BOLIVIA Save the Children has been working in Bolivia since 1985, implementing programs directly, as well as with partners and stakeholders.We seek that the most vulnerable children attain their rights to survive, learn and be protected from harm. Our approach focuses on comprehensive child development and child participation.
AREAS OF INTERVENTION
OUR WORK Education: we seek to ensure that children have access to high quality basic education services and focus our efforts on comprehensive early childhood care and development.
BENI
LA PAZ
Child Rights Governance: we work with national and local governments to ensure compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.We also advocate for legislation to protect children´s rights and to increase public investment in children.
COCHABAMBA SANTA CRUZ ORURO
Protection: we strengthen child protection systems so children can live in an environment free of violence and exploitation.We work towards eliminating all forms of physical and humiliating punishment of children at home and in schools. Child Poverty Reduction: we promote policies and advocate to reduce child poverty, and implement programs on adolescent skill-development in order to enable them to make a successful transition to adulthood. Health & Nutrition: we seek to ensure equitable access to health care and nutrition for the most vulnerable children and promote access to sexual and reproductive health for adolescents.
POTOSÍ CHUQUISACA
2017 OUTREACH 781,000 people: 491,000 children and 290,000 adults. Outreach by program area:
7,500
Protection
662,000 Education
CROSS-CUTTING THEMES Gender Inequality, Resilience, Interculturality and Meaningful Participation of Children and Adolescents
18,000
BUDGET 5,400,000
Health & Nutrition
88,000
Child Poverty
5,500 Emergencies
SUCCESS STORY
Joselin, 17 years old.
OUR DONORS Participating in the program has helped me progress. Now I know what I have to do to fulfill my dream of having my own bakery.
• AECID • Andean Development Corporation • Bulgari • ECHO - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (European Commission) • Latin America Children Trust (LACT) • Save the Children Spain • Save the Children UK • Save the Children US • UNICEF • UNILEVER
#EveryLastChild Every Last Girl We are campaigning with vulnerable adolescent girls who are mothers or pregnant and take action to ensure their rights to survive, learn and be protected.