Agricultural Development in Bolivia
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Program description
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Vallegrande is a small town surrounded by mountains. It is located 110 kilometers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, one of the main cities in Bolivia. Volunteers will find a second home in this land and in the small posada while working in this project. This organization works for the development of small Enterprises and fair trade in the fruit-growing industry. They want to create employment opportunities in the rural area of Vallegrande with the aim of strengthen the agricultural sector and the tourism industry as well. Tourism is the region’s most important source of development, creating new jobs in hospitality, agriculture and handicraft. Nevertheless, many young people emigrate to the bigger cities believing they have very bad professional prospects in Vallegrande. |
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Volunteers tasks |
The community needs to be trained to develop work opportunities and generate an organic and agricultural way of life. On the other hand, they also need to develop the tourism industry to promote Exchange and economic growth. Bear in mind that this community wants to share (and take great pride in)its traditions and indigenous origins. Volunteers can:
And if you had some agricultural training, you can also: |
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Minimum Stay
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4 weeks
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Spanish Level required
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High Intermedio (C1-C2)
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Availiability
All year round. Working hours vary between four and eight hours on five days per week – depending on the agreement between volunteer and project.
Local coordination
Fabio, who works for the Casa de la Cultura (Cultural Arts Center) in Vallegrande, is the coordinator. He is also in charge of organizing meetings for the young people of the town at the Posada and also visits frequently one of the orohanages. He collaborates with the community in giving education about the culture and social and eclogical awarness for the people.
He is also tour guides and historians of the place. Together with Voluntario Global, they are trying to improve the training of young people.
Engineer Vicente Gutierrez Rico, Director of the Fruit-growing Foundation, is also coordinator of volunteers in the specific area of community development and training.
Key information
Young people need to be heard and work in their self-esteem. These communities, discriminated against many tomes, do not believe in their own capacities so it essential that volunteers help in reverting this situation, through teaching them a new language or just spending some time learning from each other’s differences.One of the biggest development possibilities of this community is tourism, so they can offer tourists accommodation, regional cultivation, handcrafts, culture and tell about the historical facts that were generated by Che Guevara.Location and first day
Vallegrande is a small colonial town in Southern Bolivia. It is the place where Ernesto Che Guevara’s body was secretly buried in a mass grave in 1967. The guerrillero had been detained and executed in nearby jungle before being put on display and photographed in Vallegrande.The resulting tourism is the region’s most important source of development, creating new jobs in hospitality, agriculture and handicraft. Nevertheless, many young people emigrate to the bigger cities believing they have very bad professional prospects in Vallegrande.
Programs
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Volunteer placement + Accommodation + Airport pick up
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4 weeks u$ 640
8 weeks u$ 1040
12 weeks u$ 1440
Professional* u$ 1250
*(accommodation 2 month)
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Includes:
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- Volunteer placement in Buenos Aires
- Accomodation. Volunteer House
- Airport pick up
- Permanent training and coordination
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