Republic of Bolivia Capital: Sucre President: Evo Morales Official Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani Population:9,627,269
Named after Simon Boliviar, the Republic of Bolivia is a country in the center of South America. Bolivia gained its independence from Spain in 1825. Following it's independence Bolivia was ruled by a series of over 200 coups and countercoups until the establishment of a democratic system in 1985. Since the Election of the current president Evo Morales in 2005 the government has begun moving towards socialism. He has however began employing rather controversial methods and has created divisions between the Amerindian populations of the Andean west and the non-indigenous communities of the eastern lowlands. The Bolivian government has always been met with challenges surrounding poverty and drug production.
The Needs of Bolivia:
23.2% of the population lives off less than $1 per day
3rd largest Cocaine production in the world
25% of children are malnourished
On a scale from 1-10 designed to rank political corruption (1 being entirely corrupt, 10 being not corrupt at all) Bolivia ranked at a 2.5
The combination of South American countries attests to nearly half of the worlds population of street children
CIN's Mission to Bolivia:
Bolivia Life Center Orphanage - In 2003 CIN opened the doors to the Bolivia Life Center Orphanage in Cochabamba Bolivia. By partnering and working along side the local church, CIN was able to create a home for children who find themselves forgotten and alone, on the streets of Cochabamba. Click here to learn more.
IMPACT Challenge- On March 1, 2008 CIN held the IMPACT training seminar in Cochabamba. Training and materials were provided to representatives from 83 different churches and ministries throughout the Cochabamba Valley. 266 sets of Curriculum were distributed reaching an approximated 19,433 children. Click here to learn more
