In the spring of 2010 I returned to the Sacred Valley of Peru, to team up with a small not for profit organization called Awamaki.

I ended up spending three weeks living in the ancient Inca town of Ollantaytambo, photographing Awamki's programs which work to bring together volunteers from all over the world to help in the health clinic, the schools, and rural communities.

About Awamaki:

"Since 2009, Awamaki has expanded to other women's microenterprise crafts cooperatives, as well as programs in health, education and sustainable tourism. We at Awamaki believe that women's economic access is a powerful driver of sustainable community development, but we recognize the crucial role that access to quality health care and education plays in increasing community well-being. We believe in close collaboration between local partners and world actors to best utilize resources for local good. We also believe that non-profit work is most sustainable when social enterprise is an integral part of an organization's funding model, and we work to thoroughly incorporate social enterprise strategies into our activities."

Learn more and see how you can help:

http://www.awamaki.org