· July, 2014

Stories about Bolivia from July, 2014

A Missed Opportunity for Bolivian “Quipus” Laptops?

  16 July 2014

The Bolivian government recently announced a new program where high school students attending their final year will have access to a new laptop. These computers, called “Quipus,” are being assembled in the city of El Alto. The term comes from a traditional Andean form of record keeping on a series...

Empowering Girls Through Sports in Bolivia

  10 July 2014

The blog El clavo en el zapato (The nail in the shoe) visited District 4 in El Alto, where the project “Niñas con altura” (Girls with height) is fostering the participation of high school girls in sports. It's funded by the Inter-American Development Bank and the foundation Save The Children:...