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Maria and her two daughters, like many women in rural Bolivia, become the target of violence. For generations, the men in their family have been abusing their wives, sisters, daughters. When the women fight back, they are only taken seriously at best. Mary is worse off. With the support...
Our employees in the partner countries are in direct contact with our local partners. This constant exchange helps us to effectively design and coordinate our projects and programs worldwide. Today in the interview: Florence Guliba Hakim, coordinator in South Sudan.
Simone Dollinger and Angel Román report in their new newsletter what the Corona pandemic means for our projects in Latin America and for their everyday life in Costa Rica.
The health care system in Bolivia is very precarious. There is a shortage of almost everything: hospital beds for intensive care, specialized personnel and safety equipment. The three-month quarantine has hit the underprivileged sections of society particularly hard. This includes in particular the indigenous peasant community, which is already severely affected by discrimination. This is what Mercedes Vargas Apaza writes in...
The FUNDAPIM Foundation in Bolivia, a partner of Mission 21, is providing emergency aid during the Corona crisis. The foundation is committed to holistic health education and, in particular, livelihoods.
In Bolivia, the state of emergency to contain the Corona crisis was extended from April 15 to 30. For many people affected by poverty, this is a major problem - also in El Alto, where Mission 21 is active together with its partners.
A lot has happened in Latin America in recent months. Johanna Drach, coordinator of Mission 21 in Latin America, gives an overview of the waves of protest in her new newsletter.
Most people in high El Alto (Bolivia) are poor and have to endure precarious living conditions. Their small incomes are almost never enough for a healthy diet. Especially the children suffer from malnutrition and are often sick.