MySmallhelp Cusco

Around this time last year, Peros kindly donated money to help the flood affected region of Paucarbamba (in the Sacred Valley of Peru) get back on their feet. After initial support of food, shelter and school equipment for the children we spoke with the community members and they wanted the donated money to help them [...]

Following Peros´ financial support for several communities affected by the floods back in January 2010, I have headed back out to Peru to volunteer to see how the communities are getting along- one year on. First stop was the Desana Giving Dental Mission in Yanahuara. Mysmallhelp (to whom Peros had donated money for the flood [...]

Sometimes it is good to reflect on the differences between our lives in the UK and life for many in the Sacred Valley in Peru. Whilst visiting the community of Paucarbabma, the community where most of our efforts have been made to help them recover after the flooding of January 2010, I took stock of [...]

GUINEA PIGS   Following the devastating floods in the sacred valley in January 2010 Mysmallhelp UK decided to put up an emergency appeal to help the flood victims. This appeal resulted in a fundraising campaign raising over 20,000 pounds. The funds raised by Mysmallhelp initially went to provide emergency food for the flood victims of [...]

The cuys have arrived at Cuylandia! The first guinea pigs have been distributed to the people that have built the homes for their guinea pigs and have grown their food donated by Paskay and have followed all of the training sessions. According to the “socios” members of the Cuylandia project they are very happy with [...]

Dear Mysmallhelp trustees and friends, As you all know the Casa Hogar del Sol is urgently in need of funds to raise money to continue the Cuylandia project here in Peru. I am writing to see if anyone would be able to help us with fundraising by donating funds directly to sell books through the [...]

Thank you Carlos for sending us the designs for the training centre. The BIG question is what colour are we going for!! Thank you once again George and Kathy for your continued support. The bricks arrived yesterday and the volunteers are coming back tomorrow to help with the construction. We should be on schedule for the [...]

An Ilkley aid worker is hoping to set Peruvian families up in business after their homes and livelihoods were washed away in devastating floods six months ago. Leander Hollings, pictured, is appealing for £14,000 to establish a training centre which would enable residents in the Cusco region to rear guinea pigs for the domestic and [...]

Dear Friends of Mysmallhelp and Casa Hogar del Sol, Thank you all for supporting the flood victims of the sacred valley Peru over the past 6 months.   I am now working as the director of the partner charity “Asociacion Casa Hogar del Sol” together with the founders Carlos Gibaja and Dr Sharron Forrest. For [...]

http://www.mysmallhelp.org/sponsor-a-child.php Mysmallhelp is committed to providing basic human rights like food, water, shelter and education. This is the driving force behind our child sponsorship scheme. Issues like these can only be solved through long term involvement – which is why the consistent support you provide through Child Sponsorship is so important. Mysmallhelp child sponsorship is [...]