2009 Annual Report

Please click on one of the links below to read our 2009 annual report

Annual Report 2009 - full report in English

Reporte Anual 2009 - Resumen en Español

Looking Forward to 2010

Andy Kirby - Executive Director

2009 was a year of sustained growth for Yanapuma and all of us were heartened to see our hard work paying off and thankful for the support that we received from our students, interns, donors, and supporting organizations.

The growth that we experienced during 2009 has set the scene for 2010, and has put in motion actions and activities that will require considerable effort and resources to maintain and see through to completion during the year. The funding that we will receive in 2010 will mostly fund direct project costs, leaving us to fund our own administrative costs as well as the lion's share of the salaries of our field workers. For this we will rely on the profit we generate through the Spanish School and volunteer activities, as well as some limited unrestricted funding from supporting organizations and individuals. We will also rely on the unpaid contributions of interns and long-term volunteers whose input in organizing and carrying out projects will play a vital role and take some of the pressure off otherwise overwhelmed staff.

We are lucky to count on a dedicated group that forms the Yanapuma staff, who relish team work, and collaboration under challenging conditions and whose principal aspirations are a job well done rather than seeking purely personal gain. It is a pleasure working in such an environment, despite the work load and the financial uncertainty.

Balancing our potential income against our committed expenses is always a delicate task. We strive to achieve as much as possible, sometimes over-reaching ourselves a little as we struggle to make ends meet and maintain our committment to the projects and communities that we support. But we are learning as we go and feel thankful to have survived these past three and a half years of continued growth. And we look forward to meeting the challenges that we have created for ourselves in 2010 with enthusiasm and determination.