Dear supporter,
A super start to 2026 thanks to our AMAZING supporters!
After an uplifting and hopeful first few weeks of the year where we received enough funding through private sponsorships, to continue our work for the next 12 months, things have continued to move forward with the same awesome energy!
The Mama Cocha centre is thriving! Thanks to all those who donated and recently increased their sponsorship or became a sponsor, we have been able to bring on board a new Physiotherapist, Astrid, to complete the team, allowing us to admit 15 new patients, bringing us to a total of 40 patients receiving physiotherapy, speech therapy and psychological support, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm!
THANK YOU!!
Astrid is also trained in Occupational Therapy specialising in neurodivergent children and we are excited to see how her expertise supports our children’s progress.
Our Psychologist, Henry, has extended his work hours and is running extensive workshops for the parents, carers and siblings, supporting over 87 individuals in areas such as: Alcoholism, machismo and sex education along with autism and cerebral palsy support groups and one to one therapy sessions where needed.
Our 2026 volunteer group is raring to go out to Peru in just 4 months to support the community and families and have an adventure of a life time! They will be building a bathroom for a family and designing murals and creative projects at the Mama Cocha centre.
Our family volunteer programmes get booked up quickly and we only have room now for 1 or possibly 2 more family´s, in 2027…if anyone’s interested do reach out here.
Lastly, we have launched an Active Fund raiser for April 2027 that we hope some of you will join us in!
Myself, along with my kids and some of the other top team members and their families, will be walking the last part of the Camino Frances on the Camino de Santiago here in Spain! We will be hiking for 4 days, staying in hostels along the way, enjoying hearty Spanish meals together in the evenings and sharing stories from the day….we can´t wait to get a team together for this exciting fund raising activity and look forward to meeting some of you! For more information let me know!
That´s it for now!
Thank you as ever for your support and for believing in me and the team!
Peace and love,
Suzy and the team x
