We’re doing our bit to clean up Mineros San Juan and to set an example for our neighbors. The south of Cochabamba (where we are) has some serious environmental pollution problems such as the refinery plant, factories, poor sewage treatment and the K’ara K’ara dump
Saturdays are now a busy time in Proyecto Horizonte, between theatre, anime, painting, drawing and woodwork there’s something for everyone. Every Saturday we invite all children and adolescents in Mineros San Juan to join us for the class of their choice. The drawing and paintin
In Mineros San Juan, the month of March was full of festivals and celebrations. Some of the biggest celebrations were saved for the “Papás” in the community as the 19th of March marked Father´s Day. At the College, the fathers were treated to a spectacular show of traditional songs an
The much anticipated new playground is finally ready. On April 12th 2008, “Children’s Day” in Bolivia, 160 children (aged 0 to 6 years) inaugurated the playground with great excitement. It showed it was worth waiting for. A real adventure playground was built followi
To improve our communication and to be able to spread our work more in the village of Ushpa-Ushpa, we added a communication expert to our team. Norma Estrada took on this responsibility in March. Together with students and some volunteers, she developed a village newspaper. The first
The first day of school was celebrated in Ushpa-Ushpa. The mayor, local representatives, the whole Proyecto Horizonte team, the teachers and several hundred students celebrated the day! From now on, more than 600 children are educated in the eight levels and don’t have to risk t
Like the years before, the children of the daycare and the educators prepared a colorful program to celebrate the end of the school year. With dances, costumes, theater and an exposition of handicrafts, the kids demonstrated to their parents and siblings what they learned over the yea
We organized a big celebration in order to officially celebrate the termination of the construction of the first part of our school building. The whole village celebrated. The mayor of Cochabamba and the head of the school department were stunned to see the speed and quality of the bu
On November 30, 2006 and on December 1, 2006 we will have the kick-off events for the German charity “Börsianer Handeln – Hilfsprojekt für Kinder“ in Munich and Vienna. Börsianer Handeln is an initiative founded by people who earn their money working for banks, brokers and other finan