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Ayllunchis

Asociación Ayllunchis

Cusco, Peru

HeritageArts & CultureEnvironment & ClimateEducation
AssociationFounded 2016Local reach
Profile last updated: August 5, 2026

About

Founded in 2016, Ayllunchis is a non-profit association based in Cusco, Peru working on heritage, arts & culture, environment & climate +4 more.

Ayllunchis is a non-profit association based in Pisac and San Salvador, in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru. It runs intercultural, artistic and ecological education workshops for children, young people and elders in rural Andean and Amazonian communities. Its work focuses on protecting and conserving natural, sacred and cultural spaces, transmitting ancestral Andean knowledge, textile heritage and water conservation, based on Andean principles of reciprocity and mutual upbringing. The association also runs volunteer programmes and seeks donations and crowdfunding to support its projects.

Location

Cusco, Peru

Founded

2016

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Asociación

Legal name

Asociación Ayllunchis

Focus areas

indigenous cultureAndean knowledgeenvironmental educationwater conservationCuscovolunteering

Languages

ESQU

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageArts & CultureEnvironment & ClimateEducationChildren & YouthCommunity developmentWater & Sanitation

Works for

ChildrenYouthElderly peopleCommunitiesWomen & Girls

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Talleres interdisciplinarios Cuyo Chico

Education · Peru

Interdisciplinary intercultural and ecological workshops in art, ritual and ecology for children and young people.

Construcción del reservorio comunal

Water & Sanitation · Peru

Builds water reservoirs from recycled materials and geotanks to store rainwater and spring water for Andean communities.

Conservación de tejidos andinos

Heritage · Peru

Supports the conservation of Andean textiles through fairs, exhibitions and textile workshops.

Plantación de 100 qheuñas en Pampallacta

Environment & Climate · Peru

Planting of native qheuña trees in the Pampallacta community to protect water-generating vegetation.

Countries of operation

Peru

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Colegio Chaqui Mayu, Colegio Amauta de Quello Quello, Colegio Señor de Huanca

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