http://www.wfp.org/feeds/Bolivia Country content en http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/donation-brazil-supports-food-assistance-poor-paraguayans-el-chaco  ASUNCIÓN – The Federative Republic of Brazil made, through its Charge d’Affaires in Paraguay,  Minister Rafael de Mello Vidal, a donation of US$120,000 to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to keep providing humanitarian assistance in two departments of the Paraguayan Chaco, Boquerón and Presidente Hayes, affected by floods in 2012.  Contributions to WFP Bolivia Local Americas Emergencies Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:51:21 +0000 WFP 395173 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/bolivia-cash-work-new-modality The work days and efforts are rewarded with coupons that the farmers’ families will swap for food in grocery stores in the cities of San Julian and Montero, in the department of Santa Cruz.   PRRO Food For Assets Bolivia Local Americas Food for Assets Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:15:40 +0000 Ximena Loza 390118 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/node/386933 The work days and efforts are rewarded with coupons that the farmers’ families will swap for food in grocery stores in the cities of San Julian and Montero, in the department of Santa Cruz. Bolivia Local Cash and Vouchers Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:35:32 +0000 WFP 386933 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/brazil-donates-500-mt-rice-wfp-bolivia This donation is particularly important since it is part of the South-South cooperation between Bolivia and Brazil and because it is an in-kind donation that the WFP in Bolivia had not received in a long time.     Contributions to WFP Bolivia Local Americas Emergencies School Meals Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:06:27 +0000 WFP 384438 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/paraguay-food-saves-and-gives-back-life For Carmela Roa and her family, WFP food means bringing back life after heavy floods in the Paraguayan Chaco. The food arrived in a precise moment  when all of their reserves had perished with the water. The food has given them strength to survive and, for now, vitality to continue the recuperation stage. EMOP Responding to Emergencies Bolivia Local Americas Emergencies Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:33:59 +0000 Julio Verdun 352160 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/alimentos-y-semillas-para-reavivar-la-producci%C3%B3n The Ambassadors of Switzerland, France and Korea, a diplomatic delegation from Japan and representatives of KOICA and AECID made a field visit, some 320 km from Asunción, to learn about the situation of indigenous peoples affected by natural disasters and the work carried out by WFP and the Government of Paraguay. Bolivia Local Emergencies Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:20:50 +0000 WFP 345881 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/alimentos-y-semillas-para-reavivar-la-producci%C3%B3n A delegation of ambassadors and representatives of the international cooperation reached El Espinillo, in the Paraguayan Chaco, to see firsthand the hardships that the indigenous people went through during this year’s floods and what their needs are more than six months after the disaster. While their situation remains dramatic, the humanitarian response has brought hope for the future. EMOP Responding to Emergencies Bolivia Local Americas Emergencies Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:27:14 +0000 Ximena Loza 345839 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/bolivia-fridge-transforms-businesses-300-women It's a fridge, but its operation will benefit more than 1,000 Bolivian ecological producers, among them 300 women who are beekeepers, in the municpalities of Padcaya and Uriondo. To celebrate this event, the producers organized a "bio-fair" to showcase their products. This project is supported by the MDG Achievement Fund. Bolivia Local Focus on Women Food for Assets Gender Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:53:46 +0000 WFP 338168 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/bolivia-fridge-transforms-businesses-300-women A group of 300 Bolivian beekeepers, among 1,000 ecological producers, celebrate the inauguration of a fridge that will allow them to preserve their products, guaranteeing its sale in a near future and generate income for their families. This project receives the support of the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F). PRRO Focus on Women Food For Assets Nutrition Bolivia Local Americas Focus on Women Food for Assets Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:38:46 +0000 Ximena Loza 338007 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/bolivia-basilia-decides-what-food-items-will-her-family-eat A WFP Cash and Vouchers programme, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), teaches Basilia Vargas and other women new techniques to grow their home gardens in Bolivia. Bolivia Global Cash and Vouchers Focus on Women Food for Assets Gender Nutrition Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:20:28 +0000 WFP 337383 at http://www.wfp.org