Reach Out Children's Fund was founded to assist the children of Huilloc School #50627 and the surrounding schools in the Andes Mountain Range in Peru. Huilloc School has approximately 250 students ranging in ages of 3 to 17 years old. The students are Quechua Indians, direct descendants of the Inca Indians. They speak Quechua while learning Spanish in school. The village is above the tree line, which makes it difficult to grow food and stay warm during the winter months. The drinking source is shared with the local animals from a mountain stream. The children rarely see a doctor and have yet been visited by a dentist. But in October, 2007, that all changed. ROCF, came to visit the surrounding area, and brought their medical volunteers – a team which consisted of two doctors, one nurse, and a dentist! The dentist is from Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Peru, and his name is Juan Carlos Leroma Villa. On this trip, they visited the six villages of Huilloc, Yanamayo, Quelcanca, Chaullacocha and Chupani. Sadly, extreme mountain terrain, and an altitude of 15,000 feet above sea level, make for a harsh environment for the villages of Chaullacocha and Chupani. The children in Chaullacocha do not have running water, electricity, or bathrooms. The pre-school room is a mud hut with a straw roof. There is a small window with a rock blocking the wind. During all of his visits, the dentist was able to make temporary fillings along with other dental procedures. Here’s his report from his visit to Chaullacocha : A total of 38 patients were seen, 21 of them were children. 44 teeth, in total, were worked on. 14 of the children had infections and had to have one or more teeth extracted. The clinic provides a free toothbrush, toothpaste, and brushing instructions to all of the children. Dr. Juan Carlos says: “I made many extractions in this community (necessary extractions because they presented infections) and that is not good for the children because but it advances they will have serious problems, that indicated in these children is the sellantes application, this it is a material to place in the healthy teeth and with this it is prevented the infections in the teeth, besides always carrying out the permanent fluorization.” A partner of The Mountain Fund, Reach Out Children’s Fund is a small organization of dedicated volunteers. There are currently no salaries or high administration costs associated with our organization. We aim for all monies received to be given directly to the village of Huilloc for the on-going projects as well as future projects. Each dollar given has a direct effect on this unique community. Read more about this great organization HERE.

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