PurelyAlpaca is proud to support the ALPACA Project in the highlands of Southern Peru.
The Aymara people are Peruvian Indians who live, with their alpacas, in some of the harshest land in the world.
The "CHULLO" or Peruvian hat is a state of the art item which made of Baby alpaca fiber. It is hand spun and knitted for many days. The stitch and designs are unique to this region of the world. The "Chullos" are a result of the ALPACA Project, which is sponsored by Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM), a division of the Seattle based relief and Development agency, World Concern.
Established in March 1996, the ALPACA Project recognizes that people - especially women - in rural Peruvian villages often need training in animal and land management skills, and in developing markets for their products. ALPACA Project steps in - by providing mobile training teams to assist in these crucial areas, with the goal of each community becoming more self-sufficient. The result has been handmade high quality alpaca Chullos from the top of the world.
Among the most important of the ALPACA Project’s main goals have been:
To obtain better-quality healthier alpacas through selective breeding within foundation herds.
To provide improved health care to the approximately 500 participating rural farmer families, and for their alpacas.
To develop a marketing system that ensures fair prices are attained for high-quality livestock, these Chullos and other farm commodities.
When all is said and done, approximately 900 families benefit from the ALPACA Project, either directly or indirectly, including some 1,800 adults and 3,300 children.
A portion of the sales of these "Chullos" go directly to the Aymara communities of Peru.
For further information about ALPACA Project please contact:
Christian Veterinary Mission
Dr. Brad Frye
(206) 546-7569 or
wbf.seattle.crista@crista.org
World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. N
Seattle,WA 98133-0016
wconcern@crista.org
www.worldconcern.org
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