San Ignacio del Sara, Bolivia – NPH Bolivia works to prevent, detect, and treat illnesses promptly in the children and youth who benefit from its various programs. During the last decade, significant measures were taken to improve the health of Bolivian children and...
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Breaking the Barriers of Poverty through Education
One night in 2004, Michel, a 13-year-old boy, was lit up by headlights as he walked along the national highway that connects the cities of Cochabamba with Santa Cruz. He worked at night, selling bags of food to passengers through the windows of buses that stopped at a...
A Path to Solid Development
In Bolivia, 17.8% of children between 6- and 11-years-old were not enrolled in primary school in 2016, according to data from the UDAPE 2016 (Unit for Analysis of Social and Economic Policies). This figure is even higher, 21.8%, in the department of Santa Cruz....
The Opportunity To Achieve Our Hopes and Dreams
Maribel arrived at NPH Bolivia in 2005 with her older brother. Within the first year of NPH Bolivia opening its doors, Maribel* arrived with her brother when she was 4 years old and now, after 15 years at the home, Maribel is completing her year of service and looking...
Crops, Cows, and the Children’s Garden: The Agriculture Program of NPH Bolivia
NPH Bolivia, which currently serves as a home for 108 children, is located in the beautiful countryside of the Department of Santa Cruz. Only a very small part of the entire property is used as living space; the rest is still available for agriculture, animal...
NPH Volunteer Teaches in the Home and in the Local Community
Tuesdays are my sweaty days. Granted, most days are sweaty in the humid Bolivian jungle, but on Tuesdays I make the mile and a half walk from the NPH campus to Unidad Educativa Milena Paz Antelo II, the local high school. I teach English to 140 students. 40 of those...
NPH Bolivia’s First College Graduate a Role Model for All
Coming from a disadvantaged situation, Ever was pleased to find all the different opportunities that NPH offered. He took advantage of these chances by studying hard, participating in the home’s soccer team, and attending the NPH International Youth Conference. “Those...
Patricia Rueda Becomes New National Director of NPH Bolivia
I am pleased to announce Patricia Rueda as the new NPH Bolivia National Director effective from 14 September 2020. She succeeds National Director Tom Kuiper, who returned to the Netherlands in mid-October. National Director is an important leadership position within...