serves children and adolescents whose parents are either incarcerated, or were abandoned because their parents have migrated to other countries in search of economic opportunities. Volunteers can help in either the day care center or the school.

focuses on education and environmental awareness as well as the protection and sustainability of communities at risk of diminishing resources. Volunteers/interns can help design and implement educational materials, plan projects to raise…

is a civil research institution that focuses on issues of international relations, law, indigenism and politics. Volunteers may conduct their own research project, contribute to IDEI publications, or assess the legal positions in different Cochabamba…

Mano a Mano is an organization that builds and provides for infrastructure in marginalized areas, including health clinics and schools. There are specific roles for volunteers with relevant skills, including web design, fund-raising, construction,…

provides rehabilitation and prevention programs to adolescent girls who have lived and worked on the streets or who have suffered abuse. Opportunities include expanding micro-enterprises, running workshops, fundraising, and providing educational…

assists young hospital patients who lack family support as they undergo operations and recovery, and raises money in the local community and abroad to pay for medical care for children whose families cannot afford it. Volunteers can choose to work…

empowers youths who live and/or work on the street through visual and performing arts. Juggling is popular within the organization, and handicrafts are made by children and sold abroad to maximize profits. The money is invested into micro-enterprise…

is a foundation that focuses on the provision of training and educational projects for the most vulnerable groups in society. Volunteers are welcome in a variety of different areas, including environmental education, leadership, gender equality and…

Niños con Valor (NCV) was founded in 2005 to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of children with difficult and often traumatic pasts, empowering them to move beyond their circumstances, realize their full potential and pass on the…

Bolivia Digna is an NGO helping underserved communities of children and youths in Cochabamba by providing formal and informal educational services.

UYARINA is a word from the quechua language that means “we listen.” PUNTO DE ENCUENTRO is a program to provide attention and treatment (through psychoanalysis methods) to children, youth, and families living in the streets (or at risk of living…

ZOOPRAMA – Organization for the Protection of Animals and the Environment - is a civil NGO whose foundation is based upon the support of volunteers who hope to promote animal rights and protection. The organization works with birds of prey, street…

The ValenTIA Transition Center is an initiative of TIA, an Australian based non-profit foundation empowering youth and inspiring brighter futures in Bolivia.