PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PART1
RUNNING TOWARDS A DREAM, THE OLYMPICS PART2
As Afro-descendant children, Nadyd and Roly had to endure poverty, severe climate conditions and lack of job opportunities in the Bolivian Yungas region where the Afro-Bolivian community is concentrated. From this hard-to-reach area, accessible only by the world’s most dangerous road, aerial sights and sounds captured their imaginations.
Through much dedication, they joined an employment support program and accomplished something they had previously thought impossible. Today, Nadyd and Roly are proud flight attendants for the nation’s leading airline, and feel grateful to set an example for the vulnerable children of the Yungas, showing them that, through hard work and commitment, one can get ahead while never forgetting to be proud of their roots.
PHOTOS
ABOUT BOLIVIA
Landlocked Bolivia was named after Simón Bolívar, a leader against the Spanish rule in the Americas. The country is predominantly indigenous with 36 official indigenous languages and Spanish. It has the largest indigenous population in the Latin America and although it has the second-largest reserves of natural gas in South America, is one of the poorest countries in the region. The country has experienced much internal political conflict. 45% live below poverty line.
FACTS
- • National Population 10,561,887
- • In Latin America, nearly 50% of poor populations is of African Descent.
- • About 25.0000 Afro-Bolivians live in the Yungas and display much pride of their culture.
- • 3 out of 10 indigenous of Afro descendants Bolivian youth, find formal employment.