Coffee Hour: Providing Higher Education for Indigenous Youth in Bolivia 2/5
Saturday, February 5/2011
Resource Center of The Americas
From 10:00am to 11:45am
Language: English
Description
The Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa (UAC-CP) is a college in rural Bolivia that provides access to higher education for poor, indigenous youth. The UAC-CP, internationally recognized for both its unique approach and ability to address and dissipate root causes of poverty, is partially funded by Carmen Pampa Fund (CPF). CPF is a non-profit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota that generates resources to assist the growth and development of the UAC-CP.
Biographies
Jessica Bellock and David Flannery are two Twin Cities residents who have lived and worked at the College (Jessica in 2009 and David in 2010). As former volunteers, they will talk about the College’s work to educate students in one of the poorest areas of Bolivia.
Contact Information
Sarah Mechtenberg
Communications Liaison
Carmen Pampa Fund
www.carmenpampafund.org
www.uchumachi.blogspot.com
