Thanks to collective efforts and community-based work, we are celebrating historic milestones: Law 1010 on disaster risk management, Law 1146 to prevent adolescent pregnancy, Ministerial Resolution 001/2024 guaranteeing school enrollment for migrant children, and the GAIE initiative in Chuquisaca, which has supported over 17,000 cases of school-based violence. But none of this would have been […]
In Cochabamba, significant progress has been made toward institutionalizing the School for Families, a service designed to promote protective parenting, prevent violence against children and adolescents, and strengthen emotional well-being among parents, caregivers, and communities. Advocacy efforts led by Save the Children have played a pivotal role in consolidating this innovative model, which now benefits […]
The department of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, has taken a groundbreaking step by enacting Departmental Law No. 597/2025, which institutionalizes the Gabinetes de Atención Integral para Estudiantes (GAIE) — Comprehensive Student Support Centers. This law responds to an urgent issue: the rising number of violence cases within schools. Between 2022 and 2024, more than 17,000 cases of […]
The numbers are staggering. Between 2014 and 2023, Bolivia registered 4,804 marriages involving adolescents aged 16 and 17—many with partners two or three times their age. The Ombudsman’s Office has documented cases of girls as young as 12 and adolescents between 13 and 15 being married under deeply concerning circumstances. As far back as 2012, […]
In Latin America and the Caribbean, migrant children face serious challenges. Record numbers of children and adolescents are on the move, driven by family reunification, the search for better economic opportunities, or the need to escape violence. According to projections from the R4V Platform (Southern Cone), by 2025 more than 48,000 migrants—including Venezuelans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, […]
In 2023, a total of 4,571 adolescent pregnancies were registered in the department of Cochabamba, making it one of the leading risk factors for maternal mortality, school dropout, child labor, and early and forced child marriages and unions. In response to this serious issue, in December 2023, the Autonomous Departmental Government of Cochabamba enacted Departmental […]
Bolivia is exposed to multiple hazards, including heavy rains, earthquakes, landslides, frosts, hailstorms, and forest fires. These hazards also affect the Department of Cochabamba, made up of 47 municipalities and one Indigenous Original Peasant Territory. These events lead to forced migration, family separation, and the loss of livelihoods—such as livestock, agriculture, and floriculture—threatening the survival […]
Save the Children Bolivia’s Country Strategy Plan for 2025–2027 places strong emphasis on public policy advocacy, particularly focused on ensuring that the rights of children and adolescents are fully fulfilled. In this strategic period 2025-2027, we will prioritize the empowerment of children and adolescents to actively participate in public policy advocacy initiatives, child-focused investment processes, […]
En Cochabamba, se ha logrado un importante avance en la institucionalización de la Escuela para la Familia, un servicio que busca promover la crianza protectora, prevenir la violencia en contra de niñas, niños y adolescentes y fortalecer la gestión emocional en las madres, padres y comunidades. Las acciones de incidencia realizadas por Save the Children […]
El departamento de Chuquisaca en Bolivia ha dado un paso transformador al promulgar la Ley Departamental Nro. 597/2025, que institucionaliza los Gabinetes de Atención Integral para Estudiantes (GAIE). Esta norma responde a una problemática urgente: el incremento de casos de violencia al interior de las escuelas. Entre los años 2022 y 2024, más de 17.000 […]
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