Overview

When Padre Alfonso Castells left a career in aviation to dedicate his life to working with HIV-positive and AIDS patients, he quickly realized many parents abandoned their afflicted children in the streets. He founded Village Saint Mary of the Angels to provide a home and normal life for Ecuador’s abandoned or orphaned youth. Located in a beautiful setting near Otavolo’s world-famous market, the center strives to be self-sustaining by raising and selling pigs, guinea pigs, Cornish hens, eggs, rabbits and honey. AKP assists the home by providing funds necessary to sustain and enhance its operations and daily life for the children.