Helping children in Peru be more productive at school by supporting http://kids-at-the-crossroads.org
My wife, friends, and I have given money to purchase warm, waterproof coats for the children of two villages located high in the Peruvian Andes. These children walk for up to 3 hours to get to school each day rain or shine! The classrooms in the schools have no heat. At school, they sit for hours doing their best to concentrate and learn while shivering from the freezing temperatures.
The parents in each village held a meeting and asked us to help provide their children with warm, waterproof coats. They repeatedly stated that the single most important thing impeding their children's education is staying warm and dry.
Kids at the Crossroads Peru is able to purchase coats for $25 each locally in Ayacucho, Peru. They not only provide the children with waterproof, warm coats but also support the local economy of Ayacucho. Their goal is to raise $5,000 to purchase 200 coats before the school year starts.
Something as simple as a warm coat can help them learn, stay healthy, and eventually break out of the poverty that they live in.
Review from #MyGivingStory