Monthly Archives: January 2016


The Boys from Cusco

    Today we visited an after school program on the outskirts of Cusco, in a neighbourhood named Kallpanchis. We took a cab up one of the mountains with Octavio and several others from Hope, one of Alma’s partner organizations, crossing over the train tracks in the middle of this neighbourhood and arriving at the […]


Interview with Guillermina

At 10am I made my way down to the bus terminal in Cusco. It was unlike any experience I had ever had trying to find a bus. There were many large white vans, and in front of them were the drivers, who were yelling at each and every passerby encouraging them to get into their […]


Our First of Many Milestones

  In 2015, we celebrated our five year Anniversary. Five years of challenges, of hard work, and of impact. With thousands of volunteer hours, numerous loyal supporters and the amazing work of our Peru Director Ian and founder Alan, Alma was able to improve the quality of education for thousands of children. 5,000 children to be […]