While winter is just beginning in Peru, it is finally ending here in Canada. And after the winter we just had, that definitely calls for a celebration! On Wednesday, June 18th, 2014, Alma will be hosting its 3rd Annual “Island” Party. We’re bringing the party in-land this year, to the Steamwhistle Brewery, so we hope even […]
This past Saturday our son Jesse celebrated his 6th birthday. The party was held at an East-End Karate centre, which allowed him to invite many (15!) friends to join him. Since Jesse’s birthday falls so close to a certain holiday marked with excesses and indulgences, we decided as a family to put the breaks on more presents. […]
February is Kindergarten registration month in Toronto. I have found the whole process to be incredibly stressful, wringing my hands over questions like: Is our home school good enough? Should we put our names in for one of the “alternative” schools? Montessori? Should I enrol him at all? Will he have access to the resources […]
I have seen Walter surrounded by adoring children in dusty villages in the high Andes, and embraced by mothers in the streets of Cusco. For anyone who has had an interest in improving education in Cusco province of Peru over the past 20 years, Walter Meekes and his charity HoPe, already have our recognition and […]
AVELINO HUAMAN POMA , Avelino is a 6 year old Patacancha native, over many times that I have visited Patacancha, I have seen him wandering around the trout farm, quiet but happy, just watching how the trout move and swim. I have spoken with him on some occasions, and asked him, what do you want […]
October 2013 For the fourth consecutive year, a group of Alma supporters visited the Alma projects in Peru. Read More >>
By Julia Vanderham Co-Founder, Kiya Survivors Marina is a girl from Yanahura, between Urubamba and Ollantaytambo. She lives with her parents and two siblings in a small house. The family is in extreme poverty because the father is an alcoholic and he does not work to support his family. Because the youngest sibling is only […]
Back in June 2012, we held our inaugural Island Party Fundraiser, hoping for a way to bring our many friends and supporters together. With the goals of connecting past Alma supporters, and to celebrate all that you helped us achieve, we were excited to raise enough money to support a project for a full year […]
Please join the Alma Children’s Education Foundation for our 2nd Annual Island Fundraising Party on Thursday, June 20th 2013. Download the invitation…