Open, still looking for DDF and/or cash support
Life at 13,000 feet in the Andes is a constant challenge. For over 600 years the Quechua-speaking communities have lived at the lowest level of Peruvian society.
Today, greenhouses are changing all this changing all this thanks to Kusimayo and the IAA, two Peruvian NGOs; with help from Rotary clubs in Northern California.
Families work together creating 1,800 adobe bricks to build the 65’x16’ structures. This is their sweat equity.
Within one year these farmers are moving from subsistence agriculture to sustainability in the market economy.Yachachiqs, Quechua-speaking Farmers/mentors provide peer to peer training for the families. Trained by our partner the IAA in Cusco, they are the key to the success of the families’ greenhouses.
Open, still looking for DDF and/or cash support
Life at 13,000 feet in the Andes is a constant challenge. For over 600 years the Quechua-speaking communities have lived at the lowest level of Peruvian society.
Today, greenhouses are changing all this changing all this thanks to Kusimayo and the IAA, two Peruvian NGOs; with help from Rotary clubs in Northern California.
Families work together creating 1,800 adobe bricks to build the 65’x16’ structures. This is their sweat equity.
Within one year these farmers are moving from subsistence agriculture to sustainability in the market economy.
Yachachiqs, Quechua-speaking Farmers/mentors provide peer to peer training for the families. Trained by our partner the IAA in Cusco, they are the key to the success of the families’ greenhouses.
The greenhouses allow the families to grow and harvest Year around. Fruits and Vegetables provide a far more Nutritious diel than the historic dependence on potatoes and corn. Typically, the families are consuming 60% of the food they grow. The 40% surplus is sold in local markets. The profits provide sustainability
Kusimayo in Quechua means “River of Happiness”
Rotarians provide the solar roofs, irrigation materials, pumps, tanks and seeds. We also pay for the training and provide dancing partners.