Find out what’s happening at the Casa right now in this letter from our Executive Director to you.
Education Looks a Little Different Right Now
Learning in front of computers has not been working well for many kids around the world — including ours. Although the college kids have kept up with their studies, the younger kids need more stimulation and experiential learning.
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We want to offer you a gift, with our gratitude for your ongoing support during these stressful and precarious times.
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2020 film series
The Niños are working with their brother Jose (our in-house filmmaker) to create tutorial videos for you during their lockdown together in Peru.
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Hello, Global Family!
We hope you’re all safe and well. For the first time in years, we have nearly all the Niños together. The older youths — who usually enjoy semi-independent living in our Cusco apartment while they attend universities and institutes — are staying with their younger siblings in the Casa in Urubamba.
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Before the Coronavirus locked Peru down, the kids had just returned from visiting their extended families on their Summer break. Traditionally, we welcome them back with a trip as a group, so they can return to school refreshed and feeling connected.
Continue reading “Photo Album: Niños’ Vacation 2020”Live in the Bay area? Come join us for lunch!
Feb 16: East Bay Gratitude Lunch for our friends/ supporters!
This is an open invitation from Avishai to all friends and supporters of Niños del Sol who live in the Bay Area.
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We have two new college graduates this year!
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This year, after hosting her yoga tour to the Sacred Valley, our dear friend Kristen Stuart returned to spend time with the Niños. She’s shared a wealth of photos so you can see how our Niños are growing into fine young people.
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This year, we’re inviting you to send your holiday greetings to the kids (and/or staff) in Peru. We’ll share your messages directly with Viviana, Avishai, and the Niños to fill the casa with love and joy from our Global Family.
In addition, your Giving Tuesday donations will be matched up to $1,750, thanks to a pledge from two of our generous donors!
Your contribution is also part of a beautiful holiday of selfless giving, designed to balance the energy of Black Friday. Namasté.
An update from Viviana
Dear all,
All our children are thriving, growing, changing. The home in Urubamba with our teenagers is very peaceful and centered; I attribute this to the excellent work performed by Kellye, a young woman showing always love and respect to the children.
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This is what mornings look like in our Casa in Urubamba.
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We are about $3,000 short this month of being able to send enough money to Peru to cover all the bills (salaries, rents, tuition, etc).
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When I was living in Peru 14 years ago, I got to visit my dear friend Mama Kia, and her home that she created for the 25+ street children she adopted. I helped to work in the garden and received so much inspiration from witnessing her live in pure devotion, love and service.
Continue reading “Loveolution Fundraising”Impact & Outcomes
We frequently hear from potential donors that “Your cost per child is much higher than other children’s homes.”
Yes, we know.
How does our garden grow?
Many of you who have visited us in Peru donated your energy to help our garden grow. I thought you might like to see the fruits of your labor!
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We need just $2060 more each month to cover our expenses. Will you help?
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We’ve been living & loving in our home in Urubamba for three years now, and it shows.
Recently I sent some photos that I took two years ago to Kiva, our volunteer, and she duplicated the shots as the house looks now. Take a look!
Continue reading “The Casa That Love Built”A Program Update from Viviana, our Executive Director
Recently Viviana sent a first-quarter update to our board members, and she gave me permission to share it with all of you as well. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did!
Continue reading “A Program Update from Viviana, our Executive Director”Women’s Day of Fun!
Our girls face even more social obstacles than the boys when it comes to education, and moving to the big city to go to college can be quite daunting.
Continue reading “Women’s Day of Fun!”Gratitude from the Niños: In Their Own Words
The Niños returned from their trip to Lima last night. They left at 1 in the morning, drove 16 hours over the mountains, and arrived home exhausted. But when we asked them if they would like to send thank-you notes to the donors who made their trip possible, they jumped at the chance.
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Our organization is made up of two separate pieces: The Peruvian organization (headed by Viviana and Avishai) handles all aspects of programming, while the US organization (headed by our Board) handles fundraising and provides some financial oversight.
Continue reading “Board Updates & Staff Appreciation Dinner”New Apartment in Cusco
Our Cusco kids (aka “The College Kids”) have moved into a new apartment.
Continue reading “New Apartment in Cusco”Happy Birthday, Doris!
We celebrated Doris’s 18th birthday on February 6 with a surprise party in Avishai and Viviana’s home.
Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Doris!”Ajeet Kaur Benefit Concert for Niños Del Sol in Alberta Canada
Kristen Stuart, a powerful and loving leader in the yoga world who has been a dear friend to the Niños for years, is organizing a benefit concert for us in Alberta!
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How can I change my monthly donation?
I love hearing from members of our Global Family who started with a small donation and are ready to increase it! Of course, I’m also here for people who’ve had a change in their circumstances and need to suspend their monthly donations. Or maybe you just want your donation to be taken out on a different day of the month; I can help with that as well.
Joy of Cooking
Our kids love to cook. If you’ve watched our original video with Mama Kia, you might remember her saying that she never had to deal with a picky eater in this crowd — children who’ve known food scarcity in their youth know how to appreciate the joy of food abundance.
Continue reading “Joy of Cooking”Why don’t the kids get part-time jobs?
Now that our kids are teenagers, we’re often asked why they don’t get part-time jobs to help cover their expenses. For someone who lives in the United States or Europe, this seems like a really natural way for a teen to gain experience, learn responsibility, and help out a household that is struggling financially.
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This quote describes so beautifully why we treasure education for our Niños.
“Because we are Quechua, because we speak our language and live according to our customs, and because we don’t know how to read and write, we live in the world of the night. We have no eyes, and we are invalids like the blind. In contrast, those who know how to read and write live in daylight. They have eyes. It is senseless to stay in the world of darkness because we must progress to be like those who go to school and have eyes. Going to school, we open our eyes, we awake.”
Peru: Inequality of Education for Indigenous Groups, the Neglected Class
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This update is from Avishai, our Associate Director.
In our recent staff meeting, I found myself saying “In my view, this period of the last few months have been the most harmonious time we had at the Casa since Viviana and I started in 2013.”
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