Housing Poverty In Bolivia

Tackling Growing Slums And The Lack Of Land Rights

2,415 people served in FY21
2,300 People supported through repairs in FY21
Projects: Construction, renovation, land & women's rights, WaSH

The level of poverty in Bolivia is one of the highest in the continent.

The country suffers from stark differences in living conditions between the higher and lower incomes of the population who live in slum housing that lack the most essential facilities.

Our Partnership With Bolivia

Bolivia, similar to its neighbors in the region, continues to experience rapid urbanization with the most vulnerable families settling in peri-urban areas in precarious housing conditions. More than 67% of the population lives in urban areas, concentrated primarily in the metropolitan center. It is estimated that 80% of the population will be urban by 2030.

Severe Overcrowding

According to the National Institute of Statistics data, the qualitative shortage is characterized by severe overcrowding, experienced by approximately 30% of the families. In 24% of cases, three or more people sleep in a single room and an estimated 31% of the population has inadequate living conditions.

Post Covid Recovery

Since 2020, we initiated specific water, sanitation, and hygiene or WASH projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the needs of vulnerable families, so that they can have safe housing with a bathroom, kitchen, laundry area, and access to drinking water.

Considering that the construction sector is vital for post-COVID-19 economic recovery, we trained and supported women construction workers to strengthen their technical skills in plumbing, electricity, and painting, and thus improve their employability.

Tackling Slum Housing And Poverty In Bolivia

The organisation has 3 offices in 3 different areas of the country: Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz. We give…

The organisation has 3 offices in 3 different areas of the country: Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz.

We give a housing loan to low income families who have no access to regular bank financing. In this sense, we have a revolving fund that is aimed at housing solutions like new housing, upgrades to existing housing, repairs, minor additions and progressive improvement.

It teaches the value of solidarity and sustainability through this model because the money provided is retrieved and assigned to other families in the same or worse condition.

In 28 years we have provided over 11,000 housing solutions in the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Oruro and Tarija. Over 50,000 more people now have an adequate home.

Find out about our campaign to reform land rights for women in Bolivia.

Find out how the lack of water impacts those living in rural poverty in Bolivia.

Bolivia Key Facts

Capital city – Sucre
Population – 11.67 million
Life expectancy – 71 years
Unemployment rate -5.6%
Below poverty line -12,9%