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Affiliate Contributors
Empire Alpaca Association
Pennsylvania Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association
Willamette Alpaca Breeder's Association
Northeast Vermont Alpaca Association
Kentucky Alpaca Association
Alpaca Network of Central Ohio
Carolina Alpaca Breeders
New England Alpaca Tours
German Alpaca Association AZVD

Allin Kawasai

Amigo's Eye Care 2009

Amigos Mission

Arequipa

Board of Directors

Bronze Contributors

Isabelle Acampora Howard & Barbara Adams Richard & April Angoti Jennifer & Alex Apostoli Christine Armstrong Barbara & Ted Atkins Malcom Babb William & Patricia Baird Rich & Joellene Ballard Randy & Karen Batchelor Linda Batt Tom Beilman John & Mary Bell Bob & Pat Benson Mark & Brenda Bentzler Diana Berger Thomas Berry Jr. John & Sandra Blaylock Barry & Linda Bolewicz Donna Christley & Debbi Boncha Barry & Theresa Bond Marit Federcell & Patrick Borunda Cookie Bowens John Brady James & Donita Brent Paul & Deborah Brodie Bernard & Marion Brown Kevin Bruce Michael & Heatherly Bucher Leanne Butchko Letita Carpinelli Susan & Mike Carrol Richard & Sandra Carter Vincent & Joan Del Casino Peggy & Jim Chaillet Barry & Mary Clark Phyl & John Clempson James & Carol Cobia Paul & Anna Connor Melinda Cook Beth & Keith Cooper Connie & Desmond Crawford Margie & Dan Dailey J.F.C. Davies Jan Davis Christina C Deming Sarah Donahoe Jeanne Dorrance Lorrie & Larry Dreese Elizabeth Droome Carol Dunn Mary Anna Dunn Hollis & Teresa Eldridge Barbara Ellsworth Charles & Lucy Farrar Scott Findlay Dr. Bruce Fiske Chris & John Fitzgerald Mark & Sharon Gilbride Herbert & Joan Gill Steve & Marcia Gilliland Lorna Girard Lonna Beilke & Lorna Girrard JoAnne & Carl Givier Stephanie Glyptis Chase & Elizabeth Gove Scott & Betsy Gove Edmund & Helen Gregory Marg Gronauer Ellen Gurewitz Ron & Denise Haines Steven & Laura Hall David Harden Jim Harig Andy & Bari Harisberger Ken & Kathy Harlan Ted & Kleo Harris Thomas & Barbara Hastings Karl & Jan Heinrich Ed Heintz Bill & Anita Hendrix Vincent & Elaine Hernandez Louise Heydt Cheryl Hilbert Wanda Hildebrant Robert & Susan Hill Wayne & Gail Huckell Beatrice Idris-Duncan

Nancy Johanson Lois & Joe Key and Diane Johnson Pat Jones June Kapell Darwin & Doris Kell Deborah Kelley Karen Kelly Joan & Edwin Kinser Ace Koch Julene Koslowski David & Deidre Lee Frank & Sharon Loner Rochelle Machowicz Jack & Ann Maddox Kathleen Markus Anely & Bari Martin Larry & Sara Jane Martin Pat & Ted Martin Dona Masters Michelle McClure David McCutchen Rita McGlone Ron & Muriel Mendonca Sherry Miller Don Morrison James & Martha Moyer Sue Anne Messineo & Susan M Murdock Ralph & Elizabeth Nelson Barbara & Warren Nuessle Ron & Marilyn Oliveira Donald & Leslie Oliver Sonya & Jeff Oliver Bruce and Alison Pace Mark Waggoner & Robyn Parnell Leraso Partners C.C. Patterson Cindy Peaslee Traci & Josh Pedroza Rich & Anne Marie Perry Tara Price Shari Pritchard Eric & Karla Putnum Claudia Raessler David Lee & Deidre Rapisarda Ron & Jane Reed Lee & Terri Richardson Larry and Connie Roach Jessie Rohner William & Virginia Rosencrans Tia & Peter Rosengarten Bernie & Denise Schneider Brian & Frieda Schrieber Michael & Carolyn Scott Marina Shemwell Fredrick Shubel Benn & Carri Silvernail Ellen Simons Jay & Katherine Skidmore R & J Sloss Sharon Vail & Richard Smith Shirley Smith Roxanna & Ronald Smolowitz Susan & Dick Spews John Stastny Penny Sunn Susan Swope-Attardi Kurt & Kathleen Thuemmel Jeff & Brenda Trammell Jon & Tina Travis Tina Travis Bonny Vader Vince, Amanda, Brian & Chris VandenBosch Kathleen & David Vangelder Dr. Dick Walker Erica Waltz Donald & Mary Jane Weiber Deborah Weideman Rebecca Wells Ellen & Kevin Wentworth Jeff & Tod Wever Caryn & Bruce Wolf Angela Wolney Jim & Lee Wolney Michael & Linda Wood Judith & Jeff Zimbalist

Building Sponsorship
Quechua Benefit has earmarked $250,000 for the Casa Chapi building fund. These funds are reserved solely for the construction of the orphanage. When you choose to donate directly to this building fund, you can be assured that your donation will also be used exclusively to construct the orphanage.

Business Contributors
Andean Tradition
Alpaca 111
Grupo Inca
Peruvian Connection
Australian Suri Co.
Peruvian Link Co.

Business Plan
QUECHUA BENEFIT BUSINESS PLAN
ORGANIZATION
Quechua Benefit is incorporated as a 501(3) c corporation that is recognized as a
tax exempt charitable organization (31-1682324) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Quechua Benefit is also registered as a tax exempt charitable association in Peru by
Superintendencia Nacional de Administraciożn Tributaria (SUNAT). The members of the
Board of Directors of Quechua Benefit are Dr. Mario Pedroza, Michael Safley, and
Russell Grattan. Current financial statements are maintained on the corporation’s website, 
HYPERLINK "www.quechuabenefit.org" www.quechuabenefit.org.
MISSION STATEMENT
Quechua Benefit operates in the highlands of Peru delivering dental care,
clothing, medicine, shelter, food, and sociological services to the Quechua population,
mainly children. Our goal is to create sustainable solutions that nurture life skills and
deliver hope for the future through education.
NEED
The need is undeniable. Forty percent of the Indian population in the highlands is
undernourished, too few children graduate from high school, and even fewer advance to
higher education. Infant mortality is 12.5% at year one and reaches over 25% by age ten.
The life expectancy of an adult is 55 years. The average annual income of the Quechua
peasant is $872 US dollars. Children are abandoned, orphaned, and many live in remote
areas without schools. Single mothers are commonplace.

Casa Chapi
Photos of the new Casa Chapi Orphanage from groung breaking to completion.

Casa Chapi
Quechua Benefit intends to begin Construction on Casa Chapi in the spring of 2009. You can help build a component of the complex. We need sponsors for buildings which include; classrooms, faculty buildings, and a library. If you would like to help in any way please contact Mario Pedroza or Mike Safley.

Catholic Sisters of the Cross
Quechua Benefit team members were captivated by the children of Mosoq Runa orphanage (Quechua for "new person"), in Macusani. It is run by the Catholic Sisters of the Cross.

Cheeky Living
Cheeky Living
karen@cheekyliving.com

Commercial Sponsors
Each year, Quechua Benefit receives doantion from commercial vendors from around the world. These vendors donate a portion of their proceeds directly to Quechua Benefit.

Corporate Sponsors
Each year, Quechua Benefit receives help from many people thoughout the world. Volunteers make a huge difference and help to fulfill the mission of Quechua Benefit. Read more about the many who donate their time to this valuable cause.

Current News

Accounts of the value of your kind donations.

Don Julio Barreda - Estancia Accoyo

Donate

Quechua Benefit is registered in the United States as a non-profit, charitable organization.  All donations made by residents of the United States are tax deductible.  Donors making donations from countries outside the United States must check with their government tax officials or website to determine if they can claim this as a tax deductable donation.  Australia does not permit tax deductions for donations outside of Australia. 

All donors receive a certificate certifying the amount of their donation.

All people / organizations making donations will be acknowledged on this web site.

Countless Quechua children will have much needed food, clothing, blankets, toys and dental care provided to them.

Donate
Quechua Benefit is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing relief to the Quechua People of the Peruvian alpaca farming regions. Your tax deductable donation will be put to use immediately. It may be used by Quechua Benefit in the form of disaster relief, food programs, funding orphanages, or our new building project, "Casa Chapi" located in the Colca Valley.

Endorsements from Peru

Facebook
Visit us on facebook.  We have posted several photo galleries with images of our mission trips and building of Casa Chapi.

Financial Statements, Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
Quechua Benefit recently published it's financial statements and tax returns beginning in 2004. It is the charity's intention to be as transparent as possible in order for you to see how your money is spent and know what resources we have available for future operations. 

Foundation Contributors

Kimberly Clark Foundation
Oakwood Rotary Foundation
Dayton Foundation
Wiliam & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Foundation
HP Company Foundation
Rotary Club-Edmund & Helen Gregory
Rotary Club-Carrol Creek

Foundations

Founders
Quechua Benefit was founded in 1996 by Dr. Mario and Barrie Pedroza, Mike and Julie Safley, and Don Julio Barreda.

Gold Contributors

Leanne Adams David & Diane Colby Carol Collins Richard Cruanas Cynthia Lavan Scott Miller

Jon & Stephanie Pope Toni Pusterla Joseph & Beverly Rasmussen Michel & Michelle Swango Melinda Wilson Shawn & Elizabeth Zakacs

How it Helps
The Quechua are a strong, hard-working people, yet the harsh environment allows little more than a subsistence level existence. Dental care, or even a pair of shoes or a warm blanket, is out of reach for many of these people. Comfort is a luxury experienced by only a few.

Image Gallery

Images of the Heart & Soul
Susan and Darrell Gray
Images of the Heart & Soul 
3720 Gattis School Road 
Suite 800 PMB 225 
Round Rock, TX 78664-0225

Latin Collection
Ruth Mogrovejo
Latin Collection
217 Eagle Ridge Rd.
Summerville, SC 29485
http://www.alpacawoolproducts.com
Latincollection@aol.com

Linking Instructions
If you want to help support Quechua Benefit you can add our web address to your website. Click here to find out more.

List of Quechua Benefit Contributors
Here is a list of Donors who have contributed to making the Quechua Benefit possible.

Munani Clinic

News and Events

Quechua Benefit is currently planning the 2009 events schedule.

Newsletters

People Who Help

Peru Travel Guide

Peru Trip 2005

Platinum Contributors

Jack & Kelly Armstrong Bill Barnett Mike & Stephanie Barnhart Rod & Sue Berna Terry & Mary Blowers Tom & Jerilynn Booher Hugo Ulloa & Karen Byram Rob & Karrin Campf Frederick & Karen Biscella Randy & Barbara Coleman Alan Cousill & Jude Anderson Carrol Creek David & Laurye Feller Ben & Lynda Fisco Cass & Old Dog Galloway Mary Goodman Bill Graham Darrell & Susan Gray Paul & Lindy Huber Mary Jaffe Hayley Jessup Carol Karsten Jeff & Beth Kressin Ernie & Barbara Kellogg

William & Cheryl Keydel Otto & Herta Kuczynski James & Leslie Loveless Ian & Jennifer Lutz Ken Madl Arlin & Amy McCroskie Greg Mecklem & Diana Yates Robert & Dolores Millat Phil Mizrahee Joe & Diane Nelson Mario & Barrie Pedroza Pamela Ray Hazen Reed & Susan Muther Reed Diane Rosenberg Mike Safley Tom & Nancy Simmons Joan Speirs Eric Daugherty & Carol Thayer Mike & Robin Tierney Tim & Teresa Vincent Randy Welman Marcus and Cathryn Whitman Scott & Kathy Young

Press Center

Quechua Benefit Affiliates

Quechua Benefit Ambassador Program

Quechua Benefit Blog

Quechua Benefit Opens New Office in Peru
Quechua Benefit has opened an office one block off the main square in downtown Arequipa.  The address is Calle Santa Catalina 115 Oficina No. 10, 3er Piso Cercado, Arequipa, Peru.

Quechua Library

Featuring articles for and about the Quechua Benefit

RAAAT
A team of Cataract Surgeons named the Ramsay AAA team, aka “RAAAT’s” arrives in Peru on May 16, 2010. Quechua Benefit is hosting the Aussies as part of their QB Ambassadors program and we will provide ground transportation, lodging and food. Dr Wilfredo Uscamayta, a Quechua Benefit board member in Peru, has obtained all of the government approvals for equipment, and medicine as well as the authority for the surgeons to operate. The health center in Chivay is hosting the Opthomologists.  Donations made here will be identified in support of the RAAAT's mission in May 2010.

RAAAT - Insight Peru Team Members

Dr Stuart Randell	Team Leader and Coordinator
Dr Ian Davison	Team Leader and Coordinator
Dr Dean Durkin	Ophthalmic Surgeon
Dr Chris Brown	Ophthalmic Surgeon
Dr Warren Bruce	Anaesthetist
Mr Craig Cameron	Optometrist
Sister Mary Louise Laxton	Scrub Sister
Sister Fiona Martin	Scrub Sister
Ms Leonie Daveson	Triage Nurse
Ms Carmen Ryan	Patient Coordinator

RAAAT Contributors
The RAAAT's - Insight Peru Team and Quechua Benefit would like to thank these people who have generously contributed to make this mission a success.

Russell Hayes	Aust Alpaca Asscn Vic East Region	Wandin East, Victoria
Verna Townsend	Bonny Farm Alpacas	Pinjarra, Western Australia
Stephen Rowley	Erragolia Alpacas	Chambers Flat, QLD Australia
Diana Rutter	Keiana Lodge Alpacas	Running Stream, New South Wales
Janice Knutson	Molonglo Alpacas	Bungendore, New South Wales
Steve Johnson	Northwest Alpacas	Aloha, OR USA
Karen Smedley	Robinwood Alpacas	Sherwood, Australia
Lorena Hayes		Wandin East, Victoria
Elizabeth Atahan		East Fremantle, Western Australia
Frank Gelber		Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Karen Veitch	Nocturne Alpacas	Mount Eliza, Victoria
Donald Lowe		Albion Park, New South Wales
Sandra Kop	Sandjo Alpacas	Bayles, Victoria
John Kell	Hycast Metals	Smithfield, New South Wales
Jane Vaughan	Cria Genesis	Ocean Grove, Victoria
Paul & Fran Haslin	Elysion Alpacas Pty Ltd	Canyonleigh, New South Wales
Liz Strack	Stoneleigh Alpaca Stud	New Zealandth Wales
Linda Wright		Nowra, New South Wales

Recent Events

Read about recent Quechua Benefit events and trips

Show Contributors
Prestige Alpaca Auction
Western Regional Alpaca Show
East Meets West
Inca Tour
The Great Midwest Alpaca Festival
Eastern Extreme
North American Alpaca Show

Silver Contributors

Leanne Adams Calvin & Rebecca Ainley Ellen & Robert Chamberlain David & Diane Colby Carol Collins Richard Cruanas Cathy Drennan Thomas Beilman & Diane Dulin Pamela & kevin Fife Jerry & Libby Forstner Ken & Victoria Hibbits James & Helen Humphreys William L. Johnson Richard & Patty Kandiko

Carol & Chris Kleps Michael Lawler Mark & Barb Martinie Richard & Jane Miller Ruth Mogrovejo Donald & Cheryl Parks Donna Christley & Tom Prassas Joseph & Beverly Rasmussen Ingrid & Ron Reimers Diane Solomon Brad & Jandy Sprouse Loren & Judy Stevens Charles & Helen Stewart Michel & Michelle Swango Vicki Trimberger

The Futurity 2006

The Medics Visit The Boarding Schools - Colca - Puno

Upcoming Events

Volunteer
Do you have a special skill? Would you like to help make Quechua Benefit better by donating some of your valuable time?

Volunteers

What We Do

Providing care and comfort, Quechua Benefit directors work year-round to plan care trips, collect donations and renders services to meet the needs of these desperate people.

Why We Help

Yanque Soup Kitchen

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Alonso Burgos

Alonso Burgos has been involved in the international alpaca market for more than 20 years. 

BreedWorks

Thanks to the marketing team at BreedWorks, donators of this web site and all Quechua Marketing, for their assistance in bringing much needed public attention to the cause of the Quechua people.

Casa Chapi Brochure

Casa Chapi Brochure

Dr. Mario Pedroza, Barrie Pedroza

Mario and Barrie Pedroza are well known in the alpaca industry. Their tireless efforts on behalf of Quechua Benefit have helped thousands.

Mike and Julie Safley

Mike and Julie Safley began traveling to Peru in 1991. They were taken by the country and its people.

Municipal de cabanaconde

To view the PDF of Municipal de cabanaconde click on link below!

Northwest Alpacas Country Store


Julie Safley
www.alpacas.com/alpacaproducts
503-ALPACAS (257-2227)

Sample Press Release

We have provided a sample press release for your organization or event to use for Quechua Benefit.

Sister Antonia 1924-2010
By MIke Safley

Wayne Jarvis - President

The Need for Hope
By Mike Safley
The images of colorfully dressed Indians, peacefully blending into the panoramic Peruvian landscape, that we often see in National Geographic or on the Discovery Channel belies the harsh reality of their lives. The 2004 dental trip was a tremendous success and helped continue the mission of Quechua Benefit.

Mission Impossible
By Mike Safley and Ursula Munro

2004 Tax Return

Changing Hearts
By Mike Safley
The plane circles once and floats through the thin air onto the tarmac. Out come fifteen gringos from as far away as Jordan and as close as Atlanta, Georgia. The youngest member of the mission is thirteen years old, but of everyone on that tarmac, she has spent the most time in Peru.

Colca Lodge

Support for the Quechua Benefit team, when in Peru, comes from the father and son team of Francis and Francois Patthey, and their partner, Alonso Burgos of Grupo Inca and the Colca Lodge in the beautiful Colca River Valley.

Don Julio Barreda

The need is infinite. Don Julio Berreda called it a "dripping faucet." It never ends but you can help

Insight Peru
By Dr. Ian M. Davison
That debt is to the traditional owners of the alpaca, the indigenous tribes of South America, who for 6,000 years have been the exclusive custodians of this enchanting and beguiling animal, arguably the world’s oldest domesticated species. It is barely 20 years since that privilege was extended to the world at large, when the first shipment of alpacas left the shores of South America, bound for the New World. It is perhaps ironic that their initial destination was North America, from whence their ancestors had migrated just three million years previously.

Juan Pepper

Juan Pepper is in charge of international sales for Michell Company, the world's larges alpaca industrial company.

Mike Safley

Mike Safley works to organize and fund Quechua Benefit since its inception. He has traveled to Peru over 25 times in the past twelve years on behalf of Quechua Benefit.

Mission Mas Grande
By Mike Safley
Quechua Benefit’s first medical mission, involving primarily physicians, began when Dr. Dwight Bailey and his wife, and registered nurse, Deborah approached Mario Pedroza at the 2009 Futurity Show and Sale. The Bailey’s are veterans of multiple missions to Africa, India, and South America. The proposed a similar mission to Peru.

Municipal De Laro

To view the PDF of Municipal De Laro click on link below!

Peruvian Link Co.

http://www.peruvianlink.com/index.php

Rhonda Derschner
By Mike Safley

The Gift of Sight
By Mike Safley
The team of Optometrists renamed the Ramsay AAA team, aka “RAAAT’s”, they will arrive in Peru in May 2010. Quechua Benefit will host the Aussies as part of their QB Ambassadors program. We will provide ground transportation, lodging and food. Dr Wilfredo Uscamayta, a Quechua Benefit board member in Peru, will obtain all of the government approvals necessary for the team to bring equipment, and medicine and the authority to operate. Dr Willy has arranged for the health clinic in Chivay to host the surgeons.

2005 Financial Statement

Lindy Huber

In the fall of 2004, Lindy was a working member of the dental team; this life-changing experience cemented her dedication to the growth of the Quechua Benefit.

Marilyn Nishitani

Municipalidad de achoma

To view the PDF of Municipalidad de achoma click on link below!

Sean Hommel
By Mike Safley
At seventeen years, Sean could never have imagined himself as a doctor committed to practicing in an under-served community and making medical missions to foreign countries.

2005 Tax Return

Cathryn Whitman

Cathryn Whitman and her husband Marcus live at the base of Oregon's Mt. Hood, where they own Good Fortune Farms Alpacas.

Municipalidad de coporaque

To view the PDF of Municipalidad de coporaque click on link below!

2006 Financial Statements

Daryl Gohl - Secretary/Treasurer

Derek Michell

Derek Michell is head of the Arequipa operation for Michell Company.

Municipalidad de ichupamapa

To view the PDF of Municipalidad de ichupamapa click on link below!

Municipalidad de maca

To view the PDF of Municipalidad de maca click on link below!

The Michell Company

At dinner one night, Moises, the manager of Mallkini, where the Quechua Benefit team often stays courtesy of Michell Cia, praised the volunteers by saying, "I don't know if it is proper English to call you a group of crazies or a crazy group, but I do know I feel good being a part of it."

2006 Tax Return

Municipalidad de yanque

To view the PDF of Municipalidad de yanque click on link below!

2007 Financial Statement

'Mr Clipper' Alpaca Shearing

Adam Riley
19845 Bill Collins Rd.
Eustis, Fl, 32746
321-273-0471
email: mrclippershearing@yahoo.com
website:  www.mrclippershearing.com

Quechua Ambassadors
By MIke Safley

The lady sat ram rod straight in the chair, her royal blue skirt with hand embroidery depicting crimson hummingbirds, emerald green fish and golden rabbits; the white straw hat sitting perfectly squared a top long black braids.  Her wind creased face was nut brown and her eyes were closed.  She was old.

2007 Tax Return

2008 Financial Statement

2008 Tax Return

Constructing Casa Chapi
By Mike Safley
After two years searching for land, one year designing the orphanage, and then waiting for permits that were supposed to be issued in March, Casa Chapi is under construction.  Marcus Whitman , an alpaca breeder from Oregon, is managing the project on the ground.

Casa Chapi -- The Story Behind The Name
By Dr. Wilfred Uscamayta Condori and Mike Safley
Suddenly the men in charge of the caravan heard a voice emanating from the statue crying, “Chaypi! Chaypi!,” others heard, “Chajachay! Chajachay!” and still others heard, “Chaj! Llallapi!” According to Quechua speakers these words are from the Aymara language and means “right here.”

Casa Chapi
By Mike Safley
A long time ago (1709 to be exact) in a town not far from the Peruvian colonial city of Arequipa a committee of the men decided to move a statue of the Virgin Mary from a small town in the hills to a church in the city proper. The committee supervised the loading the image of Mary onto a cart pulled by donkeys. But after moving the statue only a few feet it became so heavy that the donkeys, strain as the might, were brought to a standstill.

Casa Chapi - The Model
By Mike Safley

A New Dawn in the Ancient Andes

Over the years, Julie and I have done business with Michell Co., S.A. purchasing everything from alpaca tops to top coats. We visited the Michell sorting sheds and spinning plant on our first trip to Peru in 1991.

Allin Kawasai
By Margaux Safley

Alpaca Western Extravaganza

Andean Tradition


Lawrence, Kansas
Telephone: 913-271-3474
e-mail: info@andeantradition.com
www.andeantradition.com

Articles of Incorporation

Australian Suri Co.

Big Smiles, Small Change

Joy on a small child's face is a reward all its own.

Build It and They Will Come

It was 4:30 A.M. as I sat in the back seat of the car staring out into the darkness, on my way to the airport, sister at side, preparing for one of those life-changing moments. "What do you think will be the greatest thing I take away from this trip" I asked my father. He smiled and raised his eyes to the rear-view mirror, giving me one of those looks and said, "I think you'll realize how fortunate you are." I was expecting an earth shattering response that would turn my world upside down.

Building A Future
By Mike Safley
Quechua Benefit will begin construction of Casa Chapi in March of 2009. Bricks will be laid, timbers raised and soon a home will appear. The complex, when complete, will be 38,150 square feet.

Bylaws

Charitable Organization ID

Colca Valley

Cultural Awareness Tips for Mission Participants

Many Peruvians share a belief that illness is due to factors beyond individual control. This is a major reason that prevention and health promotion are not highly valued. Helping to bridge the knowledge gap by explaining the connection between lifestyle choices and physical ailments and disease can be very empowering to patients.

Dayton Foundation

Dental Work
By Margaux Safley

East Meets West

Eastern Extreme

Empire Alpaca Association (EAA)

Fidelity Charitable Gift Foundation

Flora family Foundation

Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular

Hewlett Foundation

Image Gallery

Kentucky Alpaca Association (KAA)

Kimberly Clark Foundation

MAKING A DIFFERENCE; Hillsboro Dentist

Hillsboro Dentist takes a bigger bite out of kid's cavities as nonprofit grows

Marias Story; By Margaux Safley

Peru knocks the wind out of me, the high altitude steals air from my lungs, bitter nights chill my bones, and I grow silent. I prepared myself for a country that was once the naval of the new world, with beautiful landscapes, fabulous food, and ancient textiles. Real images begin to wash away my rose tinted view and replace it with snapshots of orphaned children and poverty stricken villages

Mission in the Andes

The highlands of Peru are home to the vast majority of all the alpacas in the world. The Quechua Indians, who domesticated the vicuna more than five thousand years ago, are the source of the alpaca which now reside in the outside world

Mission Survey

Quechua Benefit has entered into a joint project with Health Bridges International (HBI) to do a needs assessment in the Colca Valley where Casa Chapi will be located and the site of the medical clinic that we are designing and building. The survey is being conducted according to an acceptable research protocol supervised by the University of North Carolina. The results will be published in professional journals. HBI has done several of these surveys in other areas of Peru and has worked on other projects with Quechua Benefit. We are looking forward to gaining the kind of information that will make our new clinic and the services we provide in the Colca effective and targeted. Click here to open the survery.

New Beginnings

The midday sun in the high sierra of Peru is blinding. I close my eyes and consider the evolution of Quechua Benefit, which began in 1996 with a simple request. Don Julio Barreda asked if we could help the children of Macusani, and Dr. Mario Pedroza responded, "Could I give them dental care?" "Bueno," said Don Julio. In 2007, during the Quechua Benefit trip to Peru, Dr. Wayne Jarvis shared with the dental team members a New Testament verse that perfectly defines the moral imperative at the soul of the charity.

New England Alpaca Tours

North American Alpaca Show

Northeast Vermont Alpaca Association

Oakwood Rotary Foundation

Pennsylvania Alpaca Owners Breeders Association (PAOBA)

Peru and it's people
By Margaux Safley

Quechua Benefit 2009 Futurity Auction
By Mike Safley
The annual Futurity Show and Auction has been home to the Quechua Benefit auction for the past 4 years.  To date, the auction has raised more that $ 400,000 from generous alpaca breeders across the United States.  This year’s bash was a big success and ended with your truly turning up bald.

QUECHUA BENEFIT and CHARITABLE GIVING
By Mike Safley
Mother Teresa said “If I look at the masses I will never act, if I look at one I will”. This simple wisdom reveals a facet of the question; why do people donate money to Quechua Benefit and also may tell us a little about why people do not donate. There are in fact many reasons why people do not give to a particular charity or why they may give to one cause and not another.

Quechua Benefit- Mission in the Andes
By Mike Safley

Quechua Benefit, a non-profit tax-exempt organization in both the United States and Peru, is dedicated to providing relief to the Quechua People of the Peruvian alpaca farming regions. Quechua Benefit, operated entirely by volunteers, was founded in 1996 in response to a simple question from a Peruvian alpaca breeder to fellow breeders visiting from America: “Can you help?” The motivating principal of the Quechua Benefit charity has been to provide a vehicle for Alpaca Breeders to express their thanks to the Quechua Indians who have domesticated and cared for the alpaca from more than 50 centuries.

QUECHUA BENEFIT; AMERICAN ALPACA OWNERS EXTEND A HELPING HAND

American Alpaca Owners Extend A Helping Hand

Quechua Benefit; The Expanding Mission in the Andes

Quechua Benefit began in 1996 with a modest trip from Portland, Oregon to Macusani, Peru. There were five team members; Dr. Mario Pedroza, his wife Barrie, Russ Gratton, Mike Safley and Barb Lopez, a dental assistant in Mario's office.

Quechua Benefit's Business Plan

ORGANIZATION
Quechua Benefit is incorporated as a 501(3) c corporation that is recognized as a tax exempt charitable organization (31-1682324) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Quechua Benefit is also registered as a tax exempt charitable association in Peru by Superintendencia Nacional de Administraciożn Tributaria (SUNAT). The members of the Board of Directors of Quechua Benefit are Dr. Mario Pedroza, Michael Safley, and Russell Grattan. Current financial statements are maintained on the corporation’s website, www.quechuabenefit.org.

MISSION STATEMENT
Quechua Benefit operates in the highlands of Peru delivering dental care,
clothing, medicine, shelter, food, and sociological services to the Quechua population, mainly children. Our goal is to create sustainable solutions that nurture life skills and deliver hope for the future through education.

NEED
The need is undeniable. Forty percent of the Indian population in the highlands is undernourished, too few children graduate from high school, and even fewer advance to higher education. Infant mortality is 12.5% at year one and reaches over 25% by age ten. The life expectancy of an adult is 55 years. The average annual income of the Quechua peasant is $872 US dollars. Children are abandoned, orphaned, and many live in remote areas without schools. Single mothers are commonplace.

To read the entire plan click on the PDF link listed below.

Sister Antonia and the Mystic Power of Peru's Cuy

Sister Antonia and the Mystic Power of Peru's Cuy
By Mike Safley

Sister Antonia and the Mystic Powers of Peru's Cuy

Sister Antonia Kayser is a plucky 81 year-old Catholic nun with a secret. Born and raised in the borough of Brooklyn, New York she is a member of the Maryknoll Order. Sister Antonia has been feeding 800 dirt-poor people a day since 1983 from the courtyard of the church in Yanque, a small town in the Colca Valley of Peru. Antonia does this five days a week, year in year out. On Saturday she feeds 400 more-young children who rarely get enough to eat. If you were to do the math you would find that over the years, Antonia has provided hungry men, women, and children with nearly 6 million individual meals.

Support Casa Chapi

The British Alpaca Futurity

The Great Midwest Alpaca Festival

The Quechua People; An Abandoned Race

The indigenous Indians of Peru are unique in the modern world. They are uniformly spiritual, uninterested in politics, and loyal to their families; they are not greedy or materialistic; they express themselves in shy smiles and rarely complain.

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Willamette Alpaca Breeder's Association (WABA)

Sister Antonia and
The Mystic Powers of Peru's Cuy
By Mike Safley
Sister Antonia Kayser, a plucky 81 year-old Catholic nun from Brooklyn and member of the Maryknoll Order, Sister Antonia has been feeding 800 dirt-poor people a day since 1983. She is legendary in the Colca Valley, and not just because she has fed over 6 million needy people. Read more about this wonderful individual.

Local alpaca owners work to help the people in the Peruvian highlands
By Roger Gregory
Two Hillsboro alpaca ranchers are working to improve the lives of the people in the Peruvian highlands where alpacas have been raised for hundreds of years.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By By Roger Gregory The Oregonian

A nonprofit started by Hillsboro alpaca ranchers 12 years ago has provided free dental care to thousands of people in Peru.

COPY OF Colca Valley

Quechua Benefit Linking Instructions
By Pat Teeraprapa

Those interested in helping Quechua Benefit strengthen its efforts providing relief to people in the highlands of Peru, now have the ability to become connected even further.  We have made it possible to link your website with Quechua Benefits.  This relationship will create more visibility among those who may help our cause.  We hope that you will add a link to www.quechuabenefit.org from your site.  Instructions follow.

Medical Mission Nov. 12 - 22, 2010

This months Newsletter begins with the sad news that Sister Antonia has passed on to heaven. The articles in the left hand column are meant to give you some insight into this humble servant of the poor.

Quechua Benefit has been busy. We have added staff and opened an office in Arequipa. We are working on Casa Chapi and planning for the November medical mission which is being led by Dr. Dwight Bailey. Find out how you can see the Arequipa office, visit Casa Chapi, and join us in the Colca Valley.

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