This is the story behind MOTAS for Kids.
Our mission and vision form the basis of everything we do, now and in the future.
Creating a stable and stimulating learning environment where children can grow, learn and develop.Creating a stable and stimulating learning environment for children.
Together with local schools, parents and communities, we provide practical resources and better learning environments. We listen to what is needed and work step by step towards achievable improvements.Together with schools, parents and communities. Step by step.
Where a child grows up should not decide the opportunities they get.
We believe in long-term involvement rather than one-off help. By working together with the people who know the children best, we are building a future in which every child gets a good start.That is why we choose long-term involvement over one-off help.
We do not start with a plan, but with conversations. Together with head teachers, teachers, parents and children, we map out what is really needed.
Schools and communities know their children best. They help decide what takes priority, and we build on that.
Together we choose improvements that are realistic and affordable, within our education programme and reconstruction programme. Better small and done well than big and unfinished.
We stay in touch with the schools and look together at whether it works. Through updates and stories, we show you what happens with your support.
Not a one-off gift, but a long-term presence. That is how we build trust and grow together with the schools in Cañete.
MOTAS for Kids did not just appear out of nowhere. It is a story that has been passed down through the generations.
It began in the 1990s. On his own initiative, Hans Mollen, now treasurer of our foundation, started children's projects in Peru. For years he provided school supplies, which many Peruvian schools sorely lack. He was already doing this before he fell in love with his Peruvian wife.
During family visits he took his sons along to these projects, among them Gerardo Mollen, now our chair. It made a deep impression and set something in motion.
At the age of fourteen, Gerardo Mollen decided to build on what his father had started. With Peruvian roots and that example in mind, the idea for MOTAS was born.
Combining an attractive product with a social mission, with the foundation as its moral cornerstone. It started in 2019 with sustainable bags. We no longer sell them, but the ambition has remained: step by step, we are building a strong social business model.
In August 2026 we made an introductory visit to Cañete. We built relationships with five schools in four villages, delivered school and sports supplies and talked with head teachers, parents and children.
We are now working with these schools on the next steps, within our education programme and reconstruction programme.
We are starting in Cañete, where our roots lie. Where we can give even more children a good start in the future is something we will discover step by step.
What began with school supplies in the 1990s is now growing into a foundation with a clear mission. With your support, and together with the schools in Cañete, we give every child a good start.
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