Between heaven and earth Bolivia floats, towed ever upward by the condors. — Oscar Alfaro.
The WALJOK Foundation (waljok.org)invites you to join Earlham School of Religion Professor Ben Brazil and Bolivian AVP leader Magaly Quispe Yujra to learn howQuakervalues expressed through the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) improve lives for thousands of Bolivians.
ExperienceBolivia:
Land of dramatic contrasts in the heart of the Andes.
One of Latin America’s most culturally diverse countries.
Nearly half its people are indigenous–mostly Quechua or Aymara.
More than one-third live in poverty.
Home to the third largest Quaker population in the world, mostly Aymara.
Visit Magaly’s life-changing AVPprojects:
Tour Palmasola, Bolivia’s largest prison,chat over lunchwith inmate AVP facilitators tolearn oftheir AVP workshops with fellow inmates. Hear of their amazing AVPexperiences!
Work with students at AVP Student Residence in Sorata, which givesaccess to high school and preparation for university study for students from remote rural villages. Visit a student’s home and meet the family.
Hear from city high school students, parents, and administrators how AVP workshops for Prevention of Violence in Relationships benefit more than 2400 participants each year.
See the work of other international Quakersupported organizations working in Bolivia.
Meet scholarship students of Bolivian Quaker Education Fund (bqef.org).
Learn about Quaker Bolivia Link(qbl.org)AVP greenhouses built and tended by inmates.
For more information contact Barbara-bflynn@waljok.org.
Total cost$2450(estimate based on 12 participants)Tour starts with your arrival at dawn on June4 and ends in La Paz at midnight June 20. Cost includes all travel within Bolivia, lodging with breakfast, somemeals. You pay most meals, personal expenses,purchase insurance, round trip flights to Bolivia and a visa. To reserve, send$250(refundable within 30 days) to WALJOK,c/o David Allegoren, 1313 Whittier, Davis CA, 95618 or see waljok.org.