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Essentials
We begin with what is needed now — food, clean water, sanitation, safe homes and basic necessities.
A Higher Tomorrow
Sacred Valley · Peru · 13.4194° S / 71.8472° W
01 · Service
Our service
Food, clean water, schooling and work for families in the Sacred Valley, until they no longer need us.
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02 · Host
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Bring your people to the Sacred Valley. We provide the home, and your gathering helps sustain our service.
Host a retreatAyni · Reciprocity
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Not service built around a business, but a business built around service.
Service is at the heart of WAKAN. We work alongside families and communities in the Sacred Valley to create a path from immediate support toward long-term independence.
Retreats help sustain WAKAN and our commitment to service in the surrounding communities. Your gathering becomes part of something larger.
Why we give backWho we are
A Higher Tomorrow
It began with one family, and the question of what happens next.
WAKAN grew out of time spent in the Sacred Valley — and the realisation that help which arrives and leaves changes very little. What changes things is staying long enough to hand the work over.
Today WAKAN is two things held together: service in the communities around us, and a home in the valley whose gatherings sustain that service.
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01 · The Full Cycle
Three stages
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Education & Skills
Then we work toward education, vocational skills and opportunities to earn.
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Sustainable Livelihood
Finally, we help develop sustainable livelihoods and local businesses designed to continue without ongoing support from WAKAN.
02 · Retreats at WAKAN
Gather with purpose
Come to the Sacred Valley.
Host your own retreat, mastermind, wellness experience, educational gathering or transformational program — surrounded by the mountains, culture and beauty of the Andes.
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