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Today the Bolivian President Evo Morales came to Santa Cruz, played football and met the Alalay children at the official opening of our socio-sporting schools project! Four ex-players of the Real Madrid team played a friendly match against a team … Continue reading →

With their general election this coming Sunday, Bolivia is a busy place right now anyway. But Alalay in Santa Cruz is busier than most. Their Real Madrid sponsored socio-sporting school (read more about the project here) is due to open … Continue reading →

On Monday evening I was delighted to be invited to join the Rotary Club of Bristol for dinner and to be presented with a cheque by Linda Hooper, Club President. The fantastic amount of money was raised at the “A … Continue reading →

Yesterday (the 24th September) the department of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (the city in which Friends of Alalay works) celebrated its 204th anniversary with a variety of celebrations. These included a huge parade around the streets which lasted four … Continue reading →

Last week I attended a fascinating panel discussion at which I was able to speak with a number of people interested in Friends of Alalay and our work in Bolivia. Justine Greening MP (Secretary of State for International Development), Tony … Continue reading →

We are thrilled to announce that early next month (October) a brand new project will be inaugurated in Santa Cruz. Alalay is partnering with the Real Madrid Foundation and others to offer a Socio-sporting School. Children from Alalay and other … Continue reading →

The ice bucket challenge seems all set to be the charity craze of the Summer. In my opinion, any activity which raises awareness of a charity and encourages people to investigate and donate to their own selected worthy cause must … Continue reading →

Work has begun on a new building at the Alalay boys’ welcome house: creating a street adolescents’ drop-in centre and accommodation for older ex-street children. Over the last 25 years, Alalay has built up a wealth of experience of how … Continue reading →

The 6th August is a very important day in the Bolivian calendar – the 189th Independence Day. After centuries of Spanish rule, the Republic of Bolivia was formed by Simon Bolivar on August 6th, 1825, and this day continues to … Continue reading →

As promised, here are some photos from our recent very successful tea party. The event, kindly organised by the Jones and Robinson families, encompassed a short walk in the sunshine, a “teapot treasure hunt/quiz” and a lot of tea, scones … Continue reading →