terms of participation can

help us. We do not have

large administrative apparatus

and are therefore in the posi-

tion of using 100% of dona-

tions in Uspha Uspha.

We welcome your comments

and your support!

Yours

Christian Ruehmer, on behalf

of the entire team of

Proyecto Horizonte

In recent months we have

worked extensively on im-

proving our marketing and

our image outside Bolivia.

Nearly a dozen interns and

volunteers both in and out of

the country have helped with

this.

As a result, you’re currently

holding in front of you our

new “Newsletter for

Friends“. We plan to con-

tinue to update you about

our work and about current

events every two months, so

that you have the feeling of

being able to participate in

Proyecto Horizonte. Other

measures have included a

new website and a Facebook

page, as well as information

packages which can be used

in schools, companies or or-

ganizations.

It has been and always will be

our goal to maintain a close

contact with our friends. We

value the trust you have

shown us.

And, we know that our

friends are the key to greater

awareness. Therefore we ask

you to spread the informa-

tion about Proyecto Hori-

zonte Ushpa-Ushpa. Please

tell your family and friends

about us and show them the

work we are doing here.

Any support, whether large

or small financially, or in

Dear Friends! Welcome to our new Newsletter!

November 2010

Newsletter for the Friends and Donors of Proyecto Horizonte News from

Ushpa-Uspha! Did you know?

• Proyecto Horizonte works with over 700

children in all areas

• The Team has more

than 70 employees

• Our cost per child and

week are around $ 3.-

• We are grateful for any support. There is no lower limit for dona-

tions

• We need your help as part of our circle of friends. Please pro-mote our work. Talk to your friends and col-leagues about us and encourage them to

support us as well

Content

Please help us to be

known! Horizonte

1

SODIS — An inexpen-

sive way to clean water

2

Multiferia in the

Proyecto Horizonte

2

“Club de Jovenes” 3

Proyecto Horizonte

Holiday Cards are here!

3

Please help us with your

Donation

4

Our Team — Educator

Raquel Carbajal

4

Help us to be known!

Here are some ideas how you can help us to increase our visibility:

• Distribute this newsletter to friends, family and colleagues

Please forward this newsletter or let us know by e-mail, to whom we should send the

newsletter (to: newsletter@proyectohorizonte.org)

• Take advantage of our postcards to tell friends about us

The children from Ushpa-Ushpa have designed postcards. More on Page 4!

• Speak at schools, clubs and your company on our work

We have prepared letters, brochures and presentations that can help you

• Watch the news with photo galleries on our Facebook page

Our goal is to have 500 friends on Facebook by the end: www.facebook.com / proyecto-

horizonte

For some time now, the vol-

unteers of Proyecto Hori-

zonte educate and inform the

residents of Mineros de San

Juan Mineros “Ushpa-Ushpa”

about the possibility of using

and disinfecting drinking wa-

ter through the SODIS*-

method. This is a simple and

inexpensive alternative to

boiling or the use of chlorine.

It all started on a SODIS Day

on October 4th. A group of

students in the school and

the kindergarten made a play

about the "Super Amigos

SODIS". In addition, on that

day all the children were in-

formed about the methods.

Tippi Taps, simple "taps",

built from plastic bottles

were made for each group of

the kindergarten.

Since then, every Friday

morning, an information ses-

sion is organized by the staff

of Proyecto Horizonte with

the members of the commu-

nity at the health center. The

topic is the importance of

clean hands and clean drink-

ing water with regards to the

health of the family. For this,

the SODIS method is taught.

The steps on how to make

Tippi Taps and how to wash

hands are taught.

Residents of San Juan Min-

eros are also informed about

SODIS outside the sessions

in the health center. On the

afternoon of our "Gran Mul-

tiferia" (the big expo of

Proyecto Horizonte) an in-

formation stand was organ-

ized in the main street of the

neighborhood. The meetings

of women’s group are also

used as another opportunity

to talk about SODIS.

_____________________

* SODIS is short for "Solar

Water Disinfection." The

method was developed by

Eawag and has spread since

2001 in Bolivia by the Fun-

dación SODIS. The key con-

cept is that exposure to sun

kills water if it is exposed in

bottles.

SODIS — An inexpensive way to clean water

Multiferia in the Proyecto Horizonte

their subjects of study, rang-

ing from inventive math

games to an elaborate replica

of a castle from the Middle

Ages. Some students dis-

played intricate wood carv-

ings and anime drawings made

with the Arts and Culture

club, and women from Tanta-

kuna also displayed their arti-

san handicrafts for the visi-

tors. The health center´s

stalls provided visitors with

information about many im-

portant health topics, includ-

ing dental hygiene and tuber-

culosis. Children practiced

washing their hands properly

with tippy taps made at the

Proyecto Horizonte volun-

teers´ stall and sampled water

purified using the SODIS solar

water disinfection method.

The entire staff and student

body of the school, the guad-

ería, the health center, and

Tantakuna welcomed more

than 120 visitors from the

community to celebrate six

successful years of coopera-

tive effort between Proyecto

Horizonte and the community

of Mineros San Juan.

On Sunday, October 24th, all

sections of Proyecto Hori-

zonte Uspha Uspha came

together to participate in the

third annual Gran Multiferia.

More than 300 staff, students,

and community members of

Mineros San Juan gathered on

the main street to celebrate

the efforts of Proyecto Hori-

zonte in the past year and to

demonstrate their work.

Much work went into the

many stalls, tents, and activi-

ties that lined the street for

the afternoon. Each grade of

the school produced their

own stall centered around

It will take some

time before there is

a permanent water

supply and a

sewage system.

SODIS will help

us now!

Page 2

Washing hands with Tippi Taps

While access to sexual educa-

tion is hard to come by

Cochabamba’s schools, teens

in Mineros San Juan have been

taking advantage of a unique

opportunity to have their

questions answered through a

new initiative started by Aus-

tralian volunteer Eliza Wall.

The Club de Jovenes meets

weekly to discuss the things

most affecting students’ lives,

including the aspects of grow-

ing up that are so often

sources of confusion. The

club spends Friday afternoons

chatting, playing games, asking

questions, and learning about

the topics that concern them

most. More than 15 students

of varying ages and sexes have

attended since the club’s inau-

guration two months ago.

The goals of the club are that

members do not start families

before they are ready, that

they avoid preventable dis-

eases, and that they have the

information they need to

make informed decisions.

Through informal and fun

meetings, the Club de Jovenes

empowers the youth of Min-

eros San Juan to take control

of their own futures and

avoid the risks that prevent

them from reaching their

goals.

“Club de Jovenes”

PROYECTO HORIZONTE CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE HERE!

Mery Torrico, incorporated

the anime style of drawing

with traditional Bolivian dress

to bring together the two

concepts in a representation

of their own lives in Mineros

San Juan. Along with Mery,

volunteer Sarah Sinnot

worked with the group

throughout the design and

production process. Mery

says, ¨I feel extremely appre-

ciative of the volunteers…the

help they give isn´t just

money, the help is more sup-

porting the students. The

volunteers grow together

with the kids. We teach the

children, but we learn from

them as well.¨ The cards rep-

resent a true community ef-

fort and an accomplishment

for the students.

They are now on sale for

USD 2.50 each or ten for

USD 20.- and can be

shipped to the United

States and Germany. All

proceeds will go to support

Proyecto Horizonte. Please

consider purchasing cards for

your friends and relatives this

holiday season!

Proyecto Horizonte is proud

to offer its friends and sup-

porters Holiday greeting

cards designed by the youth

of Mineros San Juan. Over

eight weeks, more than fifteen

students of the school

worked together to create an

impressive product for the

holidays. Working under the

direction of a volunteer art

teacher, students from the

school´s Anime Club learned

different techniques to design

the drawing on the front of

the cards. The Anime Club,

supervised by English teacher

Ushpa-Ushpa or Proyecto

Horizonte? Going

forward we will

emphasize our name,

Proyecto Horizonte, next

to the name of our

location, Ushpa-Ushpa.

This shall increase the

identification of the team,

the village and the circle

of friends with the work

we are doing

Page 3

Eliza Wall had the idea for “Club de Jovenes” and brought it to life. She will stay with us for the long term! Thank you Eliza

This are the three prints of the front side and the backside of the cards

In the USA:In the USA:In the USA:In the USA: Bolivian Charity Foundation c/o Christian Ruehmer 520 West 19th Street, #7c New York, NY, 10011 Info@proyectohorizonte.org In Germany:In Germany:In Germany:In Germany: Verein zur Förderung des Kindergartens von c/o Claudia Laur Aufkirchner Str. 28 82069 Hohenschäftlarn Germany Account: 7595 Bank: Raiffeisenbank Bank Isartal e.G BLZ: 701 695 43 IBAN: DE80701695430000007595 BIC: GENODEF1HHS

Changing lives through education, healthcare, and

community development

Proyecto Horizonte is financed mainly by donations. We guarantee effi-

ciency and transparency in the use of funds and, if you desire, you can be-

come personally involved in the project’s activities.

Our current organizational structure allows us to use almost 100% of dona-

tions in the project. No administrative costs or other expenses will reduce

your donation. All volunteers work for free both in and outside of Bolivia.

Please help us with your donation

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Our Team — Educator Raquel Carbajal

of education for Children's

Services in 2003.

How did you come to the

"Proyecto Horizonte?

Thanks to "Professor" Os-

valdo... I met him in another

day care center during my

studies. My first day of work

was the 18.11.2005.

What was your first im-

pression of the "Proyecto

Horizonte?

When I first got to the

"Proyecto Horizonte" I saw

many children of all ages. I

saw that the town was

crowded with tents. There

was no water or electricity.

Which age group do you

work with?

At the beginning I worked

with the stage "Pre-school

children", then later on with

children of various ages.

What do you think about

your work in the

"Proyecto Horizonte?

It's a great job. I learn a lot

from the community, and the

mothers and fathers who

participate in the activities of

the "Proyecto Horizonte.

What do you like the

most about it?

I like to fill my working time

Raquel Vargas was the first

teacher in the kindergarten of

the "Proyecto Horizonte. She

was born in Sucre (Bolivia)

and is married to Juan Carlos

Magia. She has two daughters,

Yakelin and Litsi. She com-

pleted her studies in the field

by ensuring that the children

learn as much as possible.

What do you want the

readers of the newsletter

to know?

I would like to express my

thanks to the founders of

the project for the very fact

that we are here. I would

also like to say thank you to

everyone who has sup-

ported us from the

"outside". We think hugely

of our supporters and speak

much in class about it.

Since 2004 Raquel Carbajal works in Proyecto Horizonte as Educator