In Luxor the Project employs local Egyptian staff , European Staff and two regular volunteers. Volunteers are also recruited from the UK and Europe through a volunteer scheme. In the UK the Project employs 1 member of staff. The administration is carried out by a board of 9 Trustees, professional volunteers and supporters, each offering their skills and voluntary time to the administration, thus keeping costs to a bare minimum to ensure full benefit of funds are directed to the care and the needs of the children.

The work on our new home in Egypt is ongoing and the charity is expanding both in terms of the children we receive and the work undertaken in UK. As of August 2004 there were fortyeight children registered into the Project’s permanent care, this number has almost doubled in the last few years.

Education and confidence are the keys to the Sunshine children being able to reach their potential. Educational stimulation starts from the day of arrival. Immediately the babies become used to two languages, Arabic and English. The baby play area has a high ratio of staff to children in order to stimulate the children into thinking and reacting.

At about a year old, the babies progress to a "middle area" where they receive age-specific help. Again, this comes in terms of environment, toys and staff. In this area children usually take their first steps and become competent walkers. At 18 months the children progress to the large playroom, which equips them for their move into the Sunshine Pre-School. It is in this area that language skills develop and the children's ability to communicate and understand in both Arabic and English becomes apparent. At two and a half the children go to the Pre-School. Structured education begins here, mixed in equal amounts with fun and play.

The Pre-School was opened for two reasons: to give an early boost to the children's education and to create an environment for them to mix with children from Egyptian families. This is the start of the important work trying to integrate the Projects children with the local children.

At four and a half the children start going outside to school. They attend a local private language school where lessons are taught half in Arabic and half in English. At nine years old they start learning French and, at 10, German. At 16 years old the children can continue into further education by moving to Cairo or the UK (possible because of our UK charitable status). Their education will equip them to fight discrimination and confront ignorance.

Sunshine works in the community in several ways - for instance by helping individuals or individual families in dire need, and by supporting two pre-schools in Luxor.

Sunshine Project International has excellent links with the Egyptian Authorities, who support our work. The links with the local Department of Social Affairs is beneficial to both bodies. By streamlining the procedures for taking children in, Sunshine is increasingly able to help people unable to help themselves or who cannot get local authority help.

This important work continues on a daily basis and increasingly, as Sunshine is accepted within the community the Project is developing into something of an extra "emergency service". Although the Project's number one priority will always be the children in its care, it is hoped that this community work will grow and enhance the lives of many needy individuals and families.