We talk a lot about creating a link between fun activities and academic metrics as a way of reinforcing and enriching the lessons in the classroom. It is, in fact, the very basis of many of our newer projects (and some still yet to come)! Nevertheless, it is sometimes hard to fully grasp what we […]
As we head towards the end of the Peruvian school year, it is time for us to close out our projects for 2014 in order to evaluate implementation and impact and to also make changes/ improvements for the projects that will continue into 2015. However, it is also the time of year that we begin […]
Outside of Urubamba there is the dusty “slum” of Cotiwincho. It is so awful that it is referred to by locals as “Afghanistan”. However, even in this place there is a wonderful story. For 14 years at Mosoq Runa project Ada has been caring for children that were given up by abusive and/or absent parents. […]
Click to read the Project Outline: Etsa Project – Outline
Inaugural Alma Foundation Teachers Roundtable October 18, 2014 We felt that getting all of our teachers and partners together on a regular basis to share best practices, commiserate and celebrate would be a good idea. We also felt that turning these roundtables into “seminars” where we could also train the teachers creative […]
I rarely drive to a community alone. If I am heading somewhere with a road that leads to it, I almost always end up picking up people needing a ride up to their community. Yesterday, when I was driving back from Patacancha, one of those people I picked up happened to be Maria Teresa. Maria […]
Ver abajo texto original en Español. I just returned from two weeks criss-crossing Peru and Bolivia, visiting 12 of our projects. The physical strain of nine flights, one 14 hour bus ride, close to 100 hours driving up and down mountain “roads” going from the heat and humidity of the jungle one day to below zero […]
Ver abajo texto original en Español. At Sariry Foundation boys and girls from 3 to 6 years old participate in the activities that develop their fine motor skills. The motor skills refer to the body movements that require precision and elevated level of coordination. The activities done with passion, enthusiasm, attention and concentration are as […]
In several areas of the centre of La Paz in Bolivia one can find boys and men shining shoes on the roadside, usually in groups of 2-4. They almost always wear woollen masks over their faces that gives them a frightening appearance. One of the first times a masked shoe shine boy confronted Ian in […]
On Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, spoke to a full house at the National Club in Toronto, with proceeds from the event benefitting Alma. The Minister was generous with his time and shared some of the most poignant moments of his career. He also spoke about some of the human atrocities still being […]
Click to read the Cochirhuay – Project Outline
On Thursday, October 9th, we gave the students a reading comprehension exam to get a baseline for their individual levels at the beginning of the project. In December, we will give them a similar exam and compare. The project officially began on Monday, October 13th. We brought our hired teacher, Sonia, to the school during […]
Ver abajo texto original en Español. Alexandra Pompilla This girl was captured by the police for human trafficking. According to her life story she was abandoned by her mother, together with her five siblings. She was the second-born and her older sister had a baby at age 16, and she also left her son in […]