view across the Hacienda Yanachaga
view across Quillazú
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Our project is called CENTRO YANACHAGA (formerly PROSOYA) and was founded about 30 years ago in the hinterland of Peru in the Pasco region in order to give destitute young people from the poorest families a good education. We acquired a former hacienda with almost 700 ha, whose trees had been deforested or burned down by previous owners and which no longer generated any significant economic income. The buildings of the more than 100 year old manor house were gradually rebuilt and extended for our use. We gradually reforested the deforested or burnt down mountain jungle. Young people between 11 and 17 years from very poor families far away from suitable schools are offered the opportunity to attend the state secondary school.