WMF Bolivia collaborates with locally run organizations serving those vulnerable to poverty and exploitation.
Ariel Alexander, the Latin America Regional Coordinator for Word Made Flesh, facilitates opportunities for interns and volunteers to serve with local partners who respond to both educational vulnerabilities and sexual exploitation through economic opportunities. If you are interested in applying for internships in Bolivia or Latin America, you can Apply Here.
Bolivia Blog
Mother’s Day in Bolivia
Yesterday we celebrated Mother’s Day and the drop-in center was filled to the brim! Fourteen years after the official launch of the ministry, I scanned the faces of all who came and was struck by the layers of history and the stories represented. Weddings, births and funerals. Suicide, alcohol, rape. Redemption. Survival. Growth. Little ones…
Meet Doris
A woman with kind eyes and a round face greeted me by name on my second day with Word Made Flesh Bolivia. I later learned that this woman was Doris Monasterios Quispe, the Coordinator of Administration. She stands at just barely 5 feet, but her confidence and warmth make her larger than life. Doris has lived in El…
“Human trafficking,” she said, “that’s my thing,”
“Human trafficking,” she said, “that’s my thing,” as if it were a dessert affinity or a favorite dog breed, the selected piggy bank for her charitable thoughts or pennies – this was her proclaimed issue of choice, her thing. The comment struck me: a little scary, impersonal, sterile. A bit uninformed? We hear more and…