Kristin

This thursday started out early- we left at 7:30 and drove for 1,5 hours in the car before reaching Acabamba (I have no idea if that was correct), which is a small town faaaaaaaar out in the mountains. After eating breakfast in a local restaurant we headed further up in the mountains, passing by those scaaaary sites where you would like to stay on the road... Up there were super cute peruvian kids waiting for us in their primary school. CODE (and Stroemme) is giving support to this school when it comes to training of teachers, teaching material and facilities as chairs and buildings. They support with 40% of the costs to run the school, and sign a contract with the local goverment to have them contribute as well, with 40%. The final 20% is covered by the students´ families. Many families don´t have too much money to give, so they take responsibility in more practicle ways such as constructing the school buildings. CODE wants the government to take part in the education proyects as well, since in this manner the proyect is more sustainable in the long run. Also, the parents need to be involved in their children´s education. This is why CODE won´t cover a educational project a 100% economically. "Help for self-help", which is the motto of Stroemme Foundation, here expresses it´s purpose.

Inger Marie and I presented ourselves for the kids and said some phrases in Norwegian, English and Español... Tonight we will have to figure out some good spanish sentences to say for the next time... They served us fresh milk and bread for lunch- mmm! I guess straight from the cow:) We also got to eat a great meal together with some of the teachers. They have great hospitality here! And they really appreciate the support given by Stroemme Foundation. Inger Marie and I are the ones receiving all the thanks. We feel like embassadores! It´s really great to see that the resources reach out.