Peru Ongoing Project History

Peru Program

Started: January 2025

Current Project Managers:
Maddie Kaltman and Genevieve Porteus

Former Project Managers:
​Mia LaRico, Matthew Ceelen

Spring 2025 Update:
The community of Tomacaya, located in the foothills of the Andes near Limatambo, is the site of our current project. This water distribution project aims to provide a community of around 500 individuals with potable water, and was officially approved this year. Tomacaya’s current infrastructure was implemented nearly a decade prior and can no longer support their growing community. Furthermore, their livestock is falling ill from drinking the water. We aim to implement a new, lasting water distribution system that services community hubs and provides potable water for drinking, agricultural support, and cooking.
The Tomacaya Water Project was adopted in December 2024. An assessment trip for the project will be conducted in May 2025. This project was formed in partnership with the NGO Mundo Esperanza and, since it’s adoption, we have worked together closely, as well as with the Tomacaya community. Our students and team have spent the majority of the semester planning for assessment and discussing how we can best meet our community’s needs. Upon returning from assessment, we hope to have enough data to focus our efforts on preliminary design and fundraising.
​An assessment trip will be conducted this May to meet the community and to gather initial data. After assessment, design and implementation of the system will commence. We will be working in tandem with our NGO, Mundo Esperanza, to ensure a cohesive design and implementation process.