Tourism leakage is a heart-breaking reality in the tourism industry. Tourism leakage occurs when tourism dollars end up leaving the country where they are spent because foreign investors own, control, or drive local tourism. We selected these nonprofits because they are locally owned and provide services in the region around Cusco.
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Local Charities
Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco
Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco or CTTC for short has a rich history running all the way back to the 1970s when Quechua weavers began their Cusquenan textile traditions. The nonprofit was founded in 1996 and since has partnered with multiple communities with the goal of keeping the beautiful traditions of the weaver alive today. CTTC second goal is to give the communities a center where women and men could come together and work, free from the distractions of home life and sheltered from the rain.
Ananau
Ananau is a nonprofit established in 2014 with the goal of creating an educational and social impact for the people and communities of Peru. Ananau works on their goals of sustainable tourism and education with the 2030 sustainable development goals of the UN in mind. Ananau has 5 main values that allow them to provide the most genuine and positive differences for the people of Peru. Ananau believes in integrity, commitment, respect, professionalism, transparency, and participation. With these values at the core of what they do, Ananau has multiple education projects in and around Cusco, Peru including after school programs and scholarships for higher education.
Chaska Cusco
Chaska is a new nonprofit established in 2018. The main goal of Chaska is to break the cycle of poverty in Cusco, Peru. With the impact of poverty hitting women and children the most, Chaska focuses on empowering young women through education and support services! Chaska uses three agents of support, educational, financial, and emotional. Although Chaska is a new nonprofit, they have ambitious goals for the future including sustainable development, no poverty, quality education for all, and gender equality! With the help of Chaska women and children have a brighter future in Peru!