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It is such a joy to see the amazing beauty of the National Park of Tariquá in the Department of Tarija. Hardly joyful, however, is the way to school for the children of the scattered, little communities in the vast area that extends over have a million acres. Distances to the main school are long, roads are few and bad, and transport to school is not available. That is what we learned from ...
News we gather first hand on-site from communities, grass root organizations and the communal administration is the hallmark of our project “public access” to promote informed citizenship in our home county of Yanacachi in the Yungas Region of La Paz. The voices and images of those who move local developments and those affected by them are made public on rural radio and various social media ...
In January, the staff of our women's project are busy preparing the new course program, which will be offered in the "House of the Future" in El Alto from February onwards. This also means advertising and information activities, in which the team does not rely solely on announcements on the radio and social media. At the numerous weekly markets, they come into direct contact with the ...
Looking back on 2024, we are filled with gratitude for all the support we received from our friends and sponsors in so many different ways in the past year. There were spectacular campaigns such as the ...
Our project “Strengthening human rights defenders in the fight against illegal mining” is specifically committed to protecting the environment and human rights in the municipality of Yanacachi in the Yungas region of La Paz. The aim is to contribute to strengthening an informed public. Supported by funds from the Human Rights Department of the Embassy of Germany, the effects of illegal mining ...
In Bolivia, according to data provided by the Attorney General's Office, until October 2nd 2024, 37,449 cases of gender violence, 28,262 cases of domestic violence and 74 femicides had been registered, with the highest number of registered cases in the Department of La Paz, numbering more than 21 cases. On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we have ...
In February of last year, the “Napichan” drinking water system in the lowlands of Tarija was completely overhauled (see Chaski from February 2023). It supplies the community of Tentaguazu and four surrounding Guaraní villages. Local users' drinking water committees now look after the operation and maintenance of the system, but sometimes there is a lack of tools, spare parts or expertise. ...
August marked a milestone for our new pilot project in the small village school of Tentapiao in the dry and hot Chaco Region. To improve the opportunities of children in their first years of schooling, we installed the first improvements: In a joint effort with parents and the local government, we had been able to refurbish the school building, provide new furniture for the classroom and substantially ...
Thousands of private cooperatives now search for the valuable metal beneath Bolivia's mountains, forests and rivers. Mercury is the preferred means of separating gold from the earth. The environmental damage is enormous, also in our home county of Yanacachi. In July, local residents had the opportunity to voice their concerns at an on-site workshop. Fundación Pueblo was able to recruit experts ...
In June, a total of 263 women successfully completed vocational training provided by our women's project in the first half of the year. The skills obtained were exhibited during a public exhibition in El Alto, the final part of the exams required to obtain their certificates of achievement. Our team, as well as guests from the municipality of El Alto and cooperating NGOs, were particularly pleased ...
Most schools in the small Guaraní dwellings in the extensive Chaco Region do not offer more than 6 years of elementary school, such as in Tentapiao. After that, the kids have the chance to apply for a place in our “Weekly Boarding with Families”, to continue secondary school in Tentaguazu village. In order to support the children's learning opportunities in their important primary school years, ...
April 12th is “Children’s Day” in Bolivia – a great opportunity for special activities, games and extra rich food in all of our different project locations in the country. The day in picures!