Author Archives: Maria Gerlspeck
Breaking down gender stereotypes and daring new things - in April we would like to report two special courses in our vocational training program for migrant women in El Alto: The construction boom in El Alto and La Paz is currently in great demand for qualified personnel in this field. Women are hardly represented in this professional field in Bolivia, many do not dare to work in such a "male domain".
Being financially independent, improving their skills, creating a micro-enterprise or gaining greater self-confidence, are some common goals shared by women who have started this March their technical training in our project "Migrant Women" in El Alto. In preparation for this new semester and with the cooperation of the Mayor’s office, we modified the courses offered, to the economy situation of
Publication on Facebook about the equipping of two classrooms of the school "José Ballivián" in the municipality of Yunchará in Tarija with the support of the funds for Microprojects 2018, from the Federal Foreign Office of Germany (La Paz, Bolivia), 1st March 2018. Embajada
New classrooms, with the ability to fill them with students. But, without enough tables and chairs so that everyone can sit down and learn comfortably? Children in Copacabana know this situation very well. With the support of the German embassy, we were able to equip José Ballivian School with furniture, just in time for the new school year. Two reinforcement course classrooms were equipped with 40
German newspaper article about the donation of the one-world-group from Werth for our project "Weekly Boarding School in Indigenous Families" (Isselburg-Werth, Germany), 14th February 2019. 190214-1000EurofuerBolivien
As we have mentioned in our April edition, our school and Municipal access specialist, David, has had intense conversations, over the last few months, with different regions to identify opportunities for Family Student Lodging cooperation. What a better way to start January then with a new project. The municipality of Tentaguazu in Entre Rios during the last years has established and managed a self-employed
In mid-December, we celebrated the completion of the second semester of technical training courses for migrant women in El Alto. In a festive ceremony, the approximately 350 participants received their certificates. As a special highlight of the event, the women of the various clothing and knitting classes organized a public fashion show during which they showed off the self-produced clothes.
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Spanish Newspaper El País imforms about the Weekly Boarding School in Colquechaca (La Paz, Bolivia), 3rd November 2018. 181103-14AniosHospedajeEstudiantilColquechaca-ElPais
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In August, our El Alto Future House was filled again with many new faces. The "Technical Training for Migrant Women" program began a new semester with a solemn reception. Representatives from the Mayor’s office and our team gave a big welcome to the more than 300 registered women, who are able to choose between 15 different courses. Also, August had prepared a special learning offer for our Family