Sian and Jane running for the Porvenir children !!

On October 19th 2008, Jane and Sian will be taking part in the Abingdon marathon. It's Sian's 6th marathon and Jane's 3rd. For this event they both decided to raise funds for SKIP.
If you would like to sponsor Jane and Sian and thus support SKIP, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/siansmarathon08

Good luck to both of you from all at SKIP!

Skip’s Summer Trip, 2008 Edition

Each year, July brings the celebrations of Peru’s independence, as well as the mid-semester break for the kids and families of SKIP. In order to celebrate these events we organized a trip for all those who participate in our program - now almost 500 people.

The children and parents who we work with wouldn’t normally get the opportunity to enjoy a day out, and the effort we put in was soon rewarded by the smiles on everyone’s faces.

The kids had a great time in the swimming pools (they didn’t want to get out of there!), canoeing on a lake located in the middle of the “Moche” park, riding on a motorcycle and playing football and volleyball with their parents and SKIP’s team of volunteers.

The parents also got their share of good moments, with music and non-stop dancing till the end of the day. Those who preferred to relax enjoyed the green lawns and the shining sun of this wonderful day, while their children were having lots of fun a few meters away.

This fun filled day made everyone very happy – Kids, parents, and SKIP volunteers alike. It was also very important as it offered the families an experience that they would otherwise be unable to enjoy.

We all came home with smiles on our faces, while our 10 buses convoy made heads turn on the highway.

As always, the families and the members of SKIP’s team are grateful for all those who helped to make this event an unforgettable day for the children.

Link to our video of the day, click here

Another Successful Curry Evening

On Monday 30^th June Paul O'Brien organised another successful curry evening, this time at the Indian Voojan in Cheltenham. Over 50 curry lovers, many of them active supporters of SKIP, gathered to sample the delights of this new addition to the Cheltenham restaurant scene. Our thanks go to the staff who supplied a delicious fixed price menu.

Also many thanks to all those who generously supported the raffle enabling us to raise over £500 in total!

"San Pedro" Feria in Huanchaco !!!

On the 29th of June Huanchaco held its annual celebration of "Dia de San Pedro". San Pedro, the patron saint of the fishermen, is a an important figure in Huanchaco - a city where the fishermen still use the same style hand made reed boats as their ancestors of the Mochica y Chimú cultures had used a thousand years ago.

People from all over Peru came for the celebration.

Thanks to the municipality of Huanchaco SKIP was there to celebrate as well. We had a small stand where SKIP mothers were able to sell their handmade bags, jewelry, and other crafts. One of the mums also sold delicious tamales (making the SKIP volunteers especially happy). The day was a great success, and perhaps more importantly, a wonderful opportunity for the mothers and volunteers to spend a relax day together under the sun.