The Mosqoy Foundation
Peru
Summary of Project:
The Mosqoy Foundation is a charitable organization working to bridge cross-cultural gaps between North America and Peru. We aim to realize the dreams of Peruvian students and textile workers through our two projects, Project Colibri and Banco de Jovenes. Total Funding Goal: $2,400 USD For one year of expenses for ten students
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How You Can Help:
- $15 provides school transportation for one month, for one student
- $25 provides school supplies for one month, for one student
- $42 provides one month of Tuition for one student
- $42 provides one month of Housing for one student
- $90 provides food for one month, for one student
To pay via Check: Make check payable to The Mountain Fund. In the "For" section, be sure to designate this project. Mail to: 139 Madison, NE / Albuquerque, NM / 87108 / USA
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Why This Project Matters:Mosqoy is a smart, effective way to end poverty in Peru by investing in the education of its young people. But more than that, Mosqoy has focused on practical education in the sorts of skills that can lead directly to employment, and do not require long courses of study. By focusing on technical-vocational education, Mosqoy is able to produce rapid results at a relatively low cost. Unique to Mosqoy is it's "pay it forward" component that requires these young people to give a hand to the organization and help create opportunity for the next Mosqoy student.
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More Information About This Project:
Our Goals:To educate through Youth Bank for the Future, a project aiming to provide post-secondary education for twenty graduating students in Ollantaytambo, in hopes of establishing a stronger base of professionals in future generations.
To preserve through Project Colibri: Strands for Sustainability, working with textiles communities to keep their art and culture alive.
To connect generations, and the elders and youth of the Andes, spread awareness between the cultures and languages of Canada and Peru, and bridge the gap in the commodity chain between producer and consumer. |
Activities:
Youth Bank: The objective of Youth Bank is to provide educational opportunities for the children of the Patakancha Valley who cannot afford to continue their studies after high school. Our hope is to create more leaders in the community and establish a chain of reciprocity for families to sustain themselves.
The children of Ollantaytambo and the Patakancha Valley (in the Sacred Valley region of Peru) have no means of turning their future dreams into reality after they graduate from high school. On average, only two or three students out of the 70 that graduate each year from Colegio Estatal Mixto Ollantay will continue their studies at a technical institute or university. Colegio Ollantay is the only high school in the town, and the only one available to children from the poor communities of the Patakancha Valley. The rest will follow their family jobs either working in the markets or on the farms, uneducated and without an income to support a family of their own. Every generation of children becomes poorer, and the number of professionals in the community is decreasing rapidly, representing only 5% of the district’s population.
Project Colibri:Peruvian Textiles, Strands for Sustainability provides an outlet to sell textiles from the Sacred Valley region to North America. The aim of this project is to establish sustainability in the Sacred Valley region through the tradition of textiles, which is an integral part of the Peruvian culture, history, and economy. Over the last decade, this tradition has rapidly declined, as the younger generation of women are buying and selling textiles instead of learning the art from their elders. With this project, we aim to revitalize this important aspect of their culture and with it, establish a stronger economy in the campesino villages.
Project Colibri works directly with textile workers of the Sacred Valley, buying textiles and wool from weavers who could not normally make enough sales to sustain their families. All prices are fair and negotiated. |
Where This Project Is Located: This Project is located in Peru.
Peru Facts: - Total population of Peru is about 28,674,757 (est. 2007)
- Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day is 37.7%
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Click HERE to visit Mosqoy's main website.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 19:53 |
