Arrived in the evening. Checked into Country Inn.
Enjoyed a wonderful tour of the Miraflores Locks, museum, city and lunch w/Roberto
Exceeded our expectations. Wonderful memories and ... Full Journal »
Adventure Life Grants
Adventure Life has an annual, ongoing grant program that provides funding for small, grassroots projects in the countries we visit. Organizations and/or projects are nominated by our local partners. We invite and encourage our partners to seek out grassroots projects that will benefit most from our grants. Our grant program currently allots $10,000 each calendar year – although due to its successes, we plan on increasing this amount in the next calendar year. Typically funding for an individual project is capped at $2,000. These grants can be applied for in small or large amounts.
This isn’t about saving the world – but it is about saving a crop; and securing safety for a women’s shelter; and supporting local arts in rural communities; and forest restoration ... all of which our grants have funded.
Grants are allocated after applications are reviewed and accepted by the majority of the Adventure Life staff. There is no restriction to the type of project our grants will support – however, the overwhelming majority of nominated and accepted applications have gone toward building and supporting the welfare of local communities in Latin America
Here is an example of the projects supported by our Adventure Life Grant Program.
- Peru 2010: Waterpump to replace irrigation system that was destroyed after flooding in the Cachiccata Community.
A note from the president of the Cachiccata community.
- Peru 2004-Present: Reforestation & home restoration in the Cachiccata community. Cachiccata is a small Andean community with no more than fifty families.
- Ecuador 2010: Purchase and installation of sinks, electric connections, water pipes, and safety equipment (a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher) for a new science lab in the rural school in the Guitig community.
View Grant Report: Science lab at Maria Guarderas School Guitig
- Peru 2009-2010: Conservation-focused, bird-watching festival for youth from poor villages near Cusco. Program is offered as a reward for students with high academic performance.
- Costa Rica 2009: A Christmas fiesta at an orphanage in Costa Rica.
- Guatemala 2010-Present: Building materials for a privately funded K-12 school in rural Guatemala. The school is unique in that it is being built with re-purposed materials such as earth-packed tires, inorganic trash-filled plastic bottles and earth-filled feed bags.
A note from Long Way Home's Director of Administration, Lisa Massey.
View video of construction at the Tecnico Maya Vocational School in Comalapa, Guatemala.
- Guatemala 2010-Present: Antigua's Art Festival showcases the works of young artists from community youth groups in the Antigua region. Adventure Life helps to sponsor the Art Festival in partnership with the local organization, CasaSito.
- Peru 2007-Present: Security wall and new computer (that was stolen after a break-in) for the Mantay Shelter. The Mantay Shelter supplies young single mothers with a safe environment where they are counseled, educated and given training. Adventure Life has also provided flat donations to Mantay, and funding for the shelter to produce a website. More information on the Mantay Shelter.
A note from the director of Mantay, Raquel Garcia.
- Bolivia 2011: Funds to help dig a new well for proper plumbing and irrigation at a historic hacienda in Bolivia
- Peru 2007-Present: The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (CTTC) is a non-profit organization established in 1996. During this time, the textile traditions of pre-Colombian Peru cultures in the Cusco region were in danger of disappearing forever. The center is dedicated to recapturing and aiding the survival of Incan textile traditions and providing support to weaving communities. More information on the CTTC.
View video of the Center for Traditional Textiles in Cusco.
A note from the director of the CTTC, Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez.
Grant Application
One of the first steps in consideration for an Adventure Life Grant, applicants are required to complete the following application form. Here is a submission we received, and accepted, for a Science Laboratory at Maria Guarderas Primary School in Ecuador. View application.
Adventure Gear Store
By traveling with Adventure Life you are helping to contribute to our grant program. In addition, by gearing up for your Adventure Life trip at Adventure Gear you can help to give back to the communities that you visit with us. 15% from every purchase goes into a grant program that serves as a funding source for local groups and NGOs to begin or continue sustainable, development projects. View Gear Store.
