Otra Cosa Network has many community partners, one of which is the Concrete Jungle Foundation. This global organization is a youth development program, teaching children life lessons through skateboarding. Otra Cosa Network was able to provide the space for a skate ramp at their Recreation and Education Center in Cerrito de la Virgen. Concrete Jungle Foundation provided professional design & construction of a skate park. This day's lesson was all about confidence and resilience.
Every morning in Huanchaco before the sun rises - when the waves aren't too rough - members of its Association of Artisanal Fishermen gather to head out as a group. Their ancestors have been doing this for thousands of years. But this may be the last generation that does so. Their children just aren't interested in fishing anymore, as it does not provide the kind of living demanded by modern times. These fishermen don't earn a living from it either, but do so because they enjoy it and it's their heritage. Some offer rides to tourists on their caballitos. But their children and grandchildren are all busy with other jobs and have pursued other options elsewhere. Fishing here has also become more difficult due to offshore commercial fishing and changing ocean currents.
