Author Archives: Yorck Reymann
Women who have migrated from the countryside in search for better living conditions are the target group of our Women’s Project in El Alto, the big migrant city bordering La Paz. At times, however, our project team moves up-country as well. In June, it could celebrate the successful conclusion of a tailor course requested by the association of peasant women “Bartlina Sisa” in our
Illegal gold mining in Bolivia's rivers continues unhindered - with fatal consequences for both nature and the population. With our project “Strengthening human rights defenders in the fight against illegal gold mining”, we remain committed to providing information in order to show the population the extent of the destruction and to initiate local initiatives.
A few days ago, the
It is such a joy to see the amazing beauty of the National Park of Tariquá in the Department of Tarija. Hardly joyful, however, is the way to school for the children of the scattered, little communities in the vast area that extends over have a million acres. Distances to the main school are long, roads are few and bad, and transport to school is not available. That is what we learned from
In January, the staff of our women's project are busy preparing the new course program, which will be offered in the "House of the Future" in El Alto from February onwards. This also means advertising and information activities, in which the team does not rely solely on announcements on the radio and social media. At the numerous weekly markets, they come into direct contact with the
Looking back on 2024, we are filled with gratitude for all the support we received from our friends and sponsors in so many different ways in the past year. There were spectacular campaigns such as the