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Amantani - The Wasa Challenge · 7 August 2011 ·

An award-winning organisation that defends the rights of indigenous Quechua young people and artisans in the Andes of Peru.

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<p> <div style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="line-height: 14px; font-size: 10pt;"> <div><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 14px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What it&rsquo;s all for:</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Amantani's&nbsp;intercultural boarding schools near Cusco, Peru, have transformed the lives of 64 Quechua children who previously walked up to 8 hours daily to get to and from school. Many of them escape terrible conditions at home.&nbsp;I am hoping to raise enough money to keep a girl in one of Amantani's boarding schools for a year!</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This summer i will be carrying the equivalent weight of a (large) Quechua child up the challenging Ben Nevis. I will be attempting the&nbsp;1350m climb carrying 20 KG up 7km of rocky paths to the summit.</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So please sponsor me as much as you can, as I know&nbsp;your sponsorship really will make a difference to these girls!&nbsp;</span></em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 14px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; display: inline !important;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Please email me if you would like to get involved.</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; display: inline !important;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 10.5pt; display: inline !important;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></em></p> </span></span></em></span>Many thanks...</span></span></span></em></span></div> </span></div> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£700.00
+ £153.75 Gift Aid
Online
£700.00
Offline
£0.00

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