SOCIAL PROJECTS We Support
Giving something back to Peru
Valentin’s Pachamama Journeys is dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work.
We reinvest much of our profits into various long-term social projects, supporting children, education, and porters with clothing, medication, and more.
Helping educate children during the COVID pandemic
The COVID pandemic hit the remote Andean communities hard. Many villages were isolated for months, and children stopped going to school. There is no internet access across large areas — education came to a standstill.
We decided to fund and connect three communities to the internet using satellite dishes: Chupani, Patacancha, and Huacawasi.
Our team bought, transported, and installed a dish, cables, and router to each village. Parents and children learned how to go online and were able to continue their studies.
The connectivity has transformed the villagers' lives. Valentin's Pachamama Journeys will continue to help these and as many other villages as possible.
Building schools and keeping people healthy
We helped fund and build Pilliray school — complete with ceremonial bulls to put on the roof to ward off evil spirits. It is now is fully equipped with tables, chairs, a blackboard, and games for the children.
We worked with local teachers and villagers to build the school, installing flush toilers, a water storage tank, and a septic tank. The old school building has become a kitchen and dining room.
The last building stage was to install a fence around the school to keep out farm and wild animals. Children can get gastrointestinal parasites after coming into contact with animals and their excrement, which may lead to anemia, chronic intestinal symptoms, and malnutrition.
We funded a five-year program to ensure the kids and their parents receive anti-parasitic medication every six months. Mebendazole kills the larvae and keeps everyone healthy.
Pachamama Children’s School: Yanahuara School Project
Valentin was born in Yanahuara and lives in the community.
Keen to give something back, Valentin's Pachamama Journeys bought 1,000m2 of land and built a school complete with a fully-equipped classroom, dining room, and bathrooms. Children can now enjoy organic food picked from Valentín’s farm.
Yanahuara’s new school, called Pachamama Chldren’s School, has laptops for its 15 kids so they can go online and meet children from around the world. We hope they'll practice their English skills using platforms like Open English.
The return of travelers to Peru meant we could restart the project, which stalled during the COVID pandemic. Valentin's Pachamama Journeys and the school’s children would love you to visit the project and see how they are benefitting from the new school.
Children and teachers settling in at Pachamama Children’s School.
Delivering hundreds of shoes every year
Life in the high Andes is icy in winter (May-October). Many families can only afford shoes made from old car tires.
Every year, we travel to Pillaray, Ancoto, and Choquecancha communities with more than 300 pairs of shoes to give to the children.
The Andean sun is powerful, too, and we deliver sombreros to help protect their young skin and eyes, too.
Providing school supplies annually
Building schools is one thing, but they must be well-stocked to function correctly.
That's why we deliver an annual stockpile of essentials to various schools if they or their parents cannot afford them.
Our kits include:
Notebooks | pencils | pens | erasers | rulers | dictionaries
Bringing Christmas cheer to the Andes
¡Ho ho ho! Valentin Pachamama Journey's elves keep busy all year long so that they can spread some Christmas joy.
The children of Pilliray, Lares, and Paucartambo all receive a visit from Santa Claus, thanks to our cheeky elves. A little festive cheer goes a long way.
All of this is possible thanks to our beautiful travelers choosing Valentin's Pachamama Journeys. You can visit our social projects on some of our tours and see just how your visit has a positive impact on the people of Peru. A heartfelt thank you for your support.
A big thank you — to all of YOU
All of this is possible thanks to our beautiful travelers choosing Valentin's Pachamama Journeys.
You can visit our social projects on some of our tours and see just how your visit has a positive impact on the people of Peru. A heartfelt thank you for your support, from all of us here in Peru.
