​WHO ARE WE

  • We are a group of students from schools in Quito, Ecuador who are aware of the privileges of our education; Our project, Beyond Lagartococha aims to support and improve the education of the Secoya indigenous community, an ethnic minority with only 700 people in Ecuador and 1,500 in Peru.









MAÑOCO


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Our project Beyond Lagartococha aims to support and improve the education of the Secoya people, an ethnic minority.

This is a town located in a strategic place for the Secoya's because it is the meeting point between the Secoya families living in Ecuador and in Peru. Mañoko is a very isolated village, both from Peru and Ecuador, unfortunately for its isolation, Mañoko never had a school, years went by and many families were forced to leave their village for a lack of education. ​

Mañoco is a small Secoya settlement located in Peru. It lies across the border with Ecuador on the banks of the lagartococha river. Around eight families live here and they are dedicated to hunting, fishing, agriculture and crafts.


This seemed like a big problem, considering that everyone
has the right and the
​need for an education.

WE SAW THE ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE
THAT EXISTS IN THE ACCESS THAT THEY HAVE TO
​ EDUCATION COMPARED TO US, SO WE FELT THAT IT WAS AN OBLIGATION TO HELP THEM HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE.

 


THE
​BEYOND LAGARTOCOCHA
​PROJECTWAS BORN ON
SEPTEMBER
2015

with the main objective of providing the children
of the Mañoko community with the education
​they deserve.











WE HAVE RAISED MONEY THROUG FUNDRAISING EVENTS TU SUPPORT THE SCHOOL WE MADE IN THE COMMUNITY

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WE CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THIS COMMUNITY