Between April 24th and 28th HPHA received a group of staff and some volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Bolivia, with the goal of exchanging experiences. Unexpectedly, HPH Bolivia also brought very good news to the country: they had designated their 29,265 US$ tithe to HPHA.
HPH Bolivia’s visit in Argentina had a number of different moments of exchange between both teams. The experience started with a volunteer brigade in Luján, in which both Argentines and Bolivians joined efforts to help a family to build their home. The following day they went to the 22 de enero neighborhood in La Matanza, where HPHA has the “Incremental Improvement” project. There, they visited a group of their compatriots who invited them to a Bolivian community radio from the area to participate in an interview and to take the opportunity to spread Habitat’s mission.
The last day the group assisted a reception prepared by the Bolivian Ambassador, María Leonor Arauco Lemaitre. After that, a workshop was held so that the different areas from both organizations could exchange experiences. Everyone agreed to keep working together in common subjects, such as some projects in the North of Argentina and Southern Bolivia related to the chagas disease, and both made a commitment to stay in contact virtually.
At night, a farewell dinner was prepared and hosted by a volunteer from the National Board. Habitat for Humanity Bolivia’s National Director, Tito Lima Vacaflor, took the opportunity to hand over the tithe, represented in a delicate wooden engraving. HPHA’s National Director and National Board received it with great emotion, as it represents the opportunity to continue reaching more families.
HPH Bolivia’s visit in Argentina had a number of different moments of exchange between both teams. The experience started with a volunteer brigade in Luján, in which both Argentines and Bolivians joined efforts to help a family to build their home. The following day they went to the 22 de enero neighborhood in La Matanza, where HPHA has the “Incremental Improvement” project. There, they visited a group of their compatriots who invited them to a Bolivian community radio from the area to participate in an interview and to take the opportunity to spread Habitat’s mission.
The last day the group assisted a reception prepared by the Bolivian Ambassador, María Leonor Arauco Lemaitre. After that, a workshop was held so that the different areas from both organizations could exchange experiences. Everyone agreed to keep working together in common subjects, such as some projects in the North of Argentina and Southern Bolivia related to the chagas disease, and both made a commitment to stay in contact virtually.
At night, a farewell dinner was prepared and hosted by a volunteer from the National Board. Habitat for Humanity Bolivia’s National Director, Tito Lima Vacaflor, took the opportunity to hand over the tithe, represented in a delicate wooden engraving. HPHA’s National Director and National Board received it with great emotion, as it represents the opportunity to continue reaching more families.
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