Improving lives through education, health and conflict resolution​


The WALJOK Foundation

works to improve lives in Latin America. We partner with local organizations to provide life-changing education.

Education projects in Bolivia

OUR AVP STUDENT RESIDENCE

provides access to secondary schools and university scholarships for young Indigenous students from remote farming communities in the Sorata Valley. They receive life-changing educational support and guidance based on Alternatives to Violence Program (AVP) principles. Higher education can lift them out of poverty.
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HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

address Bolivia's severe problem of domestic violence. Alternatives to Violence Program experiential workshops Prevention of Violence in Relationships in secondary schools help to promote gender equality, empower women, provide conflict resolution and communication skills for students, teachers and parents.
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INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS

promote mutual respect across cultural differences with personal friendships. Through education we further awareness of regenerative agriculture and commitment to healthy and just use of global resources.



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I Came to Serve

Adapted from August 2023 Friends Journal (with added photos)

By Magaly Quispe Yujra, with editorial support and translation by Barbara Flynn  

Quakers and Alternatives to Violence in Bolivia

“Magaly! Magaly! Are we having a workshop?”

“Not this time,” I replied. “Today, I am bringing a friend from England to meet you.” Graham and I had just entered a maximum security prison in La Paz, Bolivia, leaving the guards behind.

Similar to prisons in other Latin American countries, the guards at Chonchocoro Prison are only at the gate. Once inside, visitors are pretty much on their own. The inmates roam freely throughout their area, with no bars and no locks. I assured Graham that my “friends deprived of liberty” would take care that we stayed safe. Bolivia has no death penalty, so Graham felt he was probably shaking the hands of murderers and was glad to know they appreciated me.

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