Arariwa - painting by Hugo Franco
SUSTAINING CULTURE Working together for the protection, promotion and diffusion of Andean Culture.
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Our vision is to sustain permanent, multidisciplinary activities oriented toward children, youth, and adults of traditional communities, towns and cities, especially in the Sacred Valley area of Cusco, Peru, through workshops, special events, cultural exchanges and other integral educational activities that reinforce, promote and protect the values and knowledge of Andean culture—and in this way, empower the endangered traditional way of life.
We have been working in educational projects for the past 10 years. We are now ready to open a private school that offers an alternative education in the formation of free human beings with high self –esteem to children who would not economically have this opportunity. This pilot school will value, respect and promote Andean traditional culture. Waldorf philosophy shares a similar approach to life as indigenous Cosmo vision and encompasses our goal to educate individuals within the ideals of a culture of peace and solidarity while practicing the heritage of our ancestors: reciprocity.
Intertribal gatherings for the Solstices, Equinoxes, or other important astronomical dates. An annual Internation gathering among Indigenous Peoples of the Americas creates an actual network among participants who share their traditions, customs, storytelling, crafts, dance, songs, achievements, problems, solutions and hopes. These events reinforce cultural identity and personal self esteem. Inspires participants to keep working with the same goals in their communities to promote, protect and practice their ancestral values. Read More
