By Maria Luetticke and Chantal Bussmann | Project Leaders
In Bolivia, the situation regarding the pandemic remains critical. Despite the obstacles, we continue to help the local people, especially the children in Micani, to eat healthy and support the immune system as best as possible.
In March, the school year had initially started normally, and we were able to use the time in the schools to conduct training sessions and intensively supervise the work in the school gardens. Some villages were able to harvest during the last months. Pupils, parents and teachers were enthusiastic about the variety of vegetables, we introduced to them, some of which they hadn’t seen before.
In June however, school activities had to be suspended again due to the high incidence of infection in Bolivia's cities. The winter vacations usually scheduled for July were brought forward and extended to 4 weeks. About a week ago, classes resumed.
Fortunately, this meant that the construction phase of the "Carpas Solares" could also start with a slight delay. The people in the villages currently have about one month to prepare local material such as adobe and to carry out the excavation work, since the "Carpas Solares" will be built about one meter deep into the ground. At the beginning of August, the actual construction will begin. For this purpose, we are currently organizing the purchase and transport of materials and are completing a descriptive manual that will serve as a reference book for the village community even after the construction phase supported by us.
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