Bolivia Stories

Abandoned No Longer

by Brandy Campbell — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST

Millions of children around the world are abandoned each year by families who cannot afford to meet even their most basic needs. But with Compassion, children like Ronald have a different future.

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Still Standing

Fri, 01 May 2009 11:00:00 PDT

Josefa suffered when she did not receive proper medical care after the birth of her daughter. Compassion's Child Survival Program provided her opportunity to care for her children.

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All Work and No Play

By Brandy Campbell, with Galia Oropeza in Bolivia — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Rubén started his first job when he was 5 and wasn't able to attend school. Now, because of the support of his sponsor, he is able to go to school and have his supplies and fees covered. He is determined that his younger siblings will have a childhood free of work.

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Faith in Action

By Brandy Campbell, with Galia Oropeza in Bolivia — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PDT

The Fuente de Vida Church was poverty-stricken, and children living in Cochabamba still slept on filthy dirt floors and suffered from malnutrition. Compassion helped them open a student center and they saw growth in the spiritual, economic, social and physical health of each child registered.

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Changing the Course of History

Djanira Blanco in Bolivia, with Brandy Campbell — Thu, 24 May 2007 11:00:00 PDT

Kabir Miranda grew up in a city filled with abuse and violence, and his own home was run by the heavy hand of an alcoholic father. His story of deliverance begins with a perseverant mother and the hope of a heavenly Father.

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Bolivia's Dr. Ruth: A Sponsor's Legacy of Love

By Janet Root, Contributing Writer — Tue, 17 May 2005 11:00:00 PDT

As a child born into poverty no one believed Ruth Coquira's desire to be a doctor was anything more than a dream. No one, that is, but her Compassion sponsor. Read how the blossoming relationship between sponsor and child helped Ruth become a healer for other destitute children.

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Local Compassion: Helping Bolivia's Native Children Move Forward

By Janet Root, Contributing Writer — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:00:00 PST

In Latin America, Bolivia has the largest indigenous population of whom 70 percent are destitute. More than half of the children enrolled in Compassion Bolivia's programs are indigenous; read how compassionate intervention is breaking poverty's hold on these youth.

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The Art of Thankfulness

Phoebe Rogers — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:00:00 PST

Formerly sponsored child Javier Villca attends university in Cochabamba, Bolivia, through Compassion's Leadership Development Program. This motivated young man believes his Compassion sponsor, Dennis, has played an important role in his achievements as a student and artist during the last decade.

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