Project Alejandra
One of my favourite projects to do is to help families in extreme poverty and try to make their lives a little easier. The director of a very poor school in Agustino, on the edge of Lima, Peru...
View ArticleYour donation at work
I wanted to dedicate a post to all the wonderful people who have donated and helped realise the sonrisasenperu dream of helping those in poverty. I received an email from Elissa, an Australian living...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage 2012 Christmas Drive
On December 22 we’re hosting our annual Sonrisasenperu Christmas party for 100+ kids of Westfalia Orphanage. These kids all come from broken, abusive homes, abandonment or their families had to give...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Party 2012
Usual Christmas?…no presents, very little food, thinking about what ‘normal’ kids have. This Christmas? …280 presents, turkey lunch for everyone, singing, dancing, games, nibblies, cakes, muffins, and...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage children’s housing renovations
After a very busy but rewarding December at Westfalia orphanage giving the kids a Christmas to remember, it is time to move on to our next project. We had been talking about renovating the now 24 year...
View ArticleRenovations update
Hi everyone! Quick renovations update for Casa (house) 2 at Westfalia Orphanage on the outskirts of Lima, Peru which houses around 100 children. Recent changes in Peruvian law have meant that we need...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Drive 2013
What is it? On Saturday, December 21 we’re hosting our annual Sonrisasenperu Christmas party for 100+ kids of Westfalia Orphanage in Peru. These kids all come from broken, abusive homes, abandonment or...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Party 2013
On Saturday 21st December, Sonrisasenperu hosted our 4th annual Westfalia Orphanage Christmas Party. It was a huge event made possible with lots of help from so many people. A special thanks to Alex...
View ArticleHelp! New water pump needed
URGENT!!! Westfalia Orphanage has an urgent need, as well as an important recurring need, for a gasoline-powered portable water pump. They normally require a pump like this to assist in the annual...
View ArticleLima volunteers needed this Saturday April 12!
Hi everyone. for those in LIMA PERU…Are you interested in getting your hands dirty THIS SATURDAY April 12 and helping out an orphanage with around 100 amazing kids? We’re beginning plans for a huge...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Drive 2014
5th annual sonrisasenperu.org Christmas party On Saturday, December 20 we’re hosting our 5th annual Sonrisasenperu Christmas party for 100+ kids of Westfalia Orphanage in Peru. But, as always, we need...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Party 2014
On Saturday December 20, Sonrisasenperu hosted its 5th annual Westfalia Orphanage Christmas Party. It’s a day where the 114 orphans get a chance to feel like regular children and know that people...
View ArticleHawaii’s Punahou High School project for our kids!
A huge thank you to Mr Earle and the students from PUNAHOU HIGH SCHOOL, in Honolulu, Hawaii, for their amazing project, writing and illustrating children’s books for the children of Westfalia...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage’s newest additions
Westfalia Orphanage in Peru has 2 new additions. Kind of sad how they came to be there but it’s nice to know they now have a home filled with love and 120 new brothers and sisters. Macarena was about 2...
View Article2015 in review
2015 is almost over and it’s been a busy year at Westfalia Orphanage as always. Westfalia is a private orphanage on the outskirts of Lima, Peru and takes care of more than 120 children. Most have no...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Drive 2015
6th annual Sonrisasenperu.org Christmas party On Saturday, December 19 we’re hosting our 6th annual Sonrisasenperu Christmas party for the 120+ children of Westfalia Orphanage in Peru. We’re looking...
View ArticleLima volunteers needed this Saturday April 12!
Hi everyone. for those in LIMA PERU…Are you interested in getting your hands dirty THIS SATURDAY April 12 and helping out an orphanage with around 100 amazing kids? We’re beginning plans for a huge...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Drive 2014
5th annual sonrisasenperu.org Christmas party On Saturday, December 20 we’re hosting our 5th annual Sonrisasenperu Christmas party for 100+ kids of Westfalia Orphanage in Peru. But, as always, we need...
View ArticleWestfalia Orphanage Christmas Party 2014
On Saturday December 20, Sonrisasenperu hosted its 5th annual Westfalia Orphanage Christmas Party. It’s a day where the 114 orphans get a chance to feel like regular children and know that people...
View ArticleHawaii’s Punahou High School project for our kids!
A huge thank you to Mr Earle and the students from PUNAHOU HIGH SCHOOL, in Honolulu, Hawaii, for their amazing project, writing and illustrating children’s books for the children of Westfalia...
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