KUSI KAWSAY FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN 2022

KAWSAY ÑANKUNA – PATHS OF LIFE

The path one takes through the Andes parallels as a metaphor for the path of life. In following these paths, we cross mountains. Pathways in the Andes are centuries old and built from earth and stone. They bring together countless generations from the before the time of the Inkas till now. These paths unite people; they help us find ourselves and experience so many amazing things along the way.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed our life in immeasurable ways. During the two years of the pandemic, many of our paths were left untouched and forgotten. To take our selves we stayed in our houses and our communities—however large or small those might have been.

In these next weeks you will learn about the people who walk the paths of our Andean school Kusi Kawsay. In our language of Quechua we use the word ‘ñankuna’ to refer to paths. Drawing inspiration from this, our campaign this year will be called ‘Kawsay Ñankuna’ or ‘Paths of Life’.

We hope you dive into learning about the different paths walked at our school. We also hope we can count on your support of Kusi Kawsay so we can keep doing this important work.

We are certain that together, we can keep learning.

Please take a moment to contribute to this online campaign by clicking on this link.

Other Ways You Can Help: share our project, post it to Facebook, tweet about it, tell people in your life!

COMING UP IN NOVEMBER

If you’re thinking of joining so many people on Giving Tuesday after Thanksgiving, please consider Pachamama’s Path in support of Kusi Kawsay school.  Our supporters were so generous during our Tinkuy campaign this summer, and, just as we were sitting back thinking we had a bit of breathing room, well, there was a teachers’ strike in Peru and all of the teachers in the country got a raise as a result.  Which added a bit to our budget for next year.  So much for taking a breather!  So please consider us if you’re joining in the day of giving.

Thank you!

HOW TO DONATE WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY

What is Amazon Smile?

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Pachamama’s Path every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Pachamama’s Path.
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.

For the direct link to Pachamama’s Path, just click here:  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-0389466.  To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to your bookmarks to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.

HELP WANTED!!

We need your ideas and input!

One of the projects we support, the Kusi Nan organic farm, is interested in producing organic energy bars and trail mix packages for the many visitors who hike the Machu Picchu trail, or simply visit various sites.  We are actively looking for a partner company with experience in this type of product to guide us through the process of production and marketing.  If you have any ideas or suggestions, please send us an email.  We welcome any and all input about this new endeavor.


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