Documentary Film on the Impacts of Tourism in Peru, “Carrying the Load”
Location: Andes mountains, Peru

“Carrying the Load” will tell the story of the environmental and cultural impacts of tourism in the Peruvian Andes through the eyes of a village porter who was one of the first Quechua to work along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. More info...    Donate!

The Chinchero Education Project
Location: Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Peru

In 2004, a Quechua family from the Andes village of Chinchero began building a weavers training cooperative with Crooked Trails’ support.  Paulino and Vilma and their children recognize the help they were given and now they want to pay it forward.  The Chinchero Education Project mission is to construct a boarding school. More info...    Donate!

Chandani Secondary School
Location: Kavre District Valley, Nepal

In the Kavre District Valley, Nepal, the children attend primary school up to age ten, but there is no secondary school.  With the assistance of our partner NGO KEEP, we are working with the local government and the village to plan and construct a 6-room building for older children. More info...    Donate!

The Sunflower Education Project
Location: Northwest Yunnan Province, China

The Sunflower Education Project is organized to raise education funds for Tibetan children. This purely grassroots project is operated without any government funding or operational overhead. The children we have met during our China programs are all full of unbridled and joyful spirits but these bright kids will not be able to take charge of their own future without an education. The Sunflower project will match sponsors to children from families with an annual income below $200 who are unable to afford school. Visiting this project is possible on the fall China program. More info on www.mystictrails.com.    Donate!

Seis Vacas Para Peru  (6 Cows for Peru)
Location: Usabamaba, Sacred Valley, Peru

Seis Vacas Para Peru is centered on the idea that giving a live animal to a family is more beneficial than giving an equivalent amount of money.  Usabamaba lies at over 13,000 feet in the Sacred Valley of the Inca highlands just off the main tourist highway to Machu Picchu, but it is passed over by the thousands of tourists per year that visit the nearby Chinchero.  With only 6 cows, this community would be able to provide badly needed nutrition for their children. More info...   Donate!