Cuenca Ecuador – Sep. 2008 Update
Although Los Pequeñitos de Osso has been open for over a year, this is the first official website blog about the Ecuador projects and kids. So I basically will write an overview of the orphanage and the kids that reside there.
Ecuador’s orphanages are bursting at the seams. There is not enough funding to take care of all the children.
By divine design, OSSO, Morrell Family Charities, and the Todos Los Niños Foundation teamed up with a dream for these orphans.
In 2007 this dream became a reality with the opening of Los Pequeñitos de OSSO (trans. “the little ones of OSSO”)! This is a private run orphanage for healthy babies and children with profound special needs. This orphanage, as well as several other orphanages OSSO supports needs your help.
Los Pequeñitos is designed in a family apartment style setting. Each apartment has four bedrooms, a living area, a kitchen and a bathroom. The children are taken care of by Tia’s (aunts) that they create special bonds with and they develop family like relationships with the “brothers and sisters” they live with.
Los Pequeñitos currently has three houses full of kids. They are as follows:
Casa Allegria (House of Happiness)
This casa is made up of babies two years old and younger who moved here together from another orphanage.
Casa Esperanza (House of Hope)
This house is severely special needs kids.
Casa Milagros (House of Miracles)
Again this house is full of severely special needs children.
We at Morrell Family Charities love these children dearly and are grateful for the opportunity to be a part of their lives.
Orphanage Support Services-one of the groups we partnered with in the building of Los Pequeñitos runs the administration and volunteers at Los Pequeñitos. OSSO has been in Ecuador for over 10 years and has known most of these children since their births.
Morrell Family Charities appreciates all that OSSO does for the children of Ecuador.
If you are interested in helping these kids or learning more about OSSO please visit:
There at the site you can learn about their long and short term volunteer programs, the sponsor a child program, or purchase products including the exclusive painting done by Del Parson for Los Pequeñitos.