Alto Villa Junín
In 2026 your donations to the Perú Fund will be contributing to a new potable water project in the village of Alto Villa Junín. The village is located on the Tambo River near the Amazonian town of Atalaya. It is home to 70 families of Asháninka and Ashéninka ethnic origin.
Most families in the village support themselves through hunting, farming and fishing. As with all of Alas de Esperanza’s water projects, the community will elect a water committee consisting of at least 50% women to organize the labor contributed by the villagers.
Once the water system has been completed, each family will have an outdoor sink and a shower at their home. This will greatly safeguard the health of the community and will not only make access to water much easier for the individual families but also provide readily available water for crops and livestock. It will furthermore mean no longer having to carry water over long distances.
Engineer and community liaison Ángel Huamán working with a member of the Alto Villa Junín community on the new water project.
Canchapunco
The second water project the Perú Fund will support in 2026 is in the village of Canchapunco, located high in the Andes about nine hours from Lima by car. The village is home to 111 families who make their living from agriculture, livestock farming and small businesses.
As part of the process of building the water system, the Alas de Esperanza team will arrange several meetings with the villagers to strengthen community organization. They will discuss issues such as equal roles for women and men, morale, hygiene and use and conservation of water.
Community members will also participate with the Alas team in developing a general maintenance program, as well as calculating the monthly fee for water service. Two operators, chosen by the villagers, will be trained in the technical maintenance of the system.
A young girl from Canchapunco with a poster that reads: “Welcome Nonprofit Organization Alas de Esperanza Peru-Canada!”