Project report
USD 2,704
Raised from 1,175 people
Project Outcomes
Solar lamps (Sun King Pro’s) were delivered to the following families in 2014:
- Cullihuata (09 lamps) delivered to the following households: Santos Quispe Tacac, Leocadio Sinchi Quispe, Domingo Sinchi Laucata, Pablo Sinchi Quispe
- Yanamayo (23 lamps) delivered to the following households: Renato Yupanqui Puma, Crisóstomo Yupanqui Puma, Timoteo Yupanqui Quispe, Julián Yupanqui, Hermelgildo Yupanqui Vargas, Washinton Yupanqui Vargas, Eustaquio Sinche Rios, Bernardino Ccallisaya Usca, Mario Ccallisaya Usca, Víctor Sinche Cruz, Gregorio Sinche Mamani, Siriaco Sinche Huaman, Mario Sinche Cruz, Sixta Pareja Huanaco
- Pariacaca (06 lamps): delivered to the following households: Asociacion de Arieros de llamas de Tanta (llama handlers association of Tanta) - president Tito Ramos
Additionally Isabel Quispe Huaman and Luis Usca Quispe will be delivering 12 more lamps next month to more families that live more than a day’s walk from Yanamayo.
Project Impact
The households to receive the solar lamps are very appreciative because now they can carry out more household activities during the night such as cooking and school homework.
What’s next?
Additional lamps are needed over the next few months in Qesqa, Ancascocha and Tastayoq.
Can I visit this project?
World Expeditions operates treks that visit many of the villages that benefited from this project. Find out more at www.worldexpeditions.com.
Project overview:
To supply 54 solar lamps to isolated houses in 4 villages in the Peruvian Andes.
The majority of houses in these villages will receive basic electricity but the more isolated houses (up to 2kms away from the main village) do not receive any electricity.
These solar lamps will mean that these households can partake in most of the usual household activities (such as cooking and homework) once the sun has set.
The following villages will receive
- Yanamayo x 15 lamps
- Pampacahuana x 11 lamps
- Qesqa x 23 lamps
- Ancascocha x 5 lamps
Solar Lamps
The proposed solar lamps have been identified as suitable for local conditions, cost around $50USD in Peru and bring a wide range of benefits such as
- 10 x brighter than kerosene lamps
- 30 hours of light on 1 day's charge
- 5 year battery life
- 100 lumen warm temperature light
- Connectors for charging mobile phones or radios (can charge day or night)
Local partners
World Expeditions is working with our local partner Tambo Foundation to locate the houses in need and to source the correct lamps for the situation.
How was it this funded?
Thanks to hundreds of tiny donations from these online businesses and their customers.
- ***WorldNomads.com.au
- ***WorldNomads.co.nz
- World Nomads USA
- World Nomads Canada
- www.WorldNomads.com
- ***World Nomads UK
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