The Challenge

Bolivia is a developing country and one of the most impoverished countries in South America, with increasing migration of rural population, mostly illiterate and extremely poor, moving to urban centres such as El Alto. These migrant families are often divided as one or both parents are forced to leave their families to seek work elsewhere. The most vulnerable; women, children and adolescents remain. The city of El Alto, on the outskirts of La Paz has some of the highest rates of violence against women and children. A large number of these migrant families' children are faced with extreme poverty, poor educational support, malnutrition, insufficient health care and increased risk of sexual abuse and gang violence.

Help Bolivia Foundation provides nutrition, education support, psychological counselling and skills training to children and their families in El Alto.  See our project pages for more details. 

Our vision is to drive change in communities by having children stay in school longer, with increased numbers going to post secondary school and being able to overcome limitations and challenges within their communities such as poverty, child abuse/sexual abuse, child abandonment and learning disabilities

HELP Bolivia Mission Statement:

To relieve poverty in Bolivia by providing programs that deliver education, counselling and nutrition to underprivileged children as well as skills training to underprivileged women and youth.

Help Bolivia Foundation is 100% volunteer driven.   Learn more about us on our FAQ page, or  HERE