Children's village and social center in Bolivia

The gap between rich and poor is very wide in Bolivia. While the mostly white upper class lives with all the comforts, around two thirds of the indigenous population in the cities do hard or unskilled labor. In the countryside, they make a living as farmers under the most basic conditions. Around a third of children under the age of five in Oruro suffer from malnutrition as their parents do not have enough money for food.

Many children from indigenous families in rural areas have to fend for themselves without their parents, leaving them highly exposed to exploitation and violence. Without education, their chances of finding regular work as adults are extremely slim. SOS Children's Villages offers 135 children in Oruro a home where they can grow up together with their siblings in loving care.