Promoting Food Security in Bolivia's highlands
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesIrregular rainfall, erosion of steeply sloping land, and poor animal health reduces ability of indigenous Quecha speaking people living in remote mountainous area of Potosi, the poorest region of Bolivia, to feed themselves. Other problems include deforestation, overgrazing, lack of roads, water supply, markets, schools and other basic infrastructure. Seventy percent of the people are illiterate. ActivitiesTraining in leadership, planning, and agricultural management. Funding InformationThis project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations. Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed (Retired) Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactImprove food security and nutrition, peasant families will apply undertake soil and water conservation, agroforestry, organic manure, animal health, vegetable growing and testing new seed varieties. Project Message
These farmers have made tremendous achievements, living in some of the most extreme conditions of poverty in Latin America. Food security has increased. A broad base of leadership has been created. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Steve Sherwood, Project SponsorOrganization
Learn more about Vecinos Mundiales Bolivia and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about Bolivia, read the Human Development Report on Bolivia or the Wikipedia entry for Bolivia. When this Project was UpdatedDate Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 30, 2003. How Else You Can Help |
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