Making it Happen in Urubamba
On Monday, May 27th, we broke ground on the Ormachea-Hermoza house in Urubamaba. The first MicroAid project in Peru is going smoothly,...
Sad Turn of Events in Peru
Here in Peru things are moving forward. We will be breaking ground on the project in Urubamba on Monday, but we hit a snag with our...
Inflation at our Worksite in Urubamba Peru
It’s a good thing the first week was so pleasant in Cusco, because I forgot how hard it is to build houses in foreign countries. Here at...
The Most Amazing Street Festival in Urubamba, Peru
I got to see the Torrechayoq festival in Urubamba on Sunday. A day-long parade of dancers and musicians—dozens of crews in different...
Mysterious Ancient Ruins Near Our Project in Peru
Things are good here. Projects are moving forward—slowly, but surely. our site in urubamba backs up against another structure While...
Cusco Calling
Cusco Calling . I am here in the Sacred Valley of Peru starting the MicroAid projects to build houses for survivor-families of the 2010...
Finding Ways to Help in Peru
I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving. Here in the Sacred Valley of Peru, I was treated to a wonderful feast with many expats and...
Jon Ross in Columbia Alumni Magazine
A quick post to say that our good work has been recognized by my alma mater, Columbia University. They did a nice profile of me in the...
Destruction, Death, and Exile in the Village
Coming over the mountains to the south side of the island is like entering a different world. Whereas the rest of Samoa is waterlogged...
Samoa Gets Hit Again
With so much tragedy in the news last week, you may not have seen that a category 3 cyclone (“sustained hurricane winds of 120 mph and...
MicroAid's Next Projects in Peru
Happy Holidays. I am back from setting up the next MicroAid projects in Peru. (A special thanks to Nick Nelson, Melissa Burns, Chelsey...
Peru Planning
Dear friends: 2012 was a good year for MicroAid, we completed the projects in Samoa (canoes and fishing kits), helped hundreds of people,...
And Now: a Word from our Sponsors
Cash donations make the MicroAid work possible—helping victims of disasters return to self-sufficiency. But there are some things that...
MicroAid Builds Canoes for the Village of Matafa’a — 2012
In Matafa’a, one of the most remote villages in Samoa, all their canoes were destroyed or washed away by the tidal wave. For Matafa’a...
MicroAid replaces Fishing Kits in the Village of Salea’a’umua — 2012
When we think of fishing we usually imagine someone casting a line into the water and reeling in their catch. In Samoa, fishing means...
Cavalcade of Canoes
The canoes are done! Sixteen beautiful hand-carved works of art. Now all the kids of the village can get to school in Falese’ela across...
