Education Bolivia Project #35024

Give the Gift of Education to Bolivian Girls

by Fundacion Helping Hands-La Paz (Bolivia)

Give the Gift of Education to Bolivian Girls

Project Report | Jan 18, 2019
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018

By Linda Zarate | Director: Helping Hands Project

We wish you a Happy Healthy New Year 2019

News

Meet our 34 students who graduated or finished their coursework this year. Congratulations to all our students!!

SUCH AN EXCITING YEAR!! 9 of our high school students graduated from secondary school and 14 post-secondary students finished their studies with Helping Hands in 2018.

As well, 11 of our students from 2016 and 2017 defended their thesis and graduated formally. In Bolivia an undergraduate student “egresses” from the university after finishing his/her coursework, but must then do a thesis and defend it in order to graduate and receive a diploma or title. This can take up to two years more for students of scarce economic means. The Bolivian system is tedious and demands years of sacrifice and hard work from the students, especially those living in precarious situations.

HOW YOU CAN HELP THIS MONTH

Thanks to the support from our sponsors and donors via GlobalGiving, 30 of our 31 GlobalGiving girls completed successfully their school year. 2 of the post-secondary girls, Esther and Ayda, finished their programs of study in Early Childhood Education and Commerce, and another 5 will finish this year 2019.
Of our GlobalGiving high school students, 4 finished high school this year and one girl, Leidy, has been accepted into a university scholarship program. Another student, Nataly, is hoping to begin Veterinary studies in February. 2 of the girls are still deciding on what to study.
We thank you all so very much for your support that has allowed our Globalgiving girls to do so well. With 15 new girls coming into the project, we are in need of funding for 2019. Please consider a onetime donation or a monthly donation to help support our girls. Click here to help us continue our support for these girls.

OTHER NEWS AND ACTIVITIES:

Thank you so much to WSCS who provided Christmas bread (paneton) for all the students at the Christmas Party.
Special thanks to Hilson, our recently graduated deaf student, who lead the November meeting to teach us all about sign language.
Those super ACS students were at it again and donated much needed food supplies for some of our families. THANKS AGAIN.
Our new graduate, Paola, came by the office and brought goodies for tea to thank the Project for its support.
Tatiana, one of our Law students travelled with her class to Peru to learn about the court system there.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR MAKING EDUCATION POSSIBLE FOR SO MANY OF OUR YOUTH

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Dec 20, 2018
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

By Linda Zarate | Director: Helping Hands Project

Dec 10, 2018
NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2018

By Linda Zarate | Director: Helping Hands Project

PROJECT NEWS

This has been a super two months for CONGRATULATIONS!! Elizabeth finished her studies in Gastronomy, Ivett successfully completed her final defense of her thesis in Biochemistry and Pharmacy, and Pilar graduated from the UMSA as an Engineer in Industrial Chemistry!!!!

Cesar at the home for the elderly. Anel bathing and dressing homeless child.

And September was volunteer month for the students at Helping Hands. We invite you to check out our album “Voluntary Work!” You will be surprised to see the many ways our students helped others including haircuts, donations of blood, visiting the elderly and the sick, collecting bottle caps for the children’s cancer campaign and much more. Don’t miss this album. We are proud of our students!!

HOW YOU CAN HELP FOR 2018-2019

Thanks to our donors and to GlobalGiving, 31 of our girls have now been supported for 2018. However, 24 of these girls will be continuing with Helping Hands for 2019 and new girls will begin. Many of our sponsors and contributors have asked how they could donate monthly. With GlobalGiving it’s easy! From Nov. 27 to Dec. 31 2018 recurring monthly donations will be matched by GlobalGiving on the first donation. If you would like to contribute monthly to Helping Hands, please click here. Or check out our Dental Health micro project for our younger students.

OTHER NEWS AND ACTIVITIES:

Leidy, Esther, Salome and Cesar.

Thank you, PROGEST, for making it possible for 46 of our students to take part in “Caminando por La Vida” to raise funds for poor children with cancer.
Pedro invited us to his organic farm in Achocalla to hear a talk on “Masculinity, Machismo and the Patriarchy”. Lots of food for thought.
Alicia,one of our students who finished her studies in Health Statistics in 2009 now works for a big hospital here in La Paz, and she continues to study. Here she shows her certificate for studies in Aymara, a local native language.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR MAKING EDUCATION POSSIBLE FOR SO MANY OF OUR YOUTH.

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