The Morning It Became Real
The Pichuberry team alongside our veterinary partners during a community sterilization campaign in the Andes of Peru.
I had happy tears that morning.
For the first time in 2026, a respected international foundation wrote to tell us they were actively working on our grant application. Not rejecting it. Not ignoring it. Reviewing it with intention.
It may sound small to someone else.
But to us, it meant hope.
Last year, we were deeply honored to receive our first grant: a milestone that strengthened our foundation and gave us courage to dream bigger. This year, with an ambitious goal ahead of us, that email felt like the first sign that we are not dreaming alone.
This organization was built with guidance, with community, with courage, and with long nights of stubborn hope.
From humble beginnings and small sterilization campaigns…To operating as a legally registered nonprofit in two countries.
From rescuing Hope in an Airbnb, quietly trying to save one life at a time…
To submitting organized budgets, sterilization statistics, formal documentation, and international grant proposals.
Veterinary partners performing a spay procedure during one of our organized sterilization campaigns in rural Peru.
We are still small.
We are still a group of volunteers.
We do not have salaries.
We do not have money to waste.
But we have structure.
We have accountability.
We have legitimacy.
And above all, we have heart.
In 2026, we set a bold goal: to expand our impact and reach even more vulnerable animals in the Andes of Peru. With such a big vision ahead of us, that simple email brought reassurance, that growth is possible, that our work is seen, and that our structure matters.
Every sterilization campaign.
Every rescued dog.
Every elderly pup we feed.
Every transparent report we prepare.
It all matters.
That morning, something shifted.
This is no longer just a dream fueled by passion.
It is becoming something sustainable.
And those were not tears of exhaustion.
They were tears of hope, and quiet confidence for the year ahead.
Thank you for believing in this mission and in the small but determined team behind it.
Community presence remains at the heart of our structured and expanding animal welfare work in Peru.
Founder’s Reflection – A personal note from Clara
