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Community Development in Huanchaquito: A Study Based on Community Assets by Rebecca Smith Sarah Cozzens Diana Call Justin Burk and Pedro Anhuamán Utah State University Ethnographic Fieldschool Huanchaco, Peru June 12-July 14 2006  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would first like to thank the community members of the town of Huanchaquito for their graciousness. They have treated us with such kindness. We would especially like to thank Raul Venegas-Tavara and his father Raul Venegas for helping us gain entry into the community. We would also like to thank Pedro Anhuamán Gordillo for helping us in every way imaginable; from teaching us traditional fishing techniques to his contribution to the writing of this document. We also thank others in the community who have helped us with surveys, planning meetings, and learning about Huanchaquito in general. We name them here: Adelfio Gordillo Piminchumo, Nuri Luz Acevedo Ibanez, Paula Gonzalez, and Victor Fernández. We thank Yenny Villacorta and her family for their support in obtaining a place for holding meetings and for the use of their mobile megaphones for getting people to attend our town meeting. Finally, we would like to thank all of the students involved in the Ethnographic Field School from Utah State University and Dr. Bonnie Glass-Coffin, for giving us this opportunity and from whom we have learned so much.  CONTENTS Introduction Who We Are Overview of Asset Based Development Study Area Methodology Introduction Timeline Tools Process Roles Events and Experiences Evaluation Findings Product Conclusion Appendix  I. Introduction The four of us came to Peru five weeks ago as students from Utah State University in the United States of America, with high hopes and big dreams of making a difference in the world. We have toiled to learn and teach a new kind of development, a kind we knew nothing of a few months ago. The purpose was to bring this community to an awakened state of their asse