Life, culture, our living energy, in times past the Incas had a word for these three most sacred of human traits; Kawsay. Kawsay must be guarded and cared after, it is essential in our development as a society and for this reason we at Karikuy have named our new aid and philanthropy program exactly that. Two projects are currently being planned under the Kawsay program, Project Animu (Life) and Project Runapakuy (Culture). Project Animu Peru is at the front lines of global climate change. Puno, the south western province of Peru has been hardest hit by a long winter of freezing temperatures. At the mercy of the bitter cold spell have been the children of the Altiplano who simply haven’t the strength to survive the coldest winters in the history [Continue reading...]