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Recently the Alalay kids attended training regarding the proposed new Municipal Law for Child Protection. The workshops encouraged all participants to share and discuss their opinions regarding the rights of infants, children and young people, with the underlying emphasis that … Continue reading →

People are the lifeblood of any organisation, and this is definitely the case at Alalay. We are very proud of our caring and dedicated staff team, who will do everything within their power to improve the lives of our children … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy fortnight. Last week we gave a presentation to the very supportive ladies at the Keynsham Methodist Ladies’ Guild. This is the third visit that we have made to the ladies, who have always been very sympathetic to … Continue reading →

Last week we attended the Latin America Charities Forum 2015 in London.  This initiative is jointly sponsored by the LATA Foundation and La Vida – the latter being a UK registered charity which raises funds to support small projects across … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to say that work continues to progress on the boys’ welcome house. The top of these two photos gives just a small insight into how bad the house had become – with crumbling paint, leaking roofs, … Continue reading →

I am very pleased to share our latest newsletter with supporters – with updates on current projects, the adolescents we’re supporting through vocational training courses, and what the Alalay kids are up to during their Winter (!) holidays. Please just click on … Continue reading →

The Alalay Foundation (which Friends of Alalay supports!) recently celebrated 25 years of working with street children in Bolivia. Since it was started by 19-year old Bolivian student Claudia Gonzales, Alalay has helped well over 10,000 kids and adolescents and … Continue reading →

All of our children get involved in baking their own bread – they learn a useful skill, it increases their self-esteem and more importantly, they get to eat tasty homecooked treats as a reward for their hard work! This fresh … Continue reading →

The last few weeks have been busy in both Bristol and Bolivia. Here in Bristol we’ve held various events, such as the Cotham School Fiesta where we had a stall – telling people about Alalay and its work with street … Continue reading →

We are thrilled that we can finally share Joss Stone’s latest music video with you – “The Answer”, especially because some of our kids have a starring role! In Team Joss’ own words: “The Answer” is about letting go of … Continue reading →