Our partners in Bolivia
Audio-visuales Educativos (AVE) / Audio-Visual Education
AVE is dedicated to supporting children working in the cemetery of Cochabamba, and also in the south of the city. They aim to ensure that that voice of child workers is heard so that they can work safely without fear of abuse or exploitation.
They do this through a programme of communication and education projects that foster free expression. Projects use media such as video, radio, and newspapers, and the arts: music, theatre, painting, and puppets.
Rather than work towards the abolition of child labour, AVE supports children to develop their potential through working, whilst campaigning for good conditions, respect and dignity.
www.audiovisualeseducativos.orgThe Municipality of Arampampa
The Municipality is the local government body of Arampampa, one of the poorest regions in Bolivia. It consists of a Council and Mayor.
The Muncipality’s mission is to improve people’s livelihoods and quality of life by: stimulating economic development and opportunities; promoting better management of environmental resources; strengthening basic services such as health, education, sanitation, and communication; improving transport links to overcome isolation.
Save the Children, Bolivia
Save the Children is a leading independent organisation for children. Its vision is a world in which every child attains their right to survival, protection, development and participation.
In Bolivia, Save the Children supports programmes that promote children’s rights to access primary education, health services, food and nutrition.
www.savethechildren.orgAyninakuna
Meaning “we help ourselves” in the Quechaua language, Ayninakuna is a community-based rehabilitation initiative working in the municipality of Yotala. They work with over 80 children who have with physical, mental or sensory difficulties.
Because there is a wide-spread lack of understanding about disability in Bolivia, Ayninakuna also support the children’s families, and the wider community. The goal is to support families and communities in providing for disabled people’s rights, and making the changes that are needed so that disabled people have the opportunity to reach their potential and be integrated into society.
www.ayninakuna.orgAynisuyu
Aynisuyu – which means “land of reciprocity” in the Quechua language – is an NGO working in the rural areas of Cochabamba.
They work to improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable farming families. They seek to achieve this through projects on rural development (working mostly with women’s organisations and young people’s committees), and projects that empower smaller organisations and strengthen their capabilities in areas of health, civic participation, human rights, and food security.
Aynisuyu hopes that by strengthening the capabilities of farming families (and women and young people in particular), they can be included in the decision-making processes that affect the development of the regions where they live.
Ministerio de Trabajo / Ministry for Work
The government ministry’s goal is to train civil servants to improve their understanding of disabled people’s rights and ensure that disabled people have equal access to employment opportunities within government and elsewhere.
www.mintrabajo.gob.boAywiña
Aywiña – which means “walking among many” in the Aymara language – is an association supporting children, young people and adults with Down’s Syndrome. They work to raise awareness of Down’s Syndrome in order to build a more equal society that is also more respectful of differences.
Aywiña supports and gives advice to families of people with Down’s Syndrome; promotes the full development of people with Down’s Syndrome so that they can take part in society; and influences public policies on education, health and work so that they include people with Down’s Syndrome.
Circo Infantil / The Children’s Circus Intercultural Centre
This creative education centre works with the poorest children and families in Sucre, and also indigenous children who are often excluded from society.
Circo Infantil’s mission is to provide an alternative education and care centre where cultural identity is cultivated and strengthened, and children and young people are helped to face their future independently. There is strong focus on pride in one’s culture, respecting the environment, valuing equality and human rights, and playing a part in fighting social exclusion.
Circo Infantil is a purpose-built centre, and its facilities include workshop spaces for baking, making textiles, making indigenous musical instruments, a recording studio, a library, a greenhouse and a day care centre.
Instituto Boliviano de la Ceguera / Bolivian Institute for the Blind
– National office and regional offices of Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, and Potosí
The Institute for the Blind supports blind people across Bolivia to achieve their personal potential and develop their skills. In particular, the Institute works to ensure that blind people can access the same opportunities as everyone else – especially access to rehabilitation and employment opportunities.
www.ibcboliva.org