Bolivia

A Country in Progress

With the right to food enshrined its the constitution, Bolivia is committed to ending extreme poverty and hunger by 2025. We’re on the ground helping Bolivia meet this goal, and we need your help. Help deliver food to Bolivia and other countries.
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Hunger in Bolivia

Bolivia has made great strides in improving food security and reducing extreme poverty – but it’s still one of the poorest countries in South America.

Bolivia Facts

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Population: 12.2 million people.
Background: 42% of Bolivia’s population is Indigenous, with 36 Indigenous-recognized nations and 36 official languages. Despite sustained economic growth, there is still significant inequality between urban and rural areas, especially among Indigenous groups and women.
Geography & Climate: Bolivia is landlocked and shares borders with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. The country has high plateaus, temperate and semitropical valleys, and the tropical lowlands of the Amazon River Basin.
Economy: From petroleum and natural gas to mineral deposits and agricultural products, Bolivia is rich in natural resources. However, economic development is limited by high production costs, poor transportation infrastructure, inequality and the country’s landlocked status. In the last decade, Bolivia has made significant progress on improving food and nutrition security and reducing extreme poverty, but it remains among the poorest countries in South America.

Causes of Hunger

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Recent History

WFP’s Work in Bolivia

WFP has worked in Bolivia since 1963. Since then, our role has evolved from providing food aid to supporting the government’s efforts to address food insecurity and malnutrition through technical support, advocacy and communications.
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Nutrition
We work across Bolivia to raise awareness on nutritional issues and promote healthy diets, especially for women and Indigenous communities.
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Rosario Navia, quinoa bars producer

Rosario Navia, is a 24 years old woman from an aymara quinoa producers community, Ucumasi (Oruro, Bolivia). When she was 17, she moved to Cochabamba to work in a restaurant washing dishes and cleaning floors. She realized that she worked for a low salary and overtime was not paid, that’s why she decided to go back to Ucumasi and start a small business in her community that allows her and other community members to live with dignity. Together, with other young women, funded in 2012 “Asociación de Mujeres Productoras de Ucumasi – AMPRODUC”.
Small-Scale Farmers
Small-scale farmers receive cash assistance to meet their food and nutritional needs in exchange for building or rehabilitating infrastructure.
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Asociación de Mujeres Productoras de Ucumasi – AMPRODUC

Rosario Navia, is a 24 years old woman from an aymara quinoa producers community, Ucumasi (Oruro, Bolivia). When she was 17, she moved to Cochabamba to work in a restaurant washing dishes and cleaning floors. She realized that she worked for a low salary and overtime was not paid, that’s why she decided to go back to Ucumasi and start a small business in her community that allows her and other community members to live with dignity. Together, with other young women, funded in 2012 “Asociación de Mujeres Productoras de Ucumasi – AMPRODUC”.
Technical Assistance
We provide technical assistance to government institutions to increase the efficiency, effectiveness and equity of national programs for food security.
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