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We are thrilled to announce that the LATA Foundation has financed a second Friends of Alalay project – creating a 3000-strong quail farm at Alalay. The quails will provide an additional source of nutrition for the street children and eggs … Continue reading →

It is always good to start the new year with positive news, and I was so pleased to recently be invited to see the beautiful plate awarded to the Bristol branch of the English Speaking Union (ESU), to commemorate their … Continue reading →

On behalf of all of the children and staff at Alalay, we would like to wish all of our supporters and friends a very Happy New Year. May 2013 bring peace and happiness to you all, your family and friends.  

We are very sorry to announce that due to extremely high demand ALL of the Alalay Christmas cards have sold out for this year. However, next year another thousand, limited-edition cards individually hand-painted by the street children will arrive – … Continue reading →

We have just been sent some photos of the Alalay children hard at work in their English lessons, so I thought I would share them with our supporters. The following photo shows some of the youngest boys at the aldea … Continue reading →

Several helpers, including the Jones’ family, helped to make the Alalay stall a great success at the annual Doynton Christmas market last Saturday (10th November). Thanks very much to all involved for their help, and all those who came to … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Bristol branch of the English Speaking Union (ESU), who have just informed me that they have been awarded the “Valerie Mitchell award for International Achievement” at the recent ESU Conference at Dartmouth House, due to their ongoing support … Continue reading →

Please do come along and support Friends of Alalay this weekend. We will be running a stall at Doynton Village Hall this coming Saturday (10th November) from 10.30am to 12.30 pm. There will be goodies galore – with Bolivian gifts, … Continue reading →

This has been a busy weekend for Friends of Alalay! On Friday, Alalay representative Graham Syrett gave a presentation to the Arnold House assembly at Tonbridge Grammar School. The students of Arnold House are currently in the process of fundraising … Continue reading →

Once again, a HUGE thanks to Olly, Hannah, Jack and the rest of the wonderful ‘Fund for Alalay’ team with their continued fundraising efforts… To add to the previous infamous ‘purple man’ and leg-waxing ventures, this week they organised… “The Great … Continue reading →