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Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development

Calca, Cusco, Peru

Community developmentPoverty & HungerEducationEnvironment & Climate
NGOFounded 2010National reach
Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

Founded in 2010, Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development is a non-governmental organisation based in Calca, Peru working on community development, poverty & hunger, education +1 more.

The Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development (Alianza Andina), a US-certified 501(c)(3) non-profit with a social enterprise model, supports agriculture initiatives in campesino farming communities in the highlands of Peru. Its work centres on greenhouse construction, agroecology, and community-led projects that promote food sovereignty and traditional knowledge. It also runs experiential learning programmes for visiting participants, whose fees help fund its operations and community projects. Founded in 2010 by Adam Stieglitz, Aaron Ebner and Ruben Quispe, the organisation works in communities in and around the Sacred Valley and Calca in the Cusco region.

Location

Calca, Peru

Founded

2010

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

501(c)(3)

Focus areas

agroecologygreenhousesfood sovereigntycampesino communitiesexperiential learningsocial enterprise

Languages

ENES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentPoverty & HungerEducationEnvironment & Climate

Works for

CommunitiesFamilies

How they work

Community programmesCapacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

Community Greenhouse Projects

Poverty & Hunger · Peru

Builds greenhouses and provides training in greenhouse cultivation, agroecological production and commercialization for campesino families in the Peruvian highlands.

Lacco Valley Initiative

Community development · Peru

Community-led agriculture project in the Lacco Valley, Peru.

Experiential Learning Programs

Education · Peru

Academic and service-learning programmes that connect participants with campesino communities; fees fund the organisation's operations and community projects.

Countries of operation

Peru

Funding & support

Funded by

Earned incomeGrantsIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateShop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Ecohuella Farm

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