Willka Yachay is a Peru-based non-profit organization dedicated to helping indigenous communities, particularly the Q'eros Nation, thrive in the modern world while preserving their cultural traditions. They focus on initiatives such as building and sustaining schools, implementing solar programs, supporting a weaving cooperative, and promoting cultural preservation. Willka Yachay has partnered with organizations like Speedcast to bring satellite connectivity to the Q'eros tribe, improving education and access to information. The organization's work aims to empower the next generation of Q'eros to become leaders and improve their standard of living.
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Speedcast’s support for Peru’s Willka Yachay nonprofit is among the prior recipients of the Better Satellite World Awards.
Speedcast partnered with the non-profit Willka Yachay to provide satellite connectivity to the Q’eros tribe in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
An international jury selected Christodoulos Protopappas, Speedcast with Willka Yachay, and UltiSat as recipients of the 2021 Better Satellite World Awards.