There's an old saying:

"Feed a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime".

That's the premise behind "Hope Through Humanity", a privately funded foundation that provides educational scholarships to underprivileged children and disadvantaged adults, in Peru, to study English. 

The brainchild of Geoff Dominy and Gkori Chuquispuma Cueva, "Hope Through Humanity" is currently working with QUEST SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, a small privately run English school in San Juan Miraflores, Lima, Peru, that offers affordable English instruction to those less fortunate. 

The concept is very simple, by providing educational scholarships, we can do so much more than simply offer financial support. 

The latter, while helping initially, creates dependency, which in most cases, lasts a lifetime. On the other hand, if we can provide a child, a young man or woman with English, it can open up endless possibilities which will hopefully help them support themselves for the rest of their lives.

"Knowing English, will open up many doors and provide the necessary tools to get a better job and possibly even leave Peru to work overseas to help support their families. Even though QUEST will offer English instruction for a fraction of the cost of other English schools in the area, there will still be many people who simply can't afford the courses. Through the sale of products provided by like minded artisans, from all disciplines and genres, "Hope Through Humanity" hopes to provide the necessary funding". 

The common problem with education is affordability. "Schools want to make money. QUEST, on the other hand, simply wants to cover the administrative costs. By eliminating the need to have an elaborate infrastructure and generate a profit, it is possible to make education affordable on a larger scale" 

"Hope Through Humanity" is not government funded. While we are happy to accept financial support from private individuals and other organizations (see Friends of Hope Through Humanity), the majority of funds will be raised through the sale of products, from like minded artisans, from all disciplines and genres. These products will be sold through  the "Hope Through Humanity" website with a portion of the profits going to the foundation. 

Each year, we also plan to stage various "Hope Through Humanity" events, where we hope to bring together those "Supporting Artisans" who share our vision and support our cause, in order to celebrate their work and creativity. 

If you feel you would like to help, please contact us, we'd love to talk to you.