Bolivia has been severely affected by extreme weather conditions such as floods and droughts that have limited agricultural productivity and increased food insecurity.
Rural and Indigenous women and their children are most vulnerable to climate shocks, experience the highest levels of food and income insecurity, and lack access to markets to develop their economic activities.
Four out of 10 Bolivian women live in poverty and 53.7% of Bolivia’s children under age five suffer from anaemia.
In 2025, Kinvia and its donors supported 8,081 people in Bolivia:
providing 212,013 meals and snacks through schools and after-school centres
training 713 people on nutrition, food use &/or cooking
offering 304 people (75% women) agricultural training and providing 181 people with agricultural inputs.
training 158 people (77% women) on business skills and helping them establish 41 business ventures
engaging 760 students in after-school clubs and 328 people in gender equality
providing 1.072 people with SRHR/SGBV awareness training
Trusted information about sexual and reproductive health is fundamental for adolescents.
Dr. Karen Butrón
UNICEF Bolivia
The Challenges
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE &
CHILD / YOUTH EXPLOITATION
Bolivia has the highest rates of domestic violence and child sexual exploitation in Latin America. Children and youth are subjected to bullying and violence in school and at home. More than 60% of adolescents ages 15-18 experience some form of gender-based violence each year. Child labour is rampant and until recently was codified by law. Millions of Bolivian children are at risk of neglect and homelessness.
LACK OF ACCESS TO
HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Despite significant progress, Bolivia still has some of the highest rates of child and maternal mortality in the region, critical levels of malnutrition, and poor access to early childhood education. Rates of teen pregnancy and drop-out are high, especially among Indigenous girls. Parents and youth need support including education on positive parenting, nutrition, healthy masculinities, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
INDIGENOUS INEQUALITY
AND POVERTY
Bolivia’s Indigenous populations experience systemic disadvantages and bear the greatest burden of the widening gap between urban and rural infrastructure and services. While child poverty has been declining overall, levels of poverty still remain high for Indigenous children, youth and adults, who experience poorer health and wellbeing than the general population as a result.
CLIMATE
CHANGE
Bolivia is among the top ten most biodiverse countries in the world, however it has been severely affected by extreme weather conditions such as floods and droughts. Water scarcity impacts human health and limits agricultural productivity. Rural and Indigenous people are the most vulnerable to climate shocks and most in need of climate-adaptive agriculture to improve their food security and incomes.
Current Initiatives
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL & AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Hover or tap to find out moreYou can help make it possible for girls to get a good education by:
- Supporting safe, healthy, well-equipped schools, early childhood education centres and after-school centres
- Encouraging youth involvement in clubs and extracurricular activities
- Training educators and parents to address issues such as sexual and reproductive health and rights, sexual and gender-based violence, toxic masculinities and to promote positive parenting
NUTRITION, FOOD SECURITY & CLIMATE-ADAPTIVE FOOD PRODUCTION
Hover or tap to find out moreYou can help improve family nutrition and food security by:
- Targeting women’s involvement in climate-adaptive agricultural and horticulture initiatives
- Offering seeds, supplies and training in vegetable production and urban agriculture to women
- Helping women organize into vegetable producers’ associations
- Delivering nutrition education to parents to inspire healthy eating and food preparation, dietary diversity, and the incorporation of fruits and vegetables into family diets
Youth & Women's Livelihoods
Hover or tap to find out moreVocational, business skills and marketing training, and support for home-based businesses provide youth and women with options and increase family income. You will help women and youth pursue new business ventures by supporting initiatives that:
- Offer business skills training, equipment and supplies to establish home-based businesses
- Support mentorship, apprenticeship and occupational skills training
- Link people to markets and distribution outlets to sell what they produce
TACKLING VIOLENCE TOWARDS GIRLS, WOMEN, YOUTH
Hover or tap to find out moreYou will help address the root causes of violence towards women and children by supporting educators and opinion leaders to:
- Engage parents and caregivers in community conversations, raising awareness and inspiring action to prevent SGBV
- Promote healthy masculinities and teaching positive parenting in community workshops
- Incorporate gender equality training in women’s income and livelihoods programs
- Raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights through school clubs and community dialogue for boys, girls, parents and caregivers
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The participation of mothers and fathers in nutritional practices has increased. Healthy nutrition fairs developed by the children and adolescents have generated interest in the communities. Parents have participated in the nutritional practices and [learned] how to prepare a variety of foods using local products, mainly vegetables, and they want to learn more to vary [their families’] diet.
INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO TOMÁS KATARI
Food Security
390
students and 203 families get food and income from 174 gardens
304
people (75% women) trained on climate-smart agricultural practices
181
people (97% women) provided with tools, plants, seeds and other inputs
Nutrition Education
713
people (245 parents/caregivers and 468 students) trained on nutrition
159
families are supported by home gardens
Livelihoods & Income
38
business ventures supported (95% women-owned)
158
people (77% women) trained on business skills
Children's Education
760
students participated in after-school clubs
1,072
people involved in SRHR/SGBV training
224
parents/caregivers trained on child development
3
ECCE centres supported
The Team & Approach
DELIVERING COMMUNITY-LED RESULTS THROUGHPARTNERSHIP AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES IN BOLIVIA
TOMÁS KATARI POLITECNIC INSTITUTE (IPTK)
IPTK offers children safe and structured environments for early childhood care and development, and after-school programs for children up to age 15, where they and their parents can receive academic and technical training and skills.
SOCIEDAD DE SAN JOSÉ (SSJ)
SSJ promotes human development through education, training, family and community participation. They operate early childhood centres, primary and after-school programs, which include health and nutritional assistance.
CONGI
Kinvia Bolivia participates in CONGI, a 32-member organization that coordinates development policy action among its members to benefit all Bolivians.
COCAB
Kinvia is a founding member of COCAB, a non-profit institutional network of 19 NGOs and INGOs that implement programs and projects nationally or through strategic partners in Bolivia.
Join us to support long-term change
THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, WE WILL BUILD A FUTURE WHERE:
More children are raised in safe and loving environments
Parents learn positive parenting skills to create healthy, safe environments for children
Children receive optimal nutrition for healthy development in early childhood care centres and after-school programs (supplementing state-supported primary school)
Bolivian children and their parents have access to quality early childhood care and education, extra-curricular activities, and social supports that foster healthy development
Communities are a safe place for children and promote a culture of respect
