Author Archives: Maria Gerlspeck
While for children in Germany the school year has just started, our scholars in Copacabana are looking forward to their summer vacation. At the end of the school year, November, we organized our annual participatory evaluation project. Scholars, host mothers, parents, teachers and Yunchará Municipality Authorities together we look at the successes of this past year and the challenges of the upcoming
In October, the Promoting Women’s project, began again, with a special course: Driving Vehicles - Buses and Minibuses. Now as in the past, this is the main means of transportation for most Bolivians. For many families, from poor neighborhoods of El Alto and La Paz, this sector offers a work alternative to the few existing jobs in the formal sector. Although many times family’s income depends on
In September, our Student Family Accommodation in Copacabana, Tarija, received a special visit. Host mothers from Colquechaca Municipality, North Potosí were invited. In this region, our project has working since 2005. After receiving both financial and personnel support in their first years, and after several managements the City Hall states that the Student Housing is independent and has its own
The spanish speaking newspaper El País reports on our program "Weekly Boarding in Indigenous Families" in Copacabana, Tarija, 20th September 2017. 170920-HospedajeEstudiantilYunchara+Colquechaca-ElPais-online
A report of the Bolivian news agency Noticias Fines about the distinction of our project “Weekly Boarding in Indigenous Families” by Consubsido (La Paz, Bolivia), 10th December 2016. 161210-ProgramaAccesoescolarYuncharaPremiadoEnColombia-FIDES
A report of the Bolivian newspaper El Diario about the distinction of The Village Foundation with the medal “Franz Tamayo” (La Paz, Bolivia), 13th October 2016. 161013-SenadoOtorgaMedallaFranzTamayo a FundacionPueblo-ElDiario
