Sucre, Bolivia

Welcome to our cooperation bookletLA PAZ, Bolivia

We hope you enjoy it ;)

Bolivian AmazonBeni, Bolivia

DID YOU KNOW?RANDOM Bolivian FACTS!

• The worlds’s largest deposit of salt can be found in Bolivia. • The Uyuni salt beds hold more than 64 million tons of salt.

When it rains, the ground reflects the sky, and it becomes a mirror.

LOWest Cost of Life in South-America!Public Transport costs only US$ 0,15 and taxis costs

US$ 1 - 2

lunch with US$ 2 – 3

rent with US$ 200 – 400

CHARQUE

PIQUE

CHICHARRÓN

SALTEÑA

HUMINTA

CHAIRO PICANTE MIXTO

CAZUELA

Api con Pastel o Buñuelo

CHICHA

GARAPIÑA

Bolivia has two capital cities: Sucre and La Paz. The president and congress reside in La Paz, while the supreme court resides in Sucre.

Having two capitals is a consequence of a civil war that took place at the beginning of the 20th century.

JUSTICE PALACE - SUCRE

Iglesia Jesuita de San Ignacio ChiquitosSANTA CRUZ

• Bolivia is a huge country, relatively speaking. It is about the size of California and Texas put together. It also has a small population, about 10 million people as of 2011.

Did you know that in Bolivia fast-food places like McDonalds, Burger King and Subway are a luxury and among the more EXPENSIVE options by local standards? (IN FACT, BOLIVIA is the only country in the world

where Mcdonald´s went bankrupt)

Cholita´s Wrestlers

The highest Christ statue in the world is located in Bolivia

Cristo de la Concordia,Cochabamba, Bolivia

BOLIVIA is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural countries in South America. You can feel a real living culture trough the food, climate and specially, with the FOLKLORE, MUSIC AND DANCES

MORENADA

CAPORALES TOBAS

KULLAHUADA

PUJLLAY

CHACARERACUECA

SAYA

MORENADA

CARNAVAL OF ORURO, declared by the UNESCO as: “Masterpiece of Oral

Heritage and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”

DIABLADA

• Officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. Bolivia is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west. The Bolivian population, estimated at 10 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, and Africans. The main language spoken is Spanish, although the Aymara and Quechua languages are also common and all three, as well as 34 other indigenous languages, are official.

Uyuni, Bolivia

What doesAIESEC in Bolivia has to offer?

Customize IGCDP´s Opportunities• Bolivia is one of the countries with the highest number of NGO´s in South

America, since it is considered to be a 3rd world country.• This enable us to provide a high variety of background –differenced internships.• We are able to design Pool Customized internships, specially in education of

languages, recycling, self development & Social works from different kinds & different times of the year, as long as you ensure us a number of EP´s, Timeline, duration & the trainnee is abble to pay us an ammount of 150 $us for the social exchange package we provide for the EP´s (includes service & learning activities & ensure a customize GCDP XP for your EP´s, acoording )

Host Program• AIESEC in Bolivia offers a special

service to host trainees with an AIESEC Family when wanted. The trainnee will meet a lot of local people, and it makes the cost of life even cheaper!

Service & Learning

• AIESEC in Bolivia organizes interactive, multicultural, fun, challenging activities to deliver a quality experience.

• Visa support: Our Quality Managers in every LC take an active role with their work before, during and after the trainee experience.

• Trainee Shower: ONE of this activities is the Trainee Shower, a party to welcome every trainee with presents and cultural games.

• LC-AIESEC Involvement: LC Meetings ensuring activities with learning environments focused on trainees, offering CEED opportunities when wanted.

• Cultural Day / Global Village: We ensure the deliver of a Global Village experience in an external or internal enviroment. (University, LC Meeting, local event or party)

• Tourism Support: At the moment we have 3 LC's & 3 OE's all in different cities. They cover almost the whole country which makes it easy for the trainees to travel around at the end of their traineeship.

LC´s

OE´s

Interested?

So MATCH with US!• Bolivia´s searchtool:

https://docs.google.com/a/aiesec.net/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak8De9Czt8UkdG9fUXdDMXZvU2g0ci1DNllIVWo2S1E#gid=2

Available right now! • IGIP: 8 TN´s (Marketing, Software Development &

Gastronomy)• IGCDP: 35 TN´s (education projects,

management, social work in general)• OGIP: 12 EP´s (IT Skills, Management &

accounting, international trade, agriculture)• OGCDP: 5 EP´s (different backgrounds)

Our Goals on this term on GCDP Programs (Key programs)

ICX RA MA RE

Q3 15 20 20

Q4 30 20 20

OGX RA MA RE

Q3 15 15 15

Q4 35 30 25

BTW

We are already working on projects and special programs for YOU on next wave!!

Duration: 6-8 weeks

GCDP

Internship about education of enviroment and recycling, developing workshops in schools and children institutes where the kids take an active role on Recycling during the project.

LC´s involve: 4

When? February – march 2013

Storytellers!Experiences, testimonies & photos from trainees in our LC´s!

Andre Godoyintern from Brazil 2011

(Current VP of ICX in AIESEC CAMPINAS - Brazil)

Davi VicudoIntern from Brazil 2011

Alexandre RosenfeldIntern from Brazil 2011

samantha kusterintern from Switzerland 2011

YOU ARE WELCOMETo be part in a cooperation with us, with one or

more of the projects/special programs that we are working and/or with cooperations to

ensure just NGO´s with a variety of internships ;)

CONTACT US!• pablo.espinoza@aiesec.net (MCP 12-13)• agatha.silva@aiesec.net (MCVP ICX GCDP 12-13)• Quinten.vanduin@aiesec.net (MCVP ICX GIP 12-13)• Luis.antezana@aiesec.net (MCVPO OGXO GCDP 12-13)• Liliana.serrate@aiesec.net (MCVP OGX GIP 12-13)