In the poor community of Paca Vilcanota in Urubamaba, the Ormachea-Hermoza family lost their home and possessions that took them a...

Country Road Take Me Home Back at work in the Peruvian mountains in Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. Feeling healthy, and positive about...

I spend a lot of time in impoverished areas—ones that have also experienced disasters—so the neighborhoods where I do projects are not...

Living La Vida Loca After two months in Peru, I think I’ve come to accept the fact that I am not just visiting to do a quick project, I...

Things continue to move forward with our disaster recovery project in Peru. The Ormachea-Hermoza home now has walls and we are preparing...

A complete oversight all this time: I have neglected to mention Erin O’Rourke, an expat American living and teaching English in Urubamba....

MicroAid in the Macro World Here at MicroAid we are committed to being as environmentally conscious as possible; even on a personal level...

The Ormachea-Hermoza home construction is going great. The foundation is finished and we are preparing to pour the columns. It was an...

Bending, cutting, setting… rebar—this foundation could support the Freedom Tower. There is so much reinforced concrete in the beams this...

On Monday, May 27th, we broke ground on the Ormachea-Hermoza house in Urubamaba. The first MicroAid project in Peru is going smoothly,...