Children fed through 18-year-old Ana Dodson's Peruvian Hearts program

Here’s a tentative plan of where Cynthia Hellen, Tammy Tibbetts, Lizbeth Aguilar, and Manny Rodriguez will be each day on their two-week voluntourism trip to Peru, supporting children and exploring girls’ education. We’re piloting the She’s the First travel series, known on twitter as #STF360!  The purpose: to tell girls’ stories and show what their local communities are doing to support their education, and where they need our help. We’ll be volunteering with nonprofits–Peruvian Hearts, La Sagrada Familia (where ALEGRIA works), Rebano de Jesus, Asociación Civil Pro Niño Intimo– while filming interviews and photographing the surroundings. Learn more about how you can get involved in #STF360 through this post.

Friday, July 30 — Depart NYC! From LGA airport to Florida (btw, it’s home to the next GIRLS WHO ROCK concert, so follow @girlswhorockmia!), where we have a 3.5 hour layover before take-off to Lima, Peru.

Saturday, July 31 — Fly from Lima to Cuzco, an hour-and-20-minute flight, and the Peruvian Hearts team will meet us at the airport! We’ll go to founder Ana Dodson’s house, have lunch, rest (VERY important to prevent altitude sickness!), and then join her team for dinner.

Machu Picchu, often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas"

Sunday, August 1st and Monday, August 2nd – Breakfast, tour, and do field work with the nonprofits.

Tuesday, August 3rd — Inca Trail Hike to Macchu Picchu

Wednesday, August 4th — Depart Cuzco and fly back to Lima. Tour and do field work with a nonprofit.

Thursday, August 5th and Friday, August 6th – Field work with nonprofits in Lima.

Saturday, August 7th – Tentatively planning to depart Lima and fly to Trujillo.

Sunday, August 8th-Wednesday, August 11th – Field work in Trujillo, and back to Lima on Wednesday.

Thursday, August 12th and Friday, August 13th – More field work and excursions in Lima. We’ll also be visiting two schools in Lima, an elementary and a high school, entering the classroom and speaking to professors and the directors of the school.

Saturday, August 14th — Depart Lima

Sunday, August 15th — Return to NYC!