Adventure Life provided a grant for $2000 to Mantay shelter for cleaning and hygiene products. The funds allowed the facility to maintain sanitation conditions, as well as carry out personal hygiene workshops where mothers and children could learn hygiene habits.
We are very grateful for all the help of Adventure Life!
The Casa de Acogida Mantay is a private initiative, located in the city of Cusco, which contributes to the work of local authorities in the protection, treatment and empowerment of pregnant adolescents victims of violence, with the aim of these young mothers assuming their Maternity in an area of freedom and confidence and thus be able to stand on their own, making them respect their rights and breaking the chain of violence, allowing their children to grow up in a safe environment. However we do not have funds to carry out prevention activities.
Mantay is a project that was born in May 2000 and is supported by donations and solidarity initiatives and responsible actions of companies, associations and donations in a personal capacity that help make this project a reality.
Since the birth of Mantay to date, there have been a total of 328 minors, 163 children and 165 adolescent mothers, of which 90% come from rural areas, and only 10% from marginal urban areas. At present, 26 minors, 12 children and 14 teenage mothers live in the house, 2 of whom are pregnant. We also support 18 other former beneficiaries and their 24 children with the care and feeding of children while working.
When they arrive, many have health problems, malnutrition, diarrhea, parasites, urinary and intestinal infections, the latter being products of unsanitary conditions in which they lived and scarce, if not nonexistent, hygiene habits.
Mantay kids brushing their teeth (Milagros Polo)
The grant funding provided by Adventure Life were used to buy cleaning and hygiene products that have managed to maintain sanitation conditions, as well as carry out personal hygiene workshops where mothers and children have acquired hygiene habits.
Cleaning the kitchen at Mantay (Milagros Polo)
We are very grateful for all the help of Adventure Life. Thanks to their support we have been able to keep the house clean, and to teach the young mothers and their children habits of personal hygiene and cleaning, in order to avoid health problems, malnutrition, diarrhea, parasites, urinary and intestinal infections, the latter being products of unsanitary conditions in which they lived and scarce, if not nonexistent, hygiene habits.
Suds on the floor (Milagros Polo)
From Mantay we want to send a thank you for the help received from Adventure Life. You have guaranteed the fundamental rights of children and adolescents living at Mantay.
Thank you very much for everything, a big hug from all of us! Shampoo for everyone! (Milagros Polo)
The persons I spoke with knew the material. I wont know until I actually take the trip if it was all correct but at this point they were helpful in finding a trip that met my criteria
SS
5 days ago
Creating a checklist was very beneficial and meeting objectives on certain dates helped as well (to keep my trip organized). The Adventure Travel personnel helped keep me on track which is why my trip was so successful. Communication from both travel agencies (AT/MT) was vital.
Iziah Carthens
6 days ago
This is an amazing company to work with. I generally do not use tour companies as I am more of an independent traveller so I was slightly reticent. They were fantastic from the start - 10/10 - from lining up a phone call to discuss requirements, then their ongoing communication in the lead up to the tour and during it (thank you, Franny and Phen). They also explored cost-effective options (eg group transfers). The tour was in Patagonia so Adventure Life organised a pickup from the El Calafate airport to the El Chalten accommodation, two day hikes with a private guide and then to the El Calafate accommodation. A tour coordinator came to the hotel to explain, using the maps, what was involved in each day tour and what should be expected, and patiently answered all questions. The tour guide Marcos was excellent - very professional, knowledgable, communicative and at all times felt very safe with his navigational skills (important in the Patagonian wilderness). On the second day I forgot to take hiking poles so Marcos kindly gave me his. I honestly wouldn't have changed a thing and would happily recommend and book through them again.
Petrina Sta
1 week ago
Adventure Life has been great throughout my planning process for our up and coming Galapagos cruise. Kevin Moore, in particular, was very helpful in assisting me in making choices and providing me with options. He was also very patient, as I worked through figuring out what I really wanted in this vacation.
Lucy Greenway
1 week ago
Adventure Life was a pleasure to work with. They helped us find different options for our charter and answered a lot of questions with patience and clarity.
