Southern Cross Humanitarian: Self-Sustaining Orphanages

Sponsoring Orphanages Striving for Self-Sustainability:

Sponsored Orphanages:
Southern Cross Humanitarian sponsors orphanages and homes which are long term refuges for children providing shelter, food, and education. Our objective is to enhance the ability of children to acquire the tools and experiences to communicate and decide their own development, become self-sustaining themselves, and become positive contributing members of society. For information and the opportunity to sponsor self-sustaining homes, please go to: Sponsor-A-Child

Aldea Infantil, Peru
Aldea Infantil is an orphanage to the south of Trujillo, Peru, managed by Sra. Blanca Esther Castillo Martell. The basic homes in this orphanage (shelters housing 10 children each with a small kitchen and living room) are a European concept built with government aid. Up-keep, daily needs of the children and educational programs have been left to those running the home. Over 70 children at the Aldea Infantil work their land and have established a successful strawberry industry (they are delicous!), have a growing guinea pig production (they are big!) and are planning to create a dairy, having just gotten their first donated cow. Blanca, and Aldea Infantil, has partnered with Southern Cross for internships and help with self-sustaining industries.

El Bichito, Peru (The Little Bug)
The "Little Bug" is located in the small town of Puyllucana, in the province of Cajamarca, Peru (2,500mts above sea level), about an hour flight from Lima, Peru. This center was started by Graciela Colle, from Argentine descent, and currently residing in Los Angeles, California, who after a trip to Peru began thinking of ways to help the children she saw on the streets. With the help of Ms. Feliciana Quiliche, who now runs the kitchen at “El Bichito 189", this home serves 81 children. Currently a Drop-in Center, Southern Cross has partnered with Graciella and is raising funds and working on permits to complete the second and third story to provide more long term care of the homeless and street children and to become an orphanage. Connections have been made with the local university to provide remedial classes for the older children at $81 a quarter and university classes at $100 a quarter. At this time, we have three young boys who are enrolled in the local university.


	El Bichito

During Construction	Grand Opening!	Adding a Second Floor

Previously Sponsored, now Independent Homes:

El Girasol (The Sunflower Home)
Huayllabamba, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru (Independent Home)
Sitting on an Incan terrace, this property in the Sacred Valley has a stunning view and a thriving spirit. What started as a simple piece of land will become home to hundreds of street and homeless children. This home is well underway and has become independent in their desires moving forward. Their first two dorms are near capacity and most of the buildings have been completed thanks to the generous donations and hard work from from people like you on expeditions.