News from 2011...

Crime in Ccorca

1st October

Adolescents from two communities are making the trip to Cusco where they are assaulting people and coming back with stolen i-pods, mobile phones, trainers and clothes.

New Boarding House Underway

8th October

The parents are in a race against time to get a roof on the new boarding house before the rain sets in.

Stoneygate Set-Off

23rd September

Stoneygate School are joined by the world renowned explorer Ed Stafford who helps them set off on an epic journey around the perimeter of Peru.

Grafham Water Marathon

18th September

Amantani's first marathon around Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire on Sunday 18th September 2011. 216 runners undertook a challenge of a lifetime to help Amantani raise over £21,000!

Eddy's Words on Wasa

17 August

Eddy Prince tells his sodden tales from The Wasa Challenge 2011. He makes it so real you'll want to fetch your raincoat...

The Wasa Challenge

7th August

This was the day in which 23 brave souls would carry the weight of the girls in our boarding houses to the summit of Ben Nevis. Their weight was represented by rucksacks full of sand.

The Apu Challenge

6th August

Today, 25 brave hikers from around the country gathered together at the foot of Ben Nevis.

WOMAD Raffle

3rd August

At WOMAD Festival in Charlton Park, Amantani raffled off a beautifully framed VW photo donated by Kaleidoscope LTD. And the winner is..

WOMAD Festival

2nd August

Amantani hosted their first stall at WOMAD Festival in Charlton Park this year. Rest assured it won't be our last!

Rise To It

22nd July

They did it! The children overcame the 1,600m standing between them and the top of Mount Mama Simona! Thank you so much to everyone who supported the children and their parents.

Holmes & Marchant Give Us a Make-Over

12th July

Back in 2010, we asked Holmes & Marchant if they could help us to better communicate our work. You've already witnessed the results, here's the story behind them...

Will Bennett bikes to the hike!

12th July

Will, one of the participants in our WASA Challenge this summer, has decided to bike up to Ben Nevis!

'A Very Long Bike Ride'

1st July

Ollie Trace and his friends are cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats... the hard way.

Children in Peru Raise Funds!

23rd June

Very soon, the 64 children in our boarding houses will show that they can raise money as well, by hiking 5,200 metres up their local mountain!

Peruvian Pop-Up

17th June

We were invited by Southern Exposure to host a stall at their Peruvian Pop-Up event with a talk from Peruvian DJ and promoter of Quechua culture - Miki Gonzalez.

Helen Draper's 'Three Peaks Challenge' Attempt

28th May

Helen Draper, a Spanish teacher, inspires her pupils by successfully completing the 'Three Peaks Challenge' and raising substantial funds for Amantani's boarding houses.

Pupils of Stoneygate School bake cake for Amantani!

24th May

This month, children from Stoneygate School have taken on it upon themselves to sell cakes in order to raise funds for Amantani.

Charity of the Year at Stoneygate School

5th April

Today we found out that Stoneygate Prep School in Leicestershire have chosen to take on Amantani UK as their Charity of the Year in 2011-12.

A Third Boarding House!

21st March

The third boarding house is up and running and twenty boys who have called themselves 'Los Illapas' (Rays of Light) are about to spend their first night there!

Three Vodafone World of Difference Awards!

18th March

Thanks to Vodafone for the next two months, we will have a team of five here in the UK!

Chris's First Trip To Peru

14th March

Having just returned from Peru, we meet with Chris Palfreyman, to find out about his experiences, and how he felt being part of opening the first boys boarding house in Ccorca, Cusco.

Paloma Vivanco and INACIA back Amantani

1st January

INACIA have announced that they will donate £1 from each garment sold to Amantani!!