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Report from the Spanish newspaper "El País" on the delivery of food due to the coronavirus pandemic to Guarani families in Tentaguazu (Tarija, Bolivia), August 18th, 2020 200818-FundacionPuebloEntregaAlimentos aIndigenasEntreRios-ElPais.
Bolivia now officially has 83,361 people infected with the coronavirus (as of August 4, 2020). The black number of cases is likely to be much higher. An improvement in the situation is not in sight. Exit restrictions still apply and schools are closed. In addition to the economic consequences, this mainly affects children who have not been to school since mid-March. Throughout Bolivia, but especially
Report from the online magazine "urgente.bo" about the award of the winners of the online painting competition about measures to contain the corona pandemic in Yanacachi (La Paz, Bolivia) July 10, 2020. 200710-FundacionPueblo premia a niños
The situation due to the corona pandemic is getting worse in Bolivia. It is now believed that the first corona case had also occured in our home municipality of Yanacachi. Still, we want to share something gratifying with you this month. In June, De Yanira and Oscar, our team for the “Open Access” project, received many colorful pictures every day. A total of 60 schoolchildren with 140 works of
Report from the online magazine "urgente.bo" about the online painting competition of the project "Open Access ' in Yanacachi about measures to contain the pandemic of corona virus (La Paz, Bolivia) June 10, 2020. 200610-FundacionPuebloConvocaConcursoSobreCovid-Urgente.bo
Children and adolescents in Bolivia are not going to school for more than 2 months. In rural areas, like Yanacachi, there is no online instruction either. At the same time, disinformation about the Corona Virus is high within the Bolivian population. This creates increasing uncertainty. The Governments are responsible for many measures related to the Corona Virus pandemic, but everyone can do something
Bolivia was not spared from the global coronavirus pandemic. There are currently exit restrictions across the country to try to contain the virus outbreak. Public life was reduced to a minimum with the "Health Emergency" program. Our projects are also affected and try to adapt as best as possible to the new situation in the country. Our team from the Public Access program in Yanacachi supports the
In February we completed the preparations for the new semester of our Technical Training program for Migrant Women in El Alto. Participants can choose from 13 different courses to improve their opportunities in the labor market. The program, like last year, will focus on courses that will raise awareness of women's non-traditional occupations. For example, this year the participants will be able to
Report of the online magazine "El Alto Noticia" on the beginning of the semester of the Migrant Women project in El Alto in cooperation with the Mayor's Office of El Alto (El Alto, Bolivia) February 7, 2020. 200207-Alcaldia lanza cursos de ramas
To start the year 2020, we signed an agreement with the Mayor of Yunchará to continue with the Boarding School in Indigenous Families in Copacabana. As in 2019, elementary students, who live far away from the school, have the opportunity to live with a host mother during the week. She takes care of of her guests with love in a family atmosphere. The local coordinator, as a contact person, is also