Author Archives: annie

Many thanks to both Megan and Marjorie for organising my recent talks to the Soroptimists Epsom and District group and Wick and Doynton United Ladies’ Guild (photo above). It was great to be able to talk to so many interested … Continue reading →

It has been a busy few days for Friends of Alalay here in the UK! On Saturday, I was interpreting at an International Womens’ Day event in Bristol and was able to speak with Guisell Morales-Echaverry (the Nicaraguan Ambassador) regarding … Continue reading →

Many thanks to the South Wales Branch of the English Speaking Union for their kind invitation for me to speak at their luncheon last week, held at Cardiff City Stadium. Over 100 people attended and mine was one of four … Continue reading →

Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Bristol for inviting me to speak to their members last evening. After dinner I gave a presentation to the group – explaining about life on the streets for Bolivian children, Alalay’s work and … Continue reading →

Life at Alalay is busy as ever. The Alalay children are now back at School after their “Summer holidays”, and this year’s group from Tudor Hall School, Banbury are due to arrive in Santa Cruz this Sunday for an action-packed … Continue reading →

Last week we sent out the Winter 2013/2014 newsletter to all of our wonderful supporters, detailing the most up-to-date news at Alalay and here in the UK. Click on the image to read this newsletter, or find previous editions here. … Continue reading →

Whilst recently in Bolivia I was able to donate a huge number of beautiful teddy bears to Alalay – each had been hand-knitted here in the UK and given to me via The LATA Foundation. The bears were given to … Continue reading →

In December last, The Musical and Amicable Society kindly offered to organise a concert to raise money for Friends of Alalay. The group, a flexible collective of professional musicians, performed on classical music on instruments of the time, including harpsichord, … Continue reading →

 We would just like to wish all of our wonderful Friends of Alalay supporters a very happy and peaceful new year in 2014. I have returned to England after an extremely hectic month back in Bolivia: monitoring and visiting all … Continue reading →

Life here in Santa Cruz continues to be hot, but I am running around like a mad person trying to get things done! It has been amazing to see things working and the changes we have managed to implement through … Continue reading →