Support the Children of the Sol y Luna Home

January 2023 - We have closed the annual fundraiser for 2022, please select 'donate' on the Sol y Luna Foundation website if you would like to support us.

We are delighted to say that thanks to THE CONSCIOUS TRAVEL FOUNDATION 2022 CHARITABLE FUND we reached our total to cover the annual costs of the Sol y Luna Home for 2022.

Here is a statement from The Conscious Travel Foundation:

"We are delighted to say that the Sol y Luna Foundation was the unanimous choice with 55% of the vote for the main fund, enabling us to donate the £16,304 remaining (as of 5/1/2023) on their Go Fund Me target of £60,000 on behalf of The Conscious Travel Foundation.

The support from The Conscious Travel Foundation members will allow Sol y Luna to cover the outstanding portion of their annual operational expenses, which includes staff, psychological support, medical treatment and therapies, food, clothes, school supplies, internet and electricity, and celebrations such as birthdays to support the children’s emotional development."

On hearing the news, our founder Petit Miribel said:

“I don't have the right words to express my appreciation for the wonderful support you are giving the Sol y Luna Home. With all my heart and a lot of emotion, thank you so much”.

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During the year, we welcomed a family of four siblings to the Sol y Luna Home as they needed a home urgently. They are three sisters - Lisette, Veronica, Lilly - and a brother, Rene. To reflect their living costs, we have had to raise the total of our annual fundraiser.**

Petit with Lisette, Lilly and Veronica

Rene at the Sol y Luna Home

Founded in 2018, the Sol y Luna Home is a loving and safe home for Peruvian children who have been victims of abuse or abandonment.

Jose Luis sleeps in his own bed for the first time after moving into a room at the Sol y Luna Home with his younger brother, Juan Carlos.

There are currently 19 children living at the Sol y Luna Home in Peru's Sacred Valley, 2 of whom have special needs. 

Juan Carlos and Panchito learn daily tasks to help around the home.

All the children at the Sol y Luna Home come from troubled backgrounds, and many have suffered deeply. Step by step, we help them grow in confidence and self-belief.

At mealtimes, we all sit around the table, living like a family and learning to share.

 

We provide a family atmosphere and help the children learn, play and trust again.

As well as learning to cohabit as a family, the children learn to play.

During the pandemic, funds and donations were scarce, so we started an annual campaign to cover the essential costs at the Sol y Luna Home. 

Annual costs include:

- Food and cooking supplies

- Cleaning equipment 

- Bed linen 

- Books and toys 

- Staff wages

The children of the Sol y Luna Home with founder, Petit Miribel.

Please help us continue to provide a loving home for these children born into extreme poverty, many of whom have suffered maltreatment, neglect and abuse.

Just as it should be in a family, there are no limits to what we provide for the children of the Sol y Luna Home. All their needs are covered, including all meals, food, clothing, and other essentials. 

It is important to keep siblings together to maintain close family ties. Jose Luis and Juan Carlos (pictured above), as seen in the video, share a room with bunk beds. 

Founder Petit spends time with the children showing them love and teaching them to be considerate to one another.

The children at the Sol y Luna Home come from some of Peru's poorest communities. They need your help to ensure they have the essentials to live healthy lives with space to dream and hope for their futures.

Schools were closed for two years during the pandemic (from March 2020-March 2022). Our children are finally back in the classroom, and their lives are returning to normality. 

Each morning, the children walk through Urubamba from the Sol y Luna Home to the Sol y Luna School.

You can make a difference in the lives of these deserving children. Every donation helps.

"It all starts with love..." - Petit Miribel, founder of the Sol y Luna Foundation.