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Assistance to Carmen Pampa University

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Carmen PampaUnder the YCADF, ACDI/VOCA Bolivia is a USAID sub-grantee assisting in the management of scholarship funds, awarded to students at the University of Carmen Pampa, 1/2 hour outside of Coroico. In continuing efforts to achieve sustainable development in the Yungas, education represents a lasting contribution to improving the lives of young people in the region and in raising the standard of living for all residents. For more information - .pdf or html

Carmen Pampa

The University has opened a small store DON PIOTR in the Achumani neighborhood of La Paz, where they sell smoked sausages, cheese, smoked ham, vienna sausages, pork ribs, organic coffee and other items produced in the Yungas region.

Location:

DON PIOTR
Calle 16 - Achumani Market (inside the ARCO IRIS bakery)
Email: PRODUAC@hotmail.com

The Yungas Community Alternative Development Fund is funded by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed by ACDI/VOCA Bolivia. The project described here is part of a bi-national initiative to improve the standard of living and increase the productive potential of those residing in the North Yungas, South Yungas, and Caranavi provinces in the Department of La Paz, Bolivia. This activity is part of a greater effort aimed at containing and eliminating illicit and excess coca production