According to a UN report, rural poverty in parts of Bolivia is among the most acute in the world (apart from countries at war or suffering short term natural disasters).

Quaker Bolivia Link:
 
• Has financed and administered over 140 development projects among the people of the High Andes
 
• Works alongside the people, listening to their needs and hopes.
 
• Works among rural communities to combat migration to the cities.
 
• Works with groups and communities regardless of their religion.
 
• Works especially with women as the most direct way to combat poverty.
 
• Believes in small-scale projects which bring long-term measurable benefit. A community project budget is typically only $9,000—$10,000 (£4 500 - £5 000) 

An example of their work:
Agriculture
Single-family greenhouses have had a great impact on the Altiplano. These greenhouses supply vegetables that would otherwise not survive the over 200 nights of frost each year. One greenhouse not only feeds a family but often provides a source of income when they sell the surplus crops at market.
As much as 80% of the average diet in this region is potatoes. A diet this high in starch often leads to malnutrition, poor health and high infant mortality.
By providing the adobe bricks and all of the labor, villagers are able to keep the cost of each greenhouse to under $900 (or £600). After their families' needs are met, surplus vegetables can be traded with neighbors or sold at market.
The next series of greenhouses will have an attached hutch for small animals. The heat from the greenhouses will help keep the animals alive (chickens or guinea pigs cannot survive the cold without some sort of protection). This will provide extra protein for the villagers as well as increase the quality of fertilizer available for the vegetables.
The communities we work with have stressed the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly farming techniques. Subsistence farmers can rarely afford pesticides or chemical fertilizers. QBL provides technicians to find organic solutions to pest problems by plant disease.

For education projects, see:
Bolivia Quaker Education Fund
http://www.bqef.org

Bolivian Quaker Education
Schooling for indigenous Bolivians was systematically supressed until 1952, so even Quaker schools were clandestine at first.

Education is a high priority for Bolivian Quakers... who lack resources [but] have both the desire and the qualification for higher education.

The Bolivian Quaker Education Fund and its programs, both developed with Bolivian Quakers, respond to these AmerIndian aspirations.