Author Archives: annie

Last evening I had the pleasure of speaking to an assembled group from the Church of the Good Shepherd Ladies’ Group, Bishopston. The ladies (and one honorary man!) were very supportive of my work, had some great future ideas and … Continue reading →

Early yesterday morning (Friday 23rd August) a fight involving gas canisters (which led to a fire) broke out in the high-security jail of Palmasol in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Currently the facts are rather sketchy, but the BBC reports that at … Continue reading →

I had a great time at the recent event held by the Embassy of Bolivia in the UK to celebrate the 188th Anniversary of the Independence of Bolivia. We had fresh salteñas to eat, “Agwa” (an alcohol made from Bolivian … Continue reading →

A quick reminder that tomorrow (Saturday 17th August) is the Marshfield Village Fête at which we will have a stall selling lots of as-new items to raise money for the street children. The event is held at Marshfield Village Hall, … Continue reading →

I’ve just received the exciting news that band “The Mighty Vipers” are going to be giving an amazing 10% of all their profits from gigs and sales of merchandise to Friends of Alalay! Describing themselves as: Blending calypso, reggae and … Continue reading →

We know it’s a bit early in the year, but our Christmas preparations have already started! We have just received an amazing donation of high quality card and envelopes from the wonderful Alfred Harris Bookbinders [seen in photo on right]. … Continue reading →

Huge thanks to Deborah Curtis and her friends for organising a fantastic jumble sale for Alalay recently in the Cornmarket, Faringdon. Together with a dedicated team of helpers, they managed to spread the word about Alalay and raise a great … Continue reading →

I was very pleased to be invited to a Latin American Charities Forum organised by the LATA Foundation last week. It was a great opportunity for me to meet representatives from a variety of organisations working in Latin America, and … Continue reading →

I was thrilled to recently be invited to two events organised by the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) for a visiting Bolivian Parliamentary delegation. On Monday I participated in a working lunch to discuss the issues of street children, with representatives … Continue reading →

We have recently received a tremendous donation of useful medical supplies for our medical centre in Alalay – which will save lots of money as we often need to buy more materials. We want to get them out to Santa … Continue reading →