Projects
TERRA increases the social and economic welfare of rural and
impoverished Bolivian communities while mitigating impacts from climate
change. TERRA provides financial assistance, technical expertise,
education, and on-going monitoring to develop vital water resources and
to improve the management of natural resources.
Current Projects
2007—2008 Projects
2006 Projects
- Chiquipata
Baja - Well drilling
- STATUS - completed
- Chiquipata residents were ecstatic when a
high-yield,
artesian aquifer was tapped 47 meters below the surface.
- Cobremayo
- Latrine Construction
- STATUS - completed
- TERRA and a Peace Corps volunteer built dry
latrines
in a town with no bathrooms, improving sanitation and health.
- Jankusaya
-
Well Drilling and Wind Turbine Pump
- STATUS - completed;
on-going monitoring
- TERRA, Save
the Children, and Jankusaya partnered to drill a 190-foot well that
provides clean dirinking and irrigation water.
- Oruro
- Greenhouse Project
- STATUS - construction
completed; project on-going
- TERRA and a Bolivian teacher-training
University built a greenhouse
to train rural teachers in environmental education.
- Sewenkani
-
Computers for Remote Education
- STATUS -
completed
- Terra helped Sewenkani village buy computers for their
school; Sewenkani sold a herd of sheep to help buy
the computers.
