Bolivia

Country info
Population: 9 million
Child mortality: 65 per 1,000
Illiteracy: 13%
Life expectancy: 65 years
HDI rank: 117 out of 177

Education

Tear´s commitment in 2008: €158,000

Partner: Mosoj Yan

Programme content:

The programme supports girls from the most vulnerable families to prevent them from ending up on the streets. It also supports girls and adolescents who live on the streets and encourages them to take up life projects that lead to normal lives without addictions to drugs or alcohol.

• 400 girls have started to go to school again; 40 girls have received special attention with extra workshops and activities.
  70% of the parents of girls who work on the streets attend the meetings for parents.
• 510 girls who live on the streets and/or work on the streets receive education in human rights, hygiene, self-esteem and care for the environment.
• 30 girls have decided to leave the streets.
• The capacity of the organisation has been strengthened.

Target group: 650 families

HIV/AIDS

Tear´s commitment in 2008: €16,500

Partner: Mosoj Yan

Programme content:

The programme aims to reduce the risk of HIV infection or infection with sexually transmitted diseases among girls and adolescent mothers living at a high level of risk in Cochabamba.

• Educating 120 girls about HIV, AIDS, STDs and related subjects, and about prevention.
• Involving 30 church leaders in prevention activities around HIV, AIDS and STDs, both within the church and in the communities in which they work.

Target group: 180 families, 30 church leaders

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