A new trufi?

This is just to inform all of you what the next priority is for the money that Charity Bolivia raises for Colonia Ecologica. We are trying to collect enough money to buy a trufi - which is Bolivian for a minibus, as some of you may already know.


Kiko and Carmen currently have a dilapidated old taxi which they use to transport the children to and from school etc. Although public transport is cheap in Cochabamba by many standards, the cost of the school bus is still too expensive for most families in the area. Therefore Kiko helps out by driving as many children as they can fit into the taxi - the current record is about 19 of them!


The car is quite old and had to go in for major repairs recently - during that month, they had to spend $50 on transport for all the children. If we manage to raise enough money to buy them a second-hand trufi, this would not only save them a lot of time and money, it would enable them to transport more children to school.


They would also be able to easily arrange more outings for the children without having to arrange and pay for private transport, which would be an obvious bonus.


Thanks for your help and support.