Ninos del Sol

A Revolutionary Children’s Home in Peru’s Sacred Valley

Niños del Sol is a children’s home in Peru where a group of children — all survivors of trauma, abuse, and neglect — are being raised as a family.

This video gives a great overview of our history, our mission, and our kids.

A Revolution in Love and Healing

At Niños del Sol, these kids are raised in a home filled with love where they can heal, grow, and receive the tools they need to break the negative cycles in their families for all future generations. 

We’re not just sheltering orphans — we’re raising the leaders of tomorrow.

Our kids learn through chores, yoga, meditation, music, and group experiences under the supervision of long-term staff who care deeply about them. We know they are healing when we see them treat one another with kindness and respect, and when they succeed in school. Most of our kids are at the top of their classes. 

Our Executive Director, Viviana Martinez, has a background in both transpersonal psychology and Kundalini yoga. Our Associate Director, Avishai Pearlson, has taught mindfulness and worked with youth for decades. Under their direction, we are gently guiding the children into adulthood as they heal.

Our kids know how to grow food organically and take turns preparing nourishing meals. 

Yoga, mindfulness, and meditation help them deal with the pressures of adolescence and young adulthood.

100% of our funding comes from a loving community of individual donors like you. Our donors love celebrating the kids’ success with us as they grow into young adults.

Join Avishai for a Breema Retreat in Peru

August 10-21, 2023

This is a rare and unique opportunity to experience both the down-to-earth wisdom of Breema and the majestic, vital atmosphere of The Sacred Valley. Our retreat schedule has been carefully crafted so that those two elements seamlessly support each other, and truly, support us while we are together and after we’ve returned home.

Our Groundbreaking Educational Initiative

Kids who are “in the system” often find themselves facing a tragic lack of support when they’ve finished high school, during a vulnerable time of life that will lay the foundation for their future.

That’s why we provide a second home —an apartment in Cusco * — to support our college-age kids while they follow their dreams and live semi-independently.

* During the pandemic, we’ve been forced to close our second location. Most of our post-secondary students are studying remotely from our main location in Urubamba, and we remain committed to supporting them into their adult careers.

Our kids have earned this support. One of our girls was the youngest ever admitted to the Chemical Engineering program at Cusco University. Others are studying economics, tourism, international business, and graphic arts. Our college kids are beating the odds and laying the groundwork to be the leaders of tomorrow.

Join our Global Family

People like you are making this work possible. Please join us!

Can you help these kids?

Your support provides food, housing, a  loving staff, school tuition, and financial stability, which enables our Niños to break the cycles of poverty and abuse in their families for all future generations.

We receive no government support or grants. Our home is 100% sustained by donations from loving individuals like you. 

Most of our donors are giving $25 per month — and it’s making a huge difference in the kids’ lives to have stability, security, and peace of mind. 

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Niños del Sol Peru, Inc
℅ L Boyd
842 Potomac Drive
West Melbourne, FL 32904

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