Team Peru Education in Action

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Kiya SurvivorsKiya Survivors is a charity that supports over 100 special needs children who have su!ered "o# abuse and neglect in di!erent areas of Peru and o!ers these children the education, love and suppor$ they need and deserve. For more information, visit their website at www.kiyasurvivors.org .

Team Peru is a service!learning programme, of

Copenhagen International School, which works in partnership with UK!based Kiya Survivors, in supporting educational centres for special needs, abused and abandoned Peruvian children.

As a service!learning programme, Team Peru seeks to combine "service# and "learning# to cultivate civic responsibility and strengthen our global community. Team Peru aims to enhance the learning experience of each student by learning, doing and re$ecting, while directly addressing and advancing the needs of these Peruvian children through service.

Team Peru achieves its mission through practice, education and support.

PracticeSince 2005, Team Peru has been administered as an extracurricular programme—Team Peru DK—at Copenhagen International School, whose purpose is to help abused and abandoned children in Peru. Every two years, a team of students from grades 9, 10 and 11, are chosen through a competitive process, to travel to Peru to provide hands!on service to one of the three Centres supported by the programme.

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live in ignorance of

the world’s

problems, because

for most people

they are so far

away. Seeing the

happiness and

appreciation in the

children ...opened

my eyes to one

simple

fact...people like

me can make a

di!erence in

someone else’s

life”

Nicholas Dailey,

Team Peru DK 2006Team Peru DK 2006 Team Peru DK 2008

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Team Peru Education in Action

EducationIntegrating service!learning at all levels in a student#s educational cycle is paramount. Team Peru works with the Primary and Middle Years programmes, at Copenhagen International School, to foster a sense of civic mindedness and build awareness of their place in the global community.

One way in which service learning is integrated is through Motionsdag. Every October, students of Copenhagen International School take to the woods and the streets to raise money for the Centres supported by Team Peru and Kiya Survivors. Students secure sponsors for various physical challenges and donate the funds raised to Kiya Survivors. The students learn that their action, no matter how big or small, has a direct and signi%cant impact on these children.

SupportSponsorship is the most e&ective way of supporting the work of Team Peru and Kiya Survivors. A regular gift 'given monthly, quarterly or annually( enables the organisations to continue to provide seamless love, education and therapy the children of Rainbow Center and Mama Cocha need. In addition to sponsorship, Team Peru raises money for the Centres by organising several annual fundraisers, within the greater Copenhagen community. In April of 2009, Team Peru showcased the World Premiere of The Next Explorers, at the Danish Film Institute. The Next Explorers is a documentary detailing the inspirational purpose and journey of Team Peru.

All funds raised through sponsorships, events or independent donations directly bene%t the children served by Team Peru and Kiya Survivors.

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The Centres

Originally funded by the Team Peru DK 2008, Mama Cocha Children#s Home is

home to nine children who were in great need of shelter. Team Peru helps fund the

di&erent costs of the Centre to ensure that these children receive the love and support they deserve. Because of Team Peru#s help,

these children now have a safe and loving environment in which to live.

Team Peru DK 2006 originally funded the Rainbow House, where seven special

children now reside, all of whom have had to be removed from their homes because

of abandonment, abuse and neglect.

The Rainbow Centre provides daytime care to special needs children, ensuring

they receive a proper education and necessary therapies. Team Peru DK does

project work when in Peru, to support the needs of the Centre.

Jose Antonio

Jose Antonio spent most of his life lying on the $oor of a small, dark shack. He su&ers from Cerebral Palsy and had never before received any medical attention. He now lives in Mama Cocha Children#s Home and receives the attention he deserves.

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Maria

When Maria was found by Kiya Survivors at age 21, she had su&ered severe neglect and had been locked away for years. Due to stress and trauma, she had pulled out her hair and did not recognize her re$ection in a mirror. Kiya Survivors# help and support has meant she is on the journey towards a better life by means of therapy, education, food and love.

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Mama Cocha Children%s Home, Los Organos

The Rainbow Centre, Urubamba

The Rainbow House, Urumbamba

The Children

A gift of just 143 Kr. per month will pay for the transportation of the children of Mama Cocha to

school. A gift of 163 Kr. will provide a one month’s supply of nappies for Jose Antonio.

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Ways to Help

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VOLUNTEER

You can donate your time by

organising or volunteering at Team

Peru fundraising events. Please

contact Paola Marotta at

paola@marotta.dk if you are

interested in helping in any way.

SPONSOR A CHILD OR

VOLUNTEER IN PERU

You can sponsor an individual child in

Peru, and receive regular updates on

their well!being. For more

information, visit Kiya#s website:

www.kiyasurvivors.org where you can

also learn about the volunteer

programs o&ered.

SUPPORT

All funds raised, through sponsorship,

events or individual donations, go

directly to Kiya Survivors to assist the

children. Team Peru is looking for

individual and corporate sponsors to

help cover operational costs.

Please contact Ben Ward at

benward@cisdk.dk if you or your

company is interested in sponsorship.

DONATE

No matter the amount, all donations

are always appreciated! Please submit

your donations to: Copenhagen

International School Account No.

2228!8476 484 554 and label them

)Copenhagen International School

Team Peru Donation.*

You can Make the Difference

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