Corazon de los Apuswas founded mor than 10 years ago by two friends who had nothing more than motivation, energy and willpower to give underprivileged families in San Jerónimo (urban district of Cusco) more opportunities than they had previously been given.
We believe that in order to change the mentality of any group of people, you have to start at the base – with the children. Therefore, we especially want to bring awareness to the children, that they can break through social boundaries and live a better life. Most importantly, we hope to help them gain personal values like love and respect for themselves and others, to be able to lead happy and healthy lives with more opportunities for a brighter future. This includes our focus on the importance of school, knowledge and education.
If we can alter the life of just one single child for the better by providing them with more opportunities, our time and energy has been well spent. That being said, we work tirelessly to make a change, beginning with the district of San Jeronimo.
The association is mainly managed by Coco (Jorge) and his partner Kat. They are the contact persons for the volunteers as well as for the families and the kids of the project. Moreover, there are also several representatives in European countries (e.g France or Switzerland).
The project works on 2 locations San Jeronimo. It's an out district of Cusco, where the poorest of the poor people live. The adults often don't have any school education, what makes it hard for them to help their kids at school. A lot of kids don't see any chances to improve their live.
We appreciate any help from volunteers. Most important thing is that the volunteers are willing and motivated to help. For the work, they will be paid with a lot of love from the kids and their happy faces.
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