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UNICEF Says 90% of Rural Children Live in Extreme Poverty

Friday, August 27th, 2010

In a presentation on the State of the World´s Children Report, UNICEF representative Ludwig Guendel announced that 90% of rural children in Bolivia live in extreme poverty…

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Under-15 Futbol Team Wins Youth Olympics Gold

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

In a 5-0 victory over Haiti yesterday, Bolivia´s under-15 men´s national team took the gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games…

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Salary Increases Pit Teachers Against Parents

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

After weeks of sporadic teacher strikes protesting what they say was an insufficient salary increase, parents of students in six macro-districts of La Paz…

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Teachers’ Strikes Spread through La Paz

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Teachers’ strikes gripped central La Paz Wednesday, blocking part of the main street and leaving many downtown schools teacherless for the third…

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Children’s Talent Festival Held in La Paz

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Dancers, demons, orators and singers graced the stage at the sixth annual Children’s Talent Festival in the Mallasa precinct in the southern part of La Paz.

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Public Defender Denounces Youth Incarceration

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Public Defender Rielma Mencias denounced the dangers faced by the 1,056 youth incarcerated with their parents in Bolivia.

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42 Adoptive Parents Complete Training in La Paz

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

The first adoptive-parent education session of the year concluded Sunday in La Paz. Presented by the Department of Social Services, the program was supported by the Paceñan prefecture.

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Students Strike for Admission to Teachers Institute

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Applicants denied entry to national teachers colleges despite qualifying test scores are mounting increasingly drastic protests as they seek admittance.

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Rehabilitative Youth Prison to Open in Viacha

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

The Bolivian government announced plans to open the country’s first juvenile prison compound in Calauta, Viacha.

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Indigenous Cruceños to Draft Law Against Child Abuse

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The Collaborative of Ethnic Nations of Santa Cruz (CPESC) will draft a law opposing child abuse in both indigenous communities and cities around the country.

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