Mike
was a gifted project director with us in Trujillo, then did the prep for
our opening in Cusco - 2004
Mike Allen
. 09 August 2010 - Bruce & Ana Tere,
It is good to hear from you! I think of everyone in Peru often and fondly.
My work with Bruce Peru was really the launch of my career and I continue
to work in the humanitarian field. Shortly after returning to the US I
began working with an organization providing wheelchairs and mobility
equipment to children and adults in developing nations. I started from
the bottom and since have developed my own programs within the organization
to help build a more sustainable program in Indonesia. Currently I am
running a program that locally manufacturers wheelchairs, trains physical
therapists on the skill of wheelchair services and advocates to the government
on disability rights. You can find our work at: http://www.ucpwfh.org/ourprogram/indonesia.php
I hope you continue to do the work that you do! Mike Allen []
Wisam,
did an exemplary Dental Elective with us in Trujillo (he covered for his
3 colleagues who could not make it).
Mari
Sawai, served as a volunteer with us inn 2003
[Mari is under consideration for the post of Associate Economic Affairs Officer with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) of the United Nations Secretariat.]
Felicia
volunteered in centres in Peru and Ecuador 2006/7.
Adam,
from Australia, volunteered for 6 weeks starting in mid October
Helen
Osborn, Preparing her year abroad - a volunteer with Bruce Peru in Trujillo
last year.
Mother
of long term Israeli/American volunteer (she will volunteer too)
Louise,
with National Institutes of Health, USA, she and her daughter organised
a shoe project, Lima/Cusco.
British
Student, served 5 months until June 2009
Bart, an American, runs a community development project in which one of our schools is located.
Australian
Dental Nurse who served July 2009
Bruce Peru. I had a great time and met some lovely people along the way. It was very rewarding for me.
Economist who served in Micro Development Project,
Hope all is well down in Peru. The summer I spent down in Peru was one of the most exciting and inspiring summers of my life. .
Finnish volunteer soon after arrival at Bruce Peru, (Late Spring 2009)
U.S. Volunteer (Late of Wall Street) at Bruce Peru Trujillo, (Spring 2009)
Bruce, I want to tell you that my experience with Bruce Peru so far has exceeded my expectations. The impact of our work, which is made possible by you is very tangible and effective.
Current British Volunteer at Bruce Peru
Hola! Just emailing to say thanks for setting us up in Cusco! We are having an amazing time, the other volunteers are so lovely and have really helped us to settle in! The children are brilliant, we are really enjoying getting stuck into to all the different types of bruce peru work and we are loving the culture, people and scenery in Cusco! Todo esta bien! Tomorrow i have my 1st football coaching session and our 1st english class so i´m really excited! Hopefully we will see you at some point during our stay! muchas gracias Becca
Volunteer Trujillo Autumn 2007, Director Cusco winter - Spring 2008
My dearest very well organized and dedicated people, i am soo happy and thankful that those schools are opening in bolivia. telling the truth if somewhere, there need your generousity and help big time!!! i d love to get involved in anything where u need enthusiasm and some work.... at this very moment i am working in england to create some financial backround so when i will return to latin maerica i will not worry about these sort of things. i try to generate some money as well, so it could be something that cusco can constantly count on. the goal is a bit high, but if we do not aim for something a bit higher than our opportunity we will stuck in mud. so lets fligh high, and hope that our plan all come true. all the miracles are coming in our ways as you can experience.... congratulations again, and million thanks for all the good wishes. as i have sorted my life a bit i will let you know when i can return. have a brilliant day, besos, ivett
Volunteer project director Bruce Peru (Spring, Summer 2008)
Dear Bruce and Ana Te, I am very happy to receive your email - it brings all my good memories and time of my life which i had iat Bruce Peru. I am very pleased to hear about new schools in Bolivia. And teiss little sweeties in the photos which you have attached - i cant stop looking at them :). And please take care of yourself and Ana Te (that is your job as well) My best, best regards, Izabela - from very cold & rainy Dublin,
Volunteer at Bruce Peru (Spring), Director Bruce Ecuador (Summer 2008)
Dear Bruce and Ana Tere, I wish you a wonderful Christmas full of joy and peace and all the best in the New Year
to you and all the Bruce team. Hope you are well. I am thinking of Ecuador and Peru every day! take care, Viktoria
Volunteer we will be glad to receive again
Hi Bruce, How are you? My name is Stephane Gnahore, I'm French, I used to volunteer for Bruce Peru almost 3 years ago, for many months. That experience really marked me. And I've been recently thinking a lot about what I want to do with my life and it appears to me quite clearly that I want to get more involved with the cause of children and education. Thats why I was wondering if you had some long term missions you would need a hand with, maybe some help to open up some new school in a new country? anything really. I would be greateful to help me turning my life around by working again with Bruce. I would like to be there everyday and try to help without having of thinking I have to go back home in 3,6,10 .months Anyway, I hope everything makes sense more or less to you and I hope to hear from you soon. Best regards to Ana Teresa.
Volunteer who just got home
Dear Bruce Organisation I am writing to thank you for a wonderful experience with Bruce Peru , I had such a wonderful time, learning so much from the other volunteers and children. Now that I am home I am wanting to do something for the children of Bruce Peru, I was hoping to send over a package to the Cuzco organisation, as this is where I worked from and I was able to see just how desperate they are). I was also writing to inquire about the possibliity of supporting a child through Bruce Peru.
housing, let me know where I can be of help. Thanks very very much Regards, Katrice Haxell
Half British, Half Spanish - Marcos makes a strong positive impact wherever
he goes.
It was a great pleasure and experience working with you and all those beautiful children. I often think of you all and the great work that you are doing for so many people.
A volunteer from Canada, we are looking forward to seeing again.
Hi Bruce and Ana Tere! Please tell me Ana Tere, that you are recovering to the fullest! I am been praying often for your recovery. I must say, that after a year and a half of being home, Peru and the children are never far from my mind. I miss Bruce Peru tremedously -and I have nothing but the utmost respect for the amazing devotion you both have towards the underprivelleged of the world. If only there were more of you!
I treasure my memories of Brue Peru and am anxiously awaiting a time when I can return. I am planning to save the money I will earn this year from playing in the Kingston Symphony to come back to Peru
Three Glasgow
University Dental Students complete their
Electives as Volunteers witrh Bruce Organisation in Peru
June and July 2007, when we were with you in Trujillo, seems so long ago now. Since then we have undertaken the rather monstrous task of writing up and submitting our elective report to the examiners in the dental school, and were rewarded with an A for our efforts. Unsurprisingly, we were very happy with this, and we owe all of it to you wonderful folk at Bruce Peru for accomodating us and our dental project in your operation in Trujillo. Without your organisation of dental clinics for us to work in, none of this would ever have got off the ground. Thanks so much. I expect you will probably have been bombarded with emails from more dental students from Glasgow in the last couple of weeks about elective projects next summer, and some of the blame for this lies squarely at our door as we gave a presentation to the current 4th year about our project, and needless to say it was very well received! I hope you agree its a good thing for our younger peers to be wanting to come and offer help to the people of Trujillo. Anyhow, please find attached to this email our final elective project write up. The entire report's a bit of a monster, so we've broken it up into the elective proper (attached to this email), and the appendices, which will come on the next one.
Thanks once again
Ruaridh Dall, Anne Johnson, Nyla Abraham
