Bolivia - January 2012

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Colours of the Bolivian flag come from theNational flower of Bolivia –LA KANTUTA

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San Benito BrickworksSan Benito Brickworks

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San Benito BrickworksSan Benito Brickworks

A whole family needs to work here to make A whole family needs to work here to make 1000 1000 bricks as quickly as possible for bricks as quickly as possible for $1$1 so they can buy so they can buy foodfood

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Brickworks House Brickworks House

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Over 80 migrant Over 80 migrant families live on families live on site at the site at the brickworks brickworks

They earn a They earn a pittance making pittance making these bricksthese bricks

All their earnings have to goAll their earnings have to goon foodon food

They haveThey haveno money for no money for schoolschoolmaterialsmaterials

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It is hard to free the child in the family to go to school It is hard to free the child in the family to go to school because every pair of hands will help make bricks and because every pair of hands will help make bricks and earn money for food.earn money for food.

Even the youngest can make Even the youngest can make bricksbricks

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How can we How can we help?help?

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La Esperanza organises :La Esperanza organises :• school uniforms school uniforms • books / paper / pensbooks / paper / pens• so that the children can goso that the children can go to school to school

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Our ChildrenOur Children

St. Peter the Apostle High School St. Peter the Apostle High School is is now sponsoring now sponsoring 55 children children

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One of the children hoping to be One of the children hoping to be sponsored sponsored

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£50 £50 will provide everything a child will provide everything a child needs for needs for a year a year at school.at school.

All the family has to do is guarantee All the family has to do is guarantee that they will free their child from that they will free their child from work to go to school.work to go to school.

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¡Gracias!¡Gracias!