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Partner Organisation: Ricerca eCooperazioneLocation: El Alto, BoliviaPost: Capacity Builder in field of IntellectualDisabilities
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C O N T E N T SPageIntroduction to Bolivia 3Current Situation 4The Problem 6 The Project 7Partner Organisation 7Job Description 9Development Worker Profile 10Living and working conditions 11Conditions of Service 12 
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1. INTRODUCTION TO BOLIVIA
Bolivia is a country of great contrasts. Geographically, Bolivia has three main regions - theAltiplano or high plateau, the Valleys and the Lowlands. In terms of altitude, the Altiplanoranges approximately between 3700 to 4500 metres, valleys descend from these higher areasto altitudes between 1500 to 3000 metres above sea level. Lower Valleys descend towards thetropical lowlands to about 400 to 500 metres. In cultural terms, most inhabitants in Bolivia today can trace their ancestry to the Tiahuanacoand Inca Empires. Traditionally, these cultures mostly inhabited the Highland and Valleys inwhat is now Bolivia. Today, the migration to the main cities and to the lowlands has meant aspread of the different ethnic groups. These are smaller in number and many have beensubject to heavy influence from migrants from the Highlands and Valleys of Bolivia and fromabroad. Nevertheless, of all the Latin American countries, Bolivia has the highest proportion of an indigenous population. Within this indigenous population are various ethnic groups with their own language, beliefs system, customs and so forth, with Quechua and Aymara cultures beingthe principal two. More than 50% of the population is bilingual, Spanish being the officiallanguage. According to the latest census, 23% speak Quechua, 16% speak Aymara and 3%other languages which includes Guarani.One of the main challenges facing Bolivia today is the need to re-value these indigenouscultures, respecting their traditions, beliefs and what is referred to as the “cosmovision andina”,which basically refers to the way these people see life and live accordingly which is focused onmaintaining an equilibrium within the environment of which of course man and woman are part.But also, last but not least, open the exclusive social, economic and political structures to theindigenous people therefore ending discrimination and exclusion.
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