Equal Times reports: SCHOOL OR WORK: THE DILEMMA FACING CHILDREN IN BOLIVIA by Athénaïs Python , Tzivan Derveaux It is eight in the morning in the centre of Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third largest city. The América market is starting to bustle with activity. Gloria, aged 16, rubs her hands together to warm them up. “When you…
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Bolivia and France to Host Colloquium on Tourism
Prensa Latina reports: Bolivia and France to Host Colloquium on Tourism La Paz, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of Bolivia and France will organize the First International Colloquium on Tourism and Sustainable Development, which will take place from September 29 to 30, reported today daily Cambio. The meeting will have as venue the Catholic University…
65% of Bolivian millennials work in private companies
El Deber reports: 65% of Bolivian millennials work in private companies The Captura Consulting firm, conducted 1,120 surveys in La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, to develop the study on the Millennials Generation in Bolivia. 65% of Bolivian millennials prefer to work in private companies, revealed the Millennials Generation in Bolivia study, by…
The three Rs: How Bolivia combats illiteracy
Felipe Abreu and Luiz Felipe Silva report for BBC News: The three Rs: How Bolivia combats illiteracy “Reading and writing were forbidden,” says Quintim Pulma, 83. Mr Pulma, a former policeman dressed elegantly in a slightly worn jacket and wearing a black hat, recalls the days when he was growing up in rural Bolivia: “I…
Javier Muguertegui at physics international event
El Diario reports: Student at physics international event Javier Muguértegui will be the only Bolivian student who will participate in the “47th International Physics Olympiad IPHO 2016” from July 11 to 17 in Zurich-Switzerland. This student won the gold medal at the 5th Scientific Student Olympiad; after a qualifying between 13 medalists in the Physical…
More than 200 children are trained as small wildlife rangers
El Diario reports: More than 200 children are trained as small wildlife rangers More than 200 children between 8 and 12 years old are trained as wildlife rangers, through training workshops for the care of wild animals in the Malls zoo, according to Councilwoman Andrea Cornejo. [pic came from the internet] According to the mayor’s…
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