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HOGAR DE LA AMISTAd
 CREATING A SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR A SHELTER

Hogar de la Amistad is a Shelter  for indigenous peoples seeking medical care in Cusco city. It provides care for post-hospitalized patients, shelter for patients' families and after-school programs for kids k-12 

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When I was a fourteen I created an additional source of income for this shelter, this was my first solution oriented project 

Role: creator and organizer of a craft-based program to aid the financial gap in the institution

Hogar de la Amistad 

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Services

  • Post- hospitalized care 

  • After school programs for under-resourced communities  

  • Early-childhood development

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Population

  

 Rural quechua people

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 Urban: under-resourced populations in the      outskirts of Cusco City

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Problem and Opportunity

Need for extra source of income to cover functioning costs at the shelter

Resources

People

  • Volunteers

  • Director

  • Community

  • Italian branch

Skills

  • Communication 

  • Jewelry design 

  • Teaching 

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Solution

Jewelry and design workshops for Director and staff to produce a new line of products to sell in the European market through our Italian branch

Roles

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  • creator, organizer and instructor

  • translated jewelry design knowledge into new products 

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  • implemented the initiative 

  • made contact with our affiliated Italian branch to create a market in Europe.

  • made products

DIRECTOR

STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS

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From practice to market

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Italian Branch

This project was one of the most influential experiences to date. It taught me to seek resources, make allies, and better utilize my skills. It was the first time I could see my little design knowledge as a resource with the potential to address a real problem affecting my community. 

The project I started continued beyond my departure from the shelter.

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