2009
Began working with our first community in Lomas de Zapallal, an informal urban settlement in Lima, Peru.
2010
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2011
Established the Informal Urban Communities Initiative (IUCI) at the University of Washington, and undertook donor-funded projects and community-based study abroad programs in Lomas de Zapallal.
2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
Initiated relationships with partners and communities outside of Lima, in Iquitos, Peru (2015) and Kathmandu, Nepal (2016).
2016
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2017
Envisioned our future as an independent nonprofit organization working in collaboration with communities, universities and other organizations, locally and globally.
2018
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2019
Founded Traction. Registered as a Washington nonprofit, charitable organization, and federal 501(c)3 (EIN 84-1744458). Over the years our work has evolved and expanded. However our mission and values remain the same!
2020
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2021
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