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MACHU PICCHU: THE ICONIC INCA TRAIL

8th to 14th August, 2021

CHALLENGE:

Gulf for Good challengers will be trekking to Machu Picchu in Peru to raise funds for children in Cusco from the 8th to the 14th of August 2021.

https://www.gulf4good.org/charity-challenges/2021-machu-picchu-peru/

CHARITY PROJECT:

Our goal is to raise USD54,500 (AED200,000) to build a dry multipurpose room larger than a classroom for events, sports, theatre presentations or otherwise for Chichuchas Wasi, a comprehensive primary school for impoverished indigenous girls who attend free of charge. There are over 200 girls who attend daily. Cusco faces a lot of rain and sometimes extreme weather and the school currently does not have an indoor facility larger than a classroom for events, sports, theatre presentations, or otherwise. 

https://www.gulf4good.org/charity-projects/chicuchas-wasi-peru/

FUNDRAISING:

Each participant is tasked with raising a minimum of AED5,000 (USD1,360) to support this project and, together, change the lives of these children and families.

This challenge is held in association with local not-for-profit Gulf for Good, whose purpose is to change the lives of underprivileged children around the world.

The breakdown of how donations are distributed are as follows:

- 65% of funds raised go to Chichuchas Wasi, Peru

- 25% of funds raised go to Gulf for Good (not-for-profit in the UAE and registered UK charity) for their sustainability

- 10% of funds raised go to International Humanitarian City for their emergency response work

MORE INFORMATION:

To learn more about Gulf for Good and what we do: https://www.gulf4good.org

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