Archive for the 'Education & Youth' Category

Education Officials Warn About Loss of Indigenous Languages

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Bolivian education officials announced today their concern over the risk of extinction in several of the country´s indigenous languages and proposed that the issue be addressed in future education policies…

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Law Proposes Stronger Punishments for Sex Crimes Involving Minors

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

In the new Law Against Human Slavery and Trafficking, the possession, production, sale, or commercialization of pornography that contains images of minors will carry a penalty of up to 22 years of prison time…

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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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