What is happening on the ground in Pisco, Peru now?

Since last November, Burners without Borders has been  reconstructing schools and homes in the most devastated areas of Pisco and Chincha, Peru. Although BWB will be pulling out the stakes of our permanent, physical infrastructure, volunteers will continue with Pisco Sin Fronteras  so that BWB's work can continue.   We will soon announce  accommodations for after August 16th. We still need your support so that we can provide desks, chairs and  books to the schools we are building or come on down and volunteer!                          

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BWB PRESENTS
The Six Month Progress Report

Read all about what we have been able to accomplish with the generous donations from the larger community.

VOLUNTEERING

You can help by coming down and volunteering through August 20, 2008. This is an extremely rewarding experience you will never forget.

READ THE BWB-VOLUNTEER PERU FAQ HERE for Everything You Need to Know about Volunteering in Pisco.

Check out our photos at:
http://flickr.com/groups/bwb-peru/

Our Peru Blog is up! Just Click on "Blog" in the navigation bar to read about the lives of the volunteers and to keep up to date with our progress.

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DONATIONS

Would You Like To Make a Financial Contribution? We've made it easy for you.

100% of Your Donation Will be sent to our reconstruction efforts in Pisco, Peru. 

You may make a Direct Non-Tax deductible donation to the BWB PayPal Account: If you are responding to a specific cause,  drop a line to donate@burnerswithoutborders.org
and we'll make sure it gets there.

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation, you can go to our fiscal sponsors at  http://www.blackrockarts.org and make your donation online. Please mark BWB in the notes field.

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CURRENT NEEDS

If you are interested in bringing down supplies with you, please email us and we will let you know our priority of needs.

BWB will be working to help Pisco Sin Fronteras become an established non-profit organization that will be able to bring  reconstruction resources to the Pisco, for many years to come. We also continue to bring sanitation to communities.  Everyone is welcome, but we also need people with the following skills.

-People with experience making a non-profit organization strong and sustainable.

-People with small business management skills, accounting skills as well as folks with construction knowledge.
*Muralists

*Volunteers who aren't afraid to work hard and get dirty!

TOOLS

Our tool list is growing smaller due to the donations from our community. Thank You!

*2 or more aluminum contractor clipboards, its a clip board but opens and has storage inside
*Any Ryobi 18 volt cordless tools, especially hammer drills,   We have a bunch of ryobi tools and chargers and the batteries are all interchangeable
*Ryobi 18 volt batteries and chargers
*Laser levels,  good ones, $80 or more

A Little More About Sam Bloch-BWB's Operations Director in Pisco, Peru

Sam is a carpenter who has been building and wiring the Center Cafe for Burning Man for the past two years. He volunteered eight months in Thailand, helping to construct community structures that enabled  people to begin the process of rebuilding  their lives. 

His competence as a leader was immediately seen by the organizers of Tsunami Volunteers in Thailand, and he was offered the responsibility to manage construction projects in the regions most devastated areas. In Thailand, Tsunami Volunteers  was rated the best non-profit in Thailand by the Lonely Planet Guide. 

BWB is now welcoming volunteers ages 21 and over to Pisco. Join Us!

Please help support this project in anyway you can.

Thanks for your support. This community is unstoppable!