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November 7, 2009 |
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Created and Maintained by: The Photoimaging Information Council |
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Lindy Drew / OJOS NUEVOS |
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Living in this girl’s home is like living with 25 sisters of all different ages. They play, share, fight, pick, annoy each other, stand up for each other, cuddle with each other to stay warm in the winter, and throw each other in the pool in the summers. Their moms away from home are the tías, the female staff members that care for the girls’ wellbeing. The hogar provides the kids with room and board, an education, a safe environment to grow up in, and protection. Every girl has her own story that brought her to the hogar, but their lives do not revolve around them living there. On the contrary, they are bright, playful, and loving kids who live their life as the days come and are hungry to learn and be loved.  Some of the youngest girls from Hogar Nuestra Señora de la Paz. © 2007 Yanela
 Monkeying around in between rearanging their rooms. © 2007 Yanela
 Belen in the bathroom. © 2007 Yanela
 Tía Bertha works Mondays through Fridays as a full-time mother at the hogar to providing friendship and stability in the girl’s lives. © 2007 Yanela
 Afternoon nap. © 2007 Tami
 Portrait of Jo. © 2007 Agatha
 This is actually normal. © 2007 Katiuska
 (L to R) The social assistant, psychologist, and secretary help run the girl’s home. © 2007 Katiuska
 Maria with 2 of the 5 new puppies born in the hogar. © 2007 Agatha
 Evelyn decorated her walls with pictures printed from the OJOS workshop. Other girls stored them in photo albums, started scrap books, or gave their photos away as gifts. © 2007 Evelyn
  Chileans have their own recipe for spaghetti which they make with red sauce, carrots, and sliced hot dogs. It’s affordable and easy to cook for lots of people. © 2007 Agatha
 Portrait of Juli. © 2007 Agatha
 The frustrations of learning how to ride a bike. © 2007 Tami
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