COUNTRIES
Bolivia
Bolivia is a country in central South America, with a varied terrain spanning Andes Mountains, the Atacama Desert and Amazon Basin Rainforest. One-third of the country is home to the Andes Mountains. Its capital, La Paz, sits on the Andes Altiplano Plateau with snow-capped Mt. Illimani in the background. Nearby is Lake Titicaca, the continent’s largest lake, which also straddles the border with Peru. Bolivia has enormous variety of organisms and ecosystems. Bolivia has gained global attention for its ‘Law of the Rights of Mother Earth’, which accords nature the same rights as humans.
COUNTRY FACTS:
- Capital: La Paz
- Population: 10.89 million
- Language: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
- Bolivia is home to the most dangerous road in the world “The Road of Death.” Only around 11% of all roads are paved.
Our History in Bolivia
In 1978, Food for the Hungry (FH) began working in Bolivia providing humanitarian aid in the high plains between the Andes Mountains ridge assisting with effects of El Niño. Since then, FH has focused efforts on community development including livelihoods, health and education. Since Bolivia is vulnerable to natural disasters, much of FH’s work there has also been in emergency response and relief aid.
Stories From Bolivia
Gifts that strengthen families and help kids grow, learn, and thrive
Your gifts of love from our Gift Catalog are sowing practical seeds of help and hope in homes like Adela’s. Adela and her husband Mariano live in rural Bolivia with their two children, 7-year-old Jhony and 12-year-old Fidelia. Before your love reached their community, life was hard. Their small farm couldn’t always provide enough to eat, and Adela
Bolivian Families Faced Fire, Fear, and Loss.
See How Your Generosity Brought Help and Hope When wildfires swept through Bolivia, they didn’t just threaten trees and land—they tore through people’s lives. Crops were lost. Food and clean water became scarce. Smoke filled the air, and fear crept into every home. But in the midst of this devastation,