My Mission: "I want to improve education and empower children in impoverished areas throughout Peru."
Mi Casa de Angeles was founded in 2009 by Gabriella Brignardello for the purpose of raising funds to build boarding schools in impoverished areas throughout Peru. The inspiration for creating this non-profit organization came to Gabriella at a very early age while visiting Peru and witnessing the hardships that many destitute children faced on a daily basis. She immediately realized that she wanted to make a change in these children's lives.
Needy Peruvian children face three main problems: poverty, chronic malnutrition, and lack of education. The goal of Mi Casa de Angeles is to provide a positive environment, a safe place to live, healthy nutrition, and a high level of education for these children. Mi Casa de Angeles is committed to empowering these children with knowledge and improving their lives so that they can have a better opportunity to succeed in society.
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.
STEP Shoes are ALL custom, original, and hand painted by Gabriella Brignardello. ALL of the profits go to the new, growing charity, Mi Casa de Angeles. So take 1 step and help change the lives of impoverished children in Peru.
