Incawasi was registered as a non-profit organization in March of 2005. It was founded by a team of Peruvian and European volunteers after the breakdown of a previous organization, which offered a daily food service for children living in severe poverty.

Roger Diaz Guerra, Marco Leyva Paredes (Peru), Margaret Lysaght, Kieran Farrell (Ireland), and Susanne Grüner de Diaz (Germany), at the time volunteers of the former charity, started Incawasi with the attempt to continue catering to the needs of these very same children whilst improving the services that were provided. More children were therefore able to participate in the program, which included an improved food service and health program, sided by a solid educational program.

Roger Díaz Guerra, Kieran Farrell, Marco Leyva Paredes, Marge Lysaght und Susanne Grüner de Diaz           (from left to right)         

The Founders:

Marge Lysaght
Marge is a board member of Incawasi. She currently works as an administrator in Ireland, where she continues fundraising and helping with development activities.

Susanne Grüner de Diaz
Susanne, the president of Incawasi, is a psychologist and native to Germany. She also founded an organization in Germany that supports the development of the Incawasi centre in Cajamarca (more).

Roger Díaz Guerra
Roger, a native to Cajamarca, is the accountant for Incawasi. He is a professional economist; therefore he deals with all the financial aspects of Incawasi.

Kieran Farrell
Kieran is one of the board members of Incawasi. He has a post-graduate degree in Business and Marketing, and raises funds from his native green island of Ireland.

Marco Leyva Paredes
Marco, also a native to Cajamarca, is the secretary of Incawasi. He is an attorney and helps the families of Incawasi in legal problems.

Other Associates:

Kyra Grieco
Kyra is an ex-volunteer of Incawasi, who has come to be very involved in the project. She is an Anthropologist from Italy, and is in charge of the selection of new volunteers for Incawasi.