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“Love the Ravine”
This project, run by ACIES, takes as its theme loving and caring for the Quiritimayo neighbourhood, which is built on a steep ravine on the outskirts of Cajamarca.
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Closing the Education Gap in Nuevo Mocupe
Lingering gaps in children’s education in the Zaña Valley are the focus of this project.
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Quiritimayo Community Centre 2022/23
This Centre, run by ACIES, serves the children, youth and adults of Quiritimayo, a marginal neighbourhood in Cajamarca made up principally of Indigenous families who have recently migrated to...
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Support for Children in the Wake of COVID-19
Educational and nutritional gaps exacerbated by COVID-19 are the focus of this project. In the impoverished rural hamlet of Nuevo Mocupe, Madre Oliva Association will provide these children with...
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Post-Pandemic Recovery in the Zaña Valley
Latidos continues to help families in the Zaña Valley recover from the impact of COVID-19 on health (including mental health and nutrition) and education.
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New Edition of the Campesino Encyclopedia
With travel restrictions lifted in mid-2021, Rural Libraries Network again took up its goal to publish and distribute a revised edition of the Enciclopedia Campesina.
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Reducing COVID-19’s Impact in the Zaña Valley
Latidos helped families in the Zaña Valley secure healthy food, masks and cleaning supplies and provided them with both educational support and mental health workshops and counselling.
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Quiritimayo Community Centre 2021
This centre, run by ACIES, had 3 lines of action: help children and youth express themselves in drawing and words; empower women through small income generation projects and mutual...
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Supporting People with Disabilities 2021
For a third year, Heart-Links is funding a project, run by Madre Oliva Association, that provides much-needed support to a group of families in Nuevo Mocupe, a number of...
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New Edition of the Campesino Encyclopedia
The Enciclopedia Campesina is a collection of 20 volumes that gathers stories and knowledge from across the mountainous region surrounding the town of Cajamarca. It is the cornerstone of...
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