world” carried out in 2022. We started in May with workshops and awareness activities of the environmental brigade at the Huancaro school. A training session and a coffee break to strengthen our environmental brigade…
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Lizveth graduates in higher education
Inspire and empower! We ended the month of March with good news, Lizveth the first student of Añañau graduated proudly and with great joy her study in higher education. Lizveth was in our organization from the age of eleven untill the end of high school, and then Añañau, with the help of Stichting Lamp, was…
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Meet our new teachers!
At the start of the new school year, some changes have happened in the Añañau team and we are very happy to count on some new team members, whom we would like to introduce to you here! In the team at the project site in Huancaro there are two new teachers, Deysi Rene Huaman Quispe…
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#InternationalWomensDay
For International Women’s Day and beyond, let’s all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society’s DNA. And it’s critical to understand the difference between equity and equality. Why equal opportunities aren’t enough? People start from different places, so true inclusion…
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Great collaborations with local volunteers
During the month of February we have been counting with the support of a group of psychology students from the local Andina University in Cusco. The organization of Aňaňau has been able to set up a sustainable cooperation with the psychology faculty of the university where psychology students and professionals will be supporting the programs…
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Start holiday program 2023
In Añañau we started strong the new year with the yearly holiday program that we offer for the children. From January till March it’s the large school holiday in Peru, but as an educational organization we are open during this period and the children still can attend the project on a daily base for activities…
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Political crisis and unrest in Peru
Since this past December 7, 2022, after a failed and illegal coup by former President Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian nation has been involved in a moment of crisis and anxiety that seems to never end. On December 7, former President Pedro Castillo Terrones, in a desperate action as a result of the corruption cases for…
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A beautiful Christmas celebration
Despite the unrest and many strikes in Peru during the last weeks in December, we have been able to close well the year on both projects with a wonderful Christmas celebration for the children. The children don’t have the possibility to celebrate Christmas at home with gifts, a special meal or even a Christmas tree.…