Bolivian child at CARE tap. © CARE / Jason Sangster.Bolivia is the second poorest country in the Americas.
64 per cent of people live below the poverty line and only 24 per cent of the mostly indigenous rural population have access to water services.
With more than 30 years’ experience in Bolivia, we are known for our expertise in water and sanitation, as well as our innovative work in human rights, child labour, education and food security.
CARE have supported the efforts of more than 100,000 families to gain access to clean water throughout the country.
We are also recognised as experts in emergency response.
Combating Child labour
Children are frequently put to work at a very young age in Bolivia, which means they miss out on valuable schooling.
We work to improve access to quality education for child labourers in the mining sector and help communities involved to learn new ways to earn a decent living outside of the mines.
Working with indigenous communities
We have a long track record and excellent reputation for working with local communities, listening to their concerns. We work to ensure government policies take the needs of the poor into account.
One of our key projects with indigenous communities runs along Bolivia’s borders with other countries. Here, high in the rainforest, we tackle the poverty that migrant workers face - helping them find long-term employment by selling jewellery or local produce, such as Brazil nuts and bread.
