About Sunshine Project

Sunshine was founded in 1996 by Pearl Smith and Dr Amr Taha, secretary of the Egyptian Doctors Association.

The history of the project dates back to 1992, when Pearl visited Egypt and became concerned about the street children. She visited Luxor regularly, then decided to sell her home in England and use the money to set up a special home for these children.

Sunshine opened in a rented building with a handful of children. It was the first foreign led project in Egypt to be recognised as a charity, and is also a UK Registered Charity.

The number of children being looked after has rocketed since registration and, apart from looking after abandoned children, Sunshine also became a place of respite care. Early in 2002 there were 34 residents and, on average, a new baby arrives every month.

There are many ways to help a Sunshine child. Sunshine has always been wholly reliant on the generosity and compassion of tourists, chiefly from Britain.