Gender Equality Peru Project #19343

TEACHERS are the BACKBONE to EDUCATE GIRLS in Peru

by Chicuchas Wasi

TEACHERS are the BACKBONE to EDUCATE GIRLS in Peru

Project Report | Jul 5, 2019
CW EMPOWERS GIRLS to reach their full potential

By Diana Rae Lewis | Founder & President

Graduation and top honors for Maria with mother

Empowering girls to reach their full potential is what CW is all about...

Graduation is a bittersweet time for all. Ruth proudly stands next to Maria, the top-rated 6th grade graduate and her mother at the end of the school year last December. This was Maria's final day in the loving arms of the CW School for girls. Excited about her future and proud of her accomplishments, Maria knows she will manage her adjustment to a co-ed public high school, thanks to the 8 years of CW preparation she has received. She has listened to the CW alumnae stories about CW Girls being recognized by the high school principal as the highest achievers at the high school. She also knows that several CW alumnae girls entered the prestigious Cusco University last March and she can too.

How did all of this begin?
BUY the book & Read the entire story

"JUMP ON THE LOVE TRAIN"
www.chicuchaswasi.org/book/

(UK supporters please contact Kate at Ktunni@sky.com)

THIS IS A CW School FUNDRAISER

Photo: Cristel received her diploma last Dec. and was surprised when she was awarded the honor of being the best friend to all of her classmates and gifted an envelope with 50soles. This was a teary moment that sent Cristel into the arms of her beloved school director Ruth. She started high school in March this year.

Photo: The two highest CW achievers were recognized at graduation and stood tall with director Ruth and their mothers for this honor in front of the entire student body. Now in High school.

Photo: One of many visits from the CW alumnae high school girls who enjoyed breakfast at the school and a game before the advanced math class and bakery class begins.

A few of the CW Programs

Our daily hot meal program has improved the health of our CW school girls who arrive each March malnourished due to poverty and a lack of nutrition. They have overcome anemia, lethargy, and several are being treated for TB and other health issues found at the annual March Physical Exam.

All girls participate in the school's mayoral election, as if it were the Peruvian Presidential election, to learn how to vote..so they then can teach their parents. Here you can see the moderated debate between the final candidates. All students vote.

The honor guard girls are the 6 top 6th grade students and the flag bearer is THE top student. In the photo the outgoing 6th grade is marching towards the incoming 6th grade students chosen to receive and carry this honor for the next school year.

CW IMPACT

Our girls are University and Vocational college bound and this has been the dream of Ruth and I – for CW girls to have this opportunity to reach their dreams. Their line of women never had the opportunity to go to school for the basics, let alone higher education. We have girls at the University now. Photo: These are three of our alumnae girl - look at those faces. They will go far and be the leaders of tomorrow. We are so proud of them!

GG BONUS Match Day!

Donations over $100 to $1000 will be matched

July 18 - STARTs - 6AM - SHARP PLEASE!

GlobalGiving MATCH DAY LINK

(MATCH funds GO VERY FAST)

ALSO- Please buy the story of ChicuchasWasi
"JUMP ON THE LOVE TRAIN" book
THANK YOU ALL
WWW.chicuchaswasi.org/book/

Last photo - CW Alumnae Girls say

THANK YOU

NOW they believe they can achieve anything!

Cristel received a surprise award at graduation

Top students with Ruth and mothers at graduation

CW high school Alumnae girls return for training

CW elects school Mayor and teaches how to vote

CW grads pass honor guard to next yr. 6th grade

CW alumnae girls never dreamed big-now they do!

Links:

Official updated website for Chicuchas Wasi

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May 31, 2019
LOVE LIKE AIR spreads at CW School filling all

By Diana Rae Lewis | Founder & President

Little newbies-4 y/o girls in school

LOVE like air spreads at CW filling every heart, every day, rain or shine

CW School for Girls begins every March with 4 year old Quechua-speaking girls who never heard the word school before. They are paired with an upper grade CW girl to lovingly ease their passage into this new sometimes scary and unfamiliar CW world. The 6th grade girls who will graduate in December and move on to high school and later the University that awaits them are new role models for our wide-eyed little ones. Many possibilities will begin to creep into their awareness and open to them when they hear the older girls talk about their dreams for the future.

How did all of this begin?

Read the entire story in the new

"JUMP ON THE LOVE TRAIN" book
www.chicuchaswasi.org/book/

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** FOR OUR UK SUPPORTERS **
We have a plan to ship 40 signed books to the UK at a big shipping discount ($5.50 per book) from California. To proceed we need to have preorders paid to the CW UK friends organization (Director is Stuart) so that we won't ship too many books.
Please contact Stuart in the UK

** or **

Rae < chicuchas_wasi@sonic.net >
so we can proceed. This is a fundraiser and the only way to raise funds for CW is to buy books directly from the CW nonprofit – not from a bookseller who is focused on their own profit.
THANK YOU for loyal support

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I am always asked why did you create Chicuchas Wasi?

Since I founded www.ChicuchasWasi.org 32 years ago, I have been asked again and again: What was it that made you decide to create CW? Why the Peruvian Andes? Weren’t you afraid to leave your home, solid nursing job, community and family and move there alone, with no Spanish, no friends and the 13,000 foot altitude?

In your lifetime have you ever felt an occasional fleeting inner gentle and loving call to pay attention to something that might be important to you? Did you notice it didn't go away? Did you trust it and leap into the unknown? Or ignore it.

When I was 41 years old I felt a strong inner call to an unknown something I did not understand but could not ignore. I finally surrendered to this heart felt call, trusted and leapt into the unknown - scared - and my life changed forever. I fell in Love with a group of ragamuffins living on the streets of Cusco.

My just published book, "Jump on the Love Train" is about that experience and how CW came to be. I have 1000 books ready to mail to you. To order go to www.chicuchaswasi.org/book/ Muchas Gracias -Rae

Please BUY the book
"JUMP ON THE LOVE TRAIN"
a fundraiser to EDUCATE GIRLS
WWW.chicuchaswasi.org/book/
100% of the proceeds go to the school

Help us to keep our school open.
Thank you

The first complete new CW primary school was in 2013 and that year CW graduated 11 girls, promoting them to the public co-ed high school. There were no warm fuzzies at the new public school. The girls returned to CW emotional and asking for support and to remain part of CW family. The Alumnae Sisterhood was created to mentor, guide and support our Alumnae girls. The girls suffered a tragic loss of a promising classmate 3 years later and they grew up more determined than ever to reach their dreams. These 10 CW Alumnae girls ALL completed the 5 years of high school, graduated and their current achievements are the best news ever.

Want to know the CW IMPACT?

ARE YOU READY?

Of these 10 CW prepared Alumnae girls: two passed the competitive University entrance exam and are attending Cusco University; four entered the Cusco Vocational College; and the remaining four are taking additional classes preparing to retake the University entrance exam. They all stayed in school (despite the constant family pressure to quit and go to work.) They are the first in their family line of women to ever do so. We are so proud of our CW Alumnae and know you are too. This is our mission, to raise the girls up.

Please DONATE to CW school today
by buying the story of ChicuchasWasi
"JUMP ON THE LOVE TRAIN" book

WWW.chicuchaswasi.org/book/

New to school 4y/os matched are with big sisters

The 32 year Story Chicuchas Wasi serving children

We are so proud of CWs first graduation class

Links:

Official website of ChicuchasWasi covers 32 years

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Apr 10, 2019
Love and Joy fill the air & hearts of our CW Girls

By Diana Rae Lewis | Founder & President

All dressed up for the fun, CW 4 y/o dancer fun

LOVE and JOY fill the air and hearts of our CW girls every single school day...

It's Carnival time in Latin America and one way or another every fun-loving Peruvian will jump into the fun. CW is no exception, however, we keep it mellow and don't allow girls to throw water balloons at each other. CW girls dance for each of the Andean communities around a pretend gift tree (full of air balloons) and show off their costumes and festive mood. We begin with our youngest 4 y/o girls and then grade by grade the other dancers follow. Each grade chose the music and created the choreography for their dance around the tree. All over Latin America all ages are celebrating and if you see pink and green flour flying through the air and loud laughter it is best to escape as fast as you can. Tourists are a favorite target to soak and dust with colored flour.

As the dancing was ending, Alejandro our psychologist and Simeon our bus driver appeared with spray cans of foam and sprayed the teachers to the delight of all present and white foam was everywhere. The pink flour powder flew over everyone for a bit..they were all having a great time, especially Alejandro and Simeon – adored by the girls. I stayed out of that mess, but enjoyed watching them all play carnival.

Fun was had by all. You can tell by the happy faces of all the teachers, psychologist and bus driver lined up in the bottom photo. Cleanup was easy since the white foam and the pink flour just blew away.

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***TODAY is a GlobalGiving MATCH DAY***

YOUR donation will be matched 60% – so please donate:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/educate-110-poor-girls-in-cusco-for-economic-survival/

Help us to keep our school programs and teachers

Any size donation matters and will help fill the $81,000.00 shortfall we have for this year's $138,000.00 budget. All proceeds from the book will go towards the operating budget for 2019
Thank you

Not to miss fun - Next come the 5 y/o dancers

Dr. Alejandro happily sprays teachers

Simeon joins this mess and sprays teachers

All content and happy, teachers, cooks, and staff

Book being printed now...stay tuned

Links:

Official website of ChicuchasWasi covers 31 years

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