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Bolivia is the poorest and least developed country in South America,
with more than half of the population living under conditions
of absolute poverty. Illiteracy, poor sanitary conditions, absence
from school and infant mortality due to malnutrition are among
the highest in the region. Because of this great need, Canadian
Feed The Children implemented its first programs in support of
children in Bolivia in 2004.
Read about Celestina, a young sponsored girl in the village of Karpani whose life was saved thanks to the timing of a visit from Canadian Feed The Children and our local partner, Sant'Egidio. Written by Tania Grigoriu Monroy, lawyer and director of Sant'Egidio.
See "A Bridge to Bolivia", an 8-minute video funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.
With our local partners, we are providing the following:
- education, counselling, health care, HIV prevention and children's rights workshops for elementary school girls and teenage girls who have been forced into prostitution in the city of La Paz.
- support and education to street children and raising awareness of children's rights through mobile centres in the city of Sucre.
- food, health care and early education programs for children under the age of six and health education for their parents, in eight community childhood centres in the city of Sucre.
- Formal and technical education, shelter, nutrition, health care and psychological, social and legal support to street children in the cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz.
- food, health care, educational support, and access to care in daycare and community centres in the cities of Cochabamba and El Alto. Additionally, parents are trained in preventative health care, hygiene, nutrition, income generation, social awareness and advocacy.
For more information, e-mail
Canadian Feed The Children's program manager for Bolivia.
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