Location: 20 rural communities of the Canton Palca Sacaba Municipality, Province Chapare (Cochabamba Department)
Local partner: "San Lucas of Cochabamba" Foundation
Justification: The UAINAS have been running for several years in 20 rural communities of Palca Canton and now is necessary to strengthen three aspects of their daily operation. These are:
- A new training for 49 educators of the UAINA.
- The annual food budget for the UAINA to ensure proper nutrition for children assisted.
- Ensure medical and dentistry assistance and education for 449 children beneficiaries of the UAINA.
Specific target: To reduce neglect, child morbidity, mortality and malnutrition in 20 rural indigenous communities in the province of Chapare.
Activities:
- 10 training workshops (one per month), taking a day, for all educators.
- A workshop for assessing the operation of UAINAS.
- Nutritional daily supply, controlled and regulated, for children.
- Weekly weight control of children assisted at the UAINAS
- Bimonthly size control for children attending the UAINAS.
- Quarterly check-up for Children at each centre.
- Control and dental care for every child who comes to the 20 centres.
- Maintenance of First Aid kit in each UAINA.
- Psychomotricity dynamics and education for 449 children.
Target population:
- Direct: 449 children
- Indirect: 20 rural communities in Palca Canton, Municipality of Sacaba, Province of Chapare (Department of Cochabamba)
Project duration: 12 months
Budget: 113.307,52 €
Funding: TAU and San Lucas of Cochabamba Foundation.
