Practical Action

One of the great aspects of doing charity roadtrips is the opportunity it presents to understand some of the work that the charities do.

The first of our chosen charities is Practical Action, and they've been chosen specifically because they are delivering projects in Peru, the country we are travelling through. Chances are that we will be driving through communities that either are (or one day will be) impacted by the very projects our fundraising is helping to pay for. I don't pretend to understand a great deal about the challenges faced in Peru, though clearly poverty, climate and geographical isolation will be three of the main ones. The challenges that will make our road trip so treacherous, are issues that impact communities daily, throughout their lives. Transportation, communication and the Andean climate are but three key issues - and Practical Action has projects in place to try to improve knowledge and capability in each of these areas.

Why not read a little more about:
community telecentres
dissemination of agricultural tips via podcasts
coping with the big Andean freeze  and
harnessing windpower

To sponsor ¿Que? Guevara with your proceeds going to Practical Action - follow this link http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/QueGuevara