Day 4

Day 4

We’ve finally started the work we came here to do, and it was absolutely incredible. Today, we saw the old Runa Wasi centre and the new Mama Cocha children’s home. We saw the town of Los Oreganos and most importantly, we met some of the kids. Los Oreganos is impoverished and it is a very difficult area for Kiya Survivors to work in. From what we saw today, it is clear that they have had an incredibly impact on improving these children’s lives and they are really starting to make a difference here.

It’s a very dry, barren place and Los Oreganos is primarily a small fishing community. They’re struggling to bring in food and money because of commercial American fishing ships that are located right outside the boundaries and taking all the fish. It’s a very poor place. I found this especially powerful comparing it to the Rainbow Centre and Urubamba that I visited two years ago, where the centre is much more developed. I think it’s good to see the difference between the two.


It is so amazing to see the difference that we are making as well. Today we saw where all the money that has been raised has gone, and what great changes it’s making. The six children who are now living in the day centre for approximately 30 other kids will finally get a home of their own.

The kids are incredible. They’ve been through so many horrifying experiences, they’ve been treated so wrongly and live in such a poor community and yet they are the happiest people. Hector with his bright smile and lively attitude, Claudia with down syndrome is absolutely beautiful, all of the kids finally getting the love and attention that they deserve.

I love this place and I love helping this amazing charity. If it wasn’t for my family and friends at home, I wouldn’t want to leave.

By Maria

Even though the kids have special needs they are all such high spirited and inspire our entire team to fight harder for them. Meeting these kids today was the best experience ever because we have been hearing about these kids for so long. The first thing one girl ‘Claudia’ did was greet us with big hugs and show us around her home which is a part of the center. The center was incredibly small with running water only two hours a day. They live in rooms swarmed with flies in the 30 degree weather. One of the kids, Jose with cerebral palsy has to be carried around in a chair because he can’t walk and the center can’t afford a new wheel chair for him. This is one of the things that we plan to buy for him this week. Today was a really tiring day even though we got up late because we worked so hard at the center but now we can relax and enjoy dinner, looking forward to what tomorrow brings with ‘clown therapy’.

Natalie & Ida

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