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About Charity Bolivia

• Who is behind Charity Bolivia?

Charity Bolivia's founders:

Claire Hamnett, Chair of the charity, from Oxford, England, who has been teaching in Bolivia and volunteering once a week at Colonia Ecologica.

Gertjan Janszen, treasurer and web designer of the charity, from Naaldwijk, The Netherlands, who has been volunteering at Colonia Ecologica.

• Why did we go to Bolivia?

We met while travelling more than years ago and have travelled extensively since then. Shortly after we got married in 2002, we decided to travel to South America to live and work there, experience life and do voluntary work - we ended up in Bolivia.

• Why did we start Charity Bolivia?

While in Bolivia, we were working as volunteers at the Colonia Ecologica project and we experienced first-hand what little the children and adoptive parents had and how primitive their living conditions were. We also felt that despite this there was a happy and positive atmosphere there. Both of us enjoyed our time there and felt that we would like to help in any way we could. While in Bolivia for Christmas, there were several occasions where gifts were sent to us by friends and family from home. In most cases they never arrived. This seemed like such a waste - we had everything we needed anyway, so why not direct the money usually spent on gifts to Colonia Ecologica? After discussing this initial idea and sounding it out with friends and family, we thought: Why not go one step further and set up a charity officially? That way we would have a better chance of raising money, helping Colonia Ecologica in more significant ways, and helping other worthy projects in the area ...... and so Charity Bolivia was born!

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