http://www.intercambioperu.org Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:11:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Intercambio Peru is currently implementing a Project to improve the living conditions of blind people and people with visual disabilities in the department of Huancavelica.  The project is being financed by The Gelderse Blinden Stichting, a Dutch foundation. The trained teachers have just come back from the remote districts of Huancavelica where ... http://www.intercambioperu.org/project-for-blind-people-in-huancavelica Kelly and Velika meet up with an Andean sheperdess herding her Alpacas as they hike up to Tambraico. An unforgetable experience for everyone. http://www.intercambioperu.org/high-up-in-the-andes In 2006 Intercambio Peru has helped in a number of cases to support school going children in especially difficult circumstances, like orphans and neglected children. In 2007 we wish to continue these activities, but in a more structural and coordinated way. We already received 50 euros for the support of ... http://www.intercambioperu.org/support-for-poor-and-neglected-children With the participation of the University for Andean Development and the primary school “Corazon de Jesus”, we are carrying out a project on Biodiversity. The project aims at raising awareness among youths about the importance and ongoing loss of biodiversity on this planet. To visualize the aspect of biodiversity we ... http://www.intercambioperu.org/biodiversity-project-in-lircay In one of the poorest regions of Latin America it is often heartbreaking to see the conditions in which the disabled, as a marginalized group, have to live. In close coordination with the provincial municipality and the Disabled Association of Lircay we are writing a project, and looking for financial ... http://www.intercambioperu.org/project-for-disabled-in-lircay We are continuing with the improvement of the volunteering services we offer. During the month of July one of the main cultural events of the year in the town of Lircay takes place; the exuberant two-week celebration of the patron saint “Virgin del Carmen”, truly a unique and unforgettable experience. We still can ... http://www.intercambioperu.org/first-volunteering-program