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End of November 2012, we completed our first five year agreement the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of San Simon, Cochabamba (UMSS). UMSS sends us interns as social workers and psychologists who complete the practical parts of their studies. More than 110 intern

The children of the Daycare-Center celebrated the end of the school year. This also include a graduation ceremony for those kids that will continue in the school next year. This was a great day for teachers, parents and the children who were proud about their achievements.

On Sunday October 21, the 5th Fair of Proyecto Horizonte took place. On this day all areas present their work to the public. The various classes present their projects and our Tantakuna team sells their work. In this way we link the community well to our work and even generate a decen

Our children’s reading day is a fantastic event for children and parents to show the im-portance of reading. The children at our school have prepared short stories about topics such as love, friendship, or life in Ushpa-Ushpa. They then go to a central square in Cochabamba where

This year four volunteers started to support the 1st and 2nd class of the school. This allows the teachers to better proceed with their schedules while the children receive support with specific assignments. The volunteers also support the English classes and the teachers in special e

The 8th anniversary of Proyecto Horizonte was celebrated in conjunction with “dia de famila” on the 13th of May. The event included a variety of games mainly for the fun of the children of the community. Numerous food stalls offered a large variety of dishes and were run by the teache

For the “Dia del nino” the “Day of the Children” we had a very special event. Bolivia’s TV channel “ATB” organized it’s nationwide show live from Proyecto Horizonte. Over 1000 children participated in the show

Our women’s groups, Tantakuna, are about women meeting and working together in a bakery, small shops and by selling handicrafts. Tomorrow the women take a day off and go on a trip together to celebrate International Women’s day. The women of our handicraft group produce handmade produ

As part of a campaign to make the kindergarten more beautiful, the parents of all children take part in cleaning up the grounds. This year a total of 198 children are enrolled in the kindergarten in seven different groups. At the beginning of the new school year a meeting of all paren