About Us

Gabriella Brignardello was born in California, U.S.A. in 1994. Her mother is English and her father is from Lima, Peru. Since birth, Gabriella and her family have visited Peru on a yearly basis, keeping strong ties and relationships with other family members and their Peruvian culture. Gabriella, from an early age, has felt a deep connection to her Peruvian heritage.

It was on Christmas Eve 2004, after attending Mass at the Santa Maria Chapel in Lima, that Gabriella was surrounded on the Church steps by several young children who were begging for money and food. Knowing that she was now going to return to a warm family home with a delicious Christmas feast and lots of presents, Gabriella was struck with emotions of sadness and guilt. She asked her father with tears brimming in her eyes, "How could I be so lucky and these kids have nothing?" That moment planted the seed of her quest to make a difference in the lives of needy children in Peru.