A little info about Aldea Infantil (Carrie)

(Note: Our intern Carrie has since returned from her summer at the Aldea, but she is continuing to help us spread the word that there are kids here who need your help!)

The Aldea Infantil is an orphanage that is home to nearly 70 children outside of the colonial city of Trujillo, Peru on the northern coast. It is set up like a small community (Aldea Infantil translates to"children's village") with 10 houses to house children, interns, and supplies. The Aldea also has an office, nursing station, library, kindergarten, and a variety of sports fields. They are known for their strawberry and avocado production. They also raise guinea pig, chickens, sheep and have a start to their own dairy. All of the Aldea Infantil children attend school--including those who are special needs. In fact, it is the only children's home in the area to send special needs children to school. The Aldea Infantil also encourages children to learn trades or gain work experience so some girls attend cosmetology classes during the week and others spend every day gaining work experience in a bakery and attend speed-schooling programs on the weekends. This orphanage is one of the most well-known and most successful in the country--of course I wanted to tell people about it! I built the website for the Aldea Infantil this past summer so I could tell the world about its achievement and invite others to become a part of something great. While this children's home is one of the most exceptional in the country of Peru, it still is not at its very best. This is where Southern Cross can help.