Over the past month, Sisters Project Peru had the joy of participating in two artisan marketplace events, where we proudly tabled and sold handmade textiles crafted by the talented women of Huacahuasi.

Read through our blog update to see how our greenhouse collaborative project is going!

On April 19th, 2025, UVA’s chapter of Sister’s Project Peru hosted its fourth annual silent art auction at the McIntire Art Gallery. The event featured student-generated art, handcrafted jewelry, a keynote speaker, and traditional Latin and South American foods.

Meet our 2024-2025 Student Chapters! From simply spreading the word about Sister’s Project Peru to putting on engaging events for the local community, these students have been doing a lot of work! Click to read more about the work each chapter has done this year and what they hope to accomplish moving forward.

Read about all we got up to this past August. From anemia screening to greenhouse cooperative organizing to dental hygiene, we’ve been busy! Thank you to everyone who donated and contributed to this trip!

This Spring 2024, Sisters Project Peru hosted its triannual art auction at Kardinal Hall where student, professional, and community generated art was auctioned off. The event also featured live jazz and a collaborative art project.

Our service trip was incredible, and showed how much support we have for our ongoing project. Click to read about all we did on our last trip.

On April 1st, Sisters Project Peru hosted its second annual art auction at Visible Records in Charlottesville, Virginia. With the help of our dedicated UVA team, the event raised $2,840, including both art purchases and donations, all of which will be used to fund the creation of a medical clinic in Huacahuasi…

Sisters Project Peru team members Maya, Michael, and Dora traveled to Huacahuasi and spent several days getting to know the community on a more personal level as well as gain a better understanding on the healthcare needs and wants that future construction of the clinic should cover.

This past February, Sisters Project Peru hosted an art auction at Fry Springs Beach Club in Charlottesville, Virginia, with the help of our student members at the University of Virginia, local artists, and the community of Charlottesville. Together, we raised $4100!

Early fall, the Richmond branch of Sister’s Peru hosted a bake sale at River City Sports Complex. Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers Elliot, Anna, Olivia, and Saxon, we managed to raise over 500 dollars! Good work everyone.

First blog post! Here’s what we have done so far!