ANDEAN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT

AASD Mission: Harnessing collective intelligence to support community-led development in the highlands of Peru.

AASD Family
Aaron Ebner
Also affectionately known as Ronnie here in Peru. None of what youre about to read would exist without this guy. Hes the one that made it all happen.

Ronnies official partner in crime. Safe to say he does a little bit of everything down in Peru... including turning heads on the streets of Cuzco dressed as an Incan women (Dont worry, its usually on Halloween)

Adam Stieglitz

Genie Rogstad

Genie takes care of all the administrative work in Michigan so we can continue to function as a legal non profit organization. And to say that EVERYBODY wins from her annual visit to Peru is an understatement!

Ruben Huaman Quispe

Teenz has been around since day one. Shes the brains behind the INKAcase project and will continue to represent the AASD and make us proud in 2014 as a Fulbright scholar in the Philippines.

Tina Novero

Can we just say hes the man and leave it at that? No?? Ok. Well, hes our community representative, lead agriculture technician, and cultural liaison. Oh, and hes the man.

Kat Gordon

Among MANY things, Hedges has been the best at keeping us all in check when its time to get down to business. From financials to INKAcase dimensions, her systematic ways have become embedded in the AASD culture. And trust us - thats a good thing.

Cheryl Hedges

Not only making sure that we grow our veggies, but that we eat them as well. Kat, our ecological expert, represents the AASD wherever she goes... including amongst the local hippie scene. Chris volunteered with the AASD for 6 months in 2012. He left to go finish his masters degree in Egypt, and soon realized he just couldnt get enough of us. Now hes back, full-time, and sharing his passion for hard work and good times with the rest of us.

Chris Miller

Alfredo Ortiz

Yep, its officially the year that this guy gets the nod. His advice and consulting is always good enough to get us out of a bind... even if his methods usually involve making us figure it out for ourselves.

Also known as: Lee-broy, the most handsomest man alive, the Antonio Banderas of Calca, the Doggie lottery winner, and most importantly - the Director of Morale. He exists to brighten peoples day... all. over. town.

Leroy Rogers Ebner-Stieglitz

LETTER FROM THE BOARD Dear Friend and AASD Donor: ! Its been a great year for the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development. We are pleased to share all of AASDs successes and achievements in the 2013 Annual Report. 2013 was the year of sustainability for the AASD. We have always considered ourselves a unique organization that does not t the mold of most development and non prot institutions. Our unique approach focuses on collaboration and community led progress and we are happy to say that this approach has started to pay off. ! Traditionally, the AASD has been very involved in the planning and implementation of greenhouse projects in Lares. In 2013 the community of Cochayoc and the Lares government built a beautiful school greenhouse for the Cochayoc school with minimal consultation from the AASD. This is an important indicator of sustainability for the AASD. The projects we started are being scaled up locally without our help! ! You will notice that the AASDs accomplishments are great, yet our budget is small. Development organizations in Peru spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to have an impact similar to the AASD. Our community led and collaborative approach allows us to keep costs down. We only work on projects that are truly needed and desired by the community and the local government. Communities provide thousands of hours of work and the government provides tens of thousands of dollars of materials. For every dollar that the AASD spends another three dollars is donated in labor and materials from local sources. We also benet from the donated hours of dozens of graduate students and their professors at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS). By leveraging these resources the AASD is able to keep costs low and impact high. ! Our innovative approach to development has been recognized in 2013 in two ways. First, the AASD was a nalist for the Arcus Center Global Price for Social Justice Leadership by addressing irresponsible development in Peru. Secondly, AASD founders were honored to teach a course on community social change at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. ! We send out a very heartfelt thank you, gracias, and supaiki to all of you who allowed us to do such great things in 2013. It is an honor to represent our donors in the indigenous communities of Peru. We will continue to challenge what it means to be a development organization and continue collaborating to support community led development. ! Sincerely,
Adam Stieglitz and Aaron Ebner Board Members and Co-Founders Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development

2013 Sustainability Report

AASD Greenhouse Projects
Greenhouses have been the AASDs signature project since 2010. After 3 years we are proud to report a wide-range of sustainable outcomes. All AASD greenhouses are producing vegetables, and more importantly, the communities are doing it by themselves. 2013 also marked a milestone for the community of Ccochayoc. They proved that a community in need of a greenhouse can make it happen without outside assistance. The AASD helped with some planning and training, but at the end of the day it was the community that mobilized the government, built the greenhouse, and took charge of ensuring that their children are living a happy and wellnourished lifestyle.

Middle School students from Ccochayoc preparing to perform traditional dance at the greenhouse inauguration

Sustainability Spotlight
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In Ccochayoc the community and school organized 18 faenas (community work days) where community members committed themselves to put their farming aside and contribute to building the greenhouse. The government purchased and transported all materials for the greenhouse in Ccochayoc that cant be located locally, including plastic and metal. As the AASDs direct intervention becomes less and less necessary the schools faculty are taking more ownership and creating new innovative farming techniques The government has allocated resources to provide a technician to train with the AASD, and eventually take over all local capacity building. Communities have become more familiar with the process if they are interested in having a greenhouse; they understand there are certain responsibilities they must assume and they are taking them on happily.

Maricarmen, from Mauccau, showing off the mixed greens she grows in her greenhouse to Ruben

Organic Beekeepers of Choquecancha

Ruben and the organic beekeepers of Choquecancha excited to harvest honey for the first time!

Now that AASD greenhouse projects are being sustained by the community, Ruben Quispue, AASDs lead agriculture technician, has decided to make good use of his newly found free time. Combining his passion of beekeeping with helping the community of Choquecancha, Ruben has taken the lead on a project to teach women and students about bees, beekeeping, and the production and sales of bee products.

Whats so sustainable about that??

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Honey, pollen, wax, and propolis are all bee products in demand locally and abroad. Not only will selling these products support the project, but participants families as well! The methods of bee keeping that Ruben teaches are cost effective and easily scaleable within the community. The whole project can be created and maintained locally, without the use of external resources. Provides a natural source of sugar that is healthy for the families. Beekeeping is also environmentally friendly because when bees forage they increase levels of fertilization and lead to high yields and healthy harvests.

NGO Network
This year marked a huge milestone as other organizations began taking ownership of their role and responsibilities for the sustainability of the network. For the first time other organizations took the lead in organizing meetings, hosting events, and trying to raise money to support this collaborative movement for responsible development. It is starting to feel less like an AASD project and more of its own entity... which is a great indicator of success and sustainability!

Representatives from various NGOs are broken up into theme specific groups to share ideas and best practices

Womens Empowerment: INKAcase

In 2013 the Wiay Warmi Womens Group took the initiative to improve their weaving, diversify their skills, and do whatever it takes to become a strong representative of their community. As the women improve their cornerstone product - textiles - the AASD has continued to support them. The INKAcase product line has proven to be a successful and sustainable endeavor for both the womens group and the AASD. Just this year alone we have sold INKAcases on 6 different continents, generating over $6,000 in revenue!

Sustain-Ability
Supporting women to support their families to support the future.

SGP
This year the AASD was elected to sit on the regional board of directors for SGP (sistema garantizada participativa) -- a national program that makes it easy for small-scale farmers to become certified ecological (even better than organic!). All members of this program are part of a movement to support local farmers who produce organic and ecological produce. As SGP gains popularity entire communities are becoming more conscious of supporting local farmers, as well as eating healthier.
SGP group selling ecological produce at the local farmers market.

Social Justice Award

In 2013 the AASD were finalists in the Arcus Foundation Award, that aims to advance the worlds most pressing social justice issues. The AASD was recognized for addressing injustice in development; more specifically, by highlighting organizations that use impoverished communities as a means to raise money and advance themselves as an organization. The AASD argued it should be the norm that organizations seek out strong community representatives to take ownership of their own development, rather than become dependent on outside assistance.

Women in Peru showing that they have control of their own well being.

Nios del Sol

In 2013 the AASD began collaborating with Nios del Sol - a local orphanage in Calca to offer a new way for students to learn about farming and their culture. Each week 12-15 students come to the AASD Demonstration Farm to make compost piles, prepare beds, water the greenhouse and play with Leroy (Director of Morale!) This project is not only fun for all who are involved, but it is also a great way for local indigenous youth to be put back in touch with the roots and history of their culture.

Children preparing beds to plant in at the AASD Demonstration Farm.

AASD and the Monterey Institute of International Studies

Ruben and the organic beekeepers of Students from MIIS and AASD representatives meet with a local ecological Choquecancha farmer to discuss how to sell more products locally.

The relationship between the AASD and MIIS has always been a perfect portrayal of mutual benefit. 2013 marked the fourth year of our partnership, but it will be officially sustained after signing a memorandum of understanding this year. The students and faculty at MIIS continue to work with - and inspire - the AASD by bringing innovative minds and ideas to our organization. In return the AASD offers real life challenges, successes, and opportunities for students of development studies to immerse themselves in a powerful experiential learning process.

2012 Accomplishments
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AASD co-founders Aaron Ebner and Adam Stieglitz taught a course called Community Social Change, where we used current AASD projects to explore the complexities of development. A group of five faculty members at MIIS were awarded a grant to partner with the AASD in researching the effects of access and connectivity for the communities we work with in Peru. The AASD worked with a group of students in Monterey to design an evaluation for the AASDs greenhouse projects. The AASD hosted a total of seven students in Peru throughout the year. Their contributions to the AASD included a needs assessment for a bee project, designing a best-practices manual for family greenhouses, and researching how to help small scale farmers sell organic produce locally.

AASD Statement of Activities November 1, 2012 - October 31, 2013

RESTRICTED
REVENUE
Contributions Products Program Fees

UNRESTRICTED

TOTAL

$ 26,247.77 $ 6,317.61 $ 5,897.81 $ 38,463.19

$ 1,354.19 --$ 1,354.19

$ 27,601.96 $ 6,317.61 $ 5,897.81 $ 39,817.38

TOTAL EXPENSES
Program expenses General and administration Program Fees

$ 19,352.19 $ 24,769.94 $ 644.05 $ 44,766.18 $ (6,303.00) $ 19,747.18 $ 13,444.18

$ 3,204.76 -$ 693.40 $ 3,898.16 $ (2,543.97) $ 3,333.05 $ 789.08

$ 22,556.95 $ 24,769.94 $ 1,337.45 $ 48,664.34 $ (8,846.97) $ 23,080.23 $ 14,233.26

TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

+ Net Assets - Beginning = Total net assets - Ending

2013 Revenues
Contributions" Products" " Program Fees" TOTAL! ! " " " ! " " " ! $ 27,601.96 $ 6,317.61 $ 5,897.81" " $ 39,677.38
Contributions 69%

" Program Fees

15%

Products 16%

2013 Expenses
Agriculture Initiative" " Womens Empowerment# # NGO Network" " " Immersive Education" " Fundraising " " " General & Administration" TOTAL! ! ! ! $ 13,515.94 $ 3,642.77 $ 107.80 $ 5,290.44 $ 1,337.45 $ 24,769.94 $ 48,501.77
Agriculture Initiative 28%

Womens Empowerment 7% NGO Network 0.22% Immersive Education 11%

General and Administration 51%

Fundraising 3%

Thanks to You
The AASD would like to thank our generous friends who have provided financial support and substantial effort toward making it possible for the AASD to do more for the rural indigenous peoples of Peru. We would like to recognize the following people and organizations.
The Becky Fund Adam Southerland Alexandra Shaphren Alpaca Artwear Amanda Sidman Andysheh Dadsetan Benjamin Bruce Brad Thomson Brendan Gluck Butch Hedges Carrie Reynolds Charlotte Miller Chelsea Mead Chris Sillari Christine Byrne Cyn Shapiro Debbie Maisano Denise Smith Diane Kloke Dorothy Thursby-Stern Erk Grimm Ethan Ebner Fourth Way Consultants Eugene Rogstad Glen Jr Hensley James Valenza Jane Rogstad Jeremy Maisto Jonathan Rogstad Julia Jordan Justin Vinci Karin Collins Kelley Miller Kelsey Olson Kent Harrington Kindell Arrington Landisdale Farm Marybeth Lavery Metamorfu LLC MIIS Monica Kelsh Moyara Ruehsen Nancy Markert Nancy Mesaros Nancy Wachsmuth Nicholas Custis Patrick Tuckey Peter Custis Susan Dean Tamara Patton

2013 was a great year, but here in Peru we are already looking forward to 2014. Heres what we have in store for next year:
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Connecting local farmers to restaurants to support the sale of local organic produce. Designing new products and reaching new audiences to continue growing our INKAcase line Expanding our greenhouse project to help more families build their own personal greenhouse. Helping the local government design policies that will have the farthest reach and positive impact.

Interested in contributing to the AASD? Here are a few ways to help:

Purchase an INKAcase
Purchasing an INKAcase laptop or iPad case is a great way to help alleviate poverty, preserve cultural heritage, and support indigenous women while receiving a one-of-a-kind product. Visit www.AlianzaAndina.org and click on Our Store to see current product offerings. There is no better way to help out than to make a direct donation. We understand if you arent in the position to do so, but maybe you know somebody that is! The AASD is a registered 501(c)3 in the US, making your donation is tax deductible. To make a donation, visit our website at www.AlianzaAndina.org, select the About Us page, and click on Make a one-time donation on the right-hand side of the screen. You can also mail a check to the following address: Andean Alliance 560 Orchard Road Marshall, MI 49068

Choose the project you support

Feel particularly passionate about one of our projects? Just indicate the project in the Memo of your check or in the Comments section of your online donation, and well make sure it goes to support your chosen project.
Agriculture Initiative" Children of Inti# # " # NGO Network Womens Empowerment

Become a Friend of the AASD

Relationships are the number one reason the AASD is able to do what it does very well. We spend a large portion of our time cultivating relationships and friendships with locals, community members, and the government to ensure projects are need-based and community-driven. We would like nothing more than to call you a friend, as well. To become a Friend of the AASD, initiate an automatic monthly donation of at least $10, and you will receive a token of our appreciation during 2013. Visit www.AlianzaAndina.org to register.

Help us reach our 2014 fundraising goal of

$55,570
You can help the AASD continue to bring sustainable solutions to families in need. Donate today and know that your money will have an impact for generations to come.

Come visit us!

We love hosting friends down in Peru. You make the effort to get here and well show you our projects, introduce you to the community, and maybe even put you to work on the demonstration farm!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!