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Fundacion Helping Hands - La Paz (Bolivia)

managed by L. Zarate

About us

The Fundacion Helping Hands - La Paz (Bolivia) became an official organization in October 2014. At that time it took over the running of the Helping Hands Project that had been run since 2004 by two volunteers, Linda Zarate and Marion Ibañez. The mission of our organization is to open educational opportunities to Bolivian youth of very limited economic resources. We receive many young people from local orphanages and other projects for youth at risk.
This year, 2015, we support the studies of 90 students, both girls and boys, mainly in post-secondary programmes of study in technical institutes and in local universities. We sometimes assist high school students to finish their high school diploma. At the moment we have 7 students in high school.
Besides the assistance we give to our students for the payment of universities fees, transportation, rent, food or school materials, we also provide free medical and dental care. To encourage integral personal development for the students we have obligatory monthly meetings with guest speakers who can give orientation and information to the students on such topics as responsibility, personal care, reproductive and sexual health, environmental concerns, Human Rights, and citizenship. In our office we provide computers and internet for the use of the students and the option to print out school assignments.
Our Social Worker makes home visits to new students and repeat visits whenever the need arises. She also helps to organize social events in the office for healthy recreation for the students. A good part of our mission is to broaden the horizons of our young people and help them realize their dreams of a better future.
The Helping Hands Project was originally run only by two volunteers, but the Project has grown to the point that we now employ an Assistant Director, a Social Worker, an Auxiliary Accountant and a Messenger. Our staff spends a lot of personal time with our students and keeps the students up to date on the monthly requirements they must fulfill for the Project, such as medical checkups, dental checkups, communication with sponsors, presentation of grades, etc.
2015 has been a challenging year for Helping Hands as our official status requires much more paperwork and fulfillment of government requirements and reports. However with our staff additions we are able to meet these demands.
The Fundacion Helping Hands- La Paz (Bolivia) is looking forward to many years of helping underprivileged Bolivia youth become professionals and productive citizens thereby breaking the cycle of poverty, giving their families a more sustainable future.

This organisation cooperates with the Maecenata Foundation:
https://support.betterplace.org/hc/de/articles/6106004149404-Was-ist-Maecenata-

Latest project news

We received a payout of €3,375.15

  L. Zarate  10 January 2024 at 04:47 PM

Dear Donors,

Once again we thank you so very much for your confidence in Helping Hands and your continued support for our students. 

The funds begin send this month will assure that 5 students can continue their studies in 2024. 

Andres is finishing his 7th semester of an 8  semester programme in Commercial Engineering at the Universidad Domingo Savio.  Andres has persisted under very difficult circumstances, and he is now nearing the completion of his studies. Helping Hands supports Andres by paying the monthly university fees and providing his family with a supplementary monthly food basket.  Andres works at a fast food fried chicken restaurant on the weekends to pay for his transportation and school supplies.  

Luz Marina will now begin her 2nd year of Entrepreneurship with a scholarship that she earned at the Universidad Catolica Boliviana.  This is a full scholarship to the programme, and it also provides her with a monthly bonus for transportation and school materials.  Helping Hands supports her when special needs arise, and also provides her family with a supplementary monthly food basket.   

Liliana is in her third year of studies of a four year programme at the state university, the UMSA, to be a Social Worker.   She receives a transportation and school materials allowance from Helping Hands.

Carolay is studying Early Childhood Education at the state university, the UPEA, and is in her fourth year of a five year programme.  Helping Hands supports Carolay with a transportation and school materials allowance, and with a monthly supplementary food basket, as she lost both of her parents and lives with her brother. 

Denilson is in his last year of Automobile Mechanics at the Don Bosco Institute.  Helping Hands supports Denilson with his transportation and school materials and a monthly supplmentary food basket, as well, as he lives alone with his grandmother who can no longer work.  

Monthly recurring donations to Helping Hands are so very important so that we can count on the monthly financing for the students.  Thank you all so very much for partnering with Helping Hands to bring education to our vulnerable youth. 

Muchos saludos, 

Linda

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Calle Colombia
La Paz
Bolivia

L. Zarate

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