The Sacred Valley Project is a non-profit organization based in Ollantaytambo, Peru dedicated to improving access to education for young women from low-income families from remote, mountain communities of the Sacred Valley. Our mission is to provide safe and nurturing  accommodation, educational resources and nutritious meals for these young women so that they may continue their secondary education and become knowledgeable and empowered women.

In the Sacred Valley of Peru direct descendants of the Incan Empire live in the dry and frigid highlands where access to education is limited. Children have to walk up to two hours to attend elementary school and high school is often not an option. While boys move into cities to find work or education, girls are left in their impoverished villages where they have few opportunities.

In 2009, village leaders and community members from rural, mountain villages of the Sacred Valley of Peru came up with a plan. They hoped to build a dormitory in the town of Ollantaytambo where their daughters could live while attending high school. After a year of fund-raising, and with the help and inspiration brought forth by these community members, the Sacred Valley Project got the dormitory project off the ground. Learn More »