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CARE Canada | BOLIVIA | HEALTHY FOOD & NUTRITION
PROJECT TUKUY YANAPANA
Collaborating for Local Economic Development
QUICK FACTS
ABOUT THE PROJECT
CARE’s Tukuy Yanapana project works with local
municipalities and associations to boost the
profitability of small businesses so families can
enjoy better incomes for years to come.
THE SITUATION
Farmers in the provinces of Chuquisaca experience poor productivity
while local businesses lack strong links to markets for their products.
Bolivia also has one of the highest levels of income inequality
between women and men in Latin America. Barriers continue to
prevent women from participating in and benefiting equally from
small businesses.
OUR GOALS
Start Date: 2012
End Date: 2016
Total Impact: 54,690 people
ABOUT BOLIVIA
 Bolivia is one of the poorest and least
developed countries in Latin America.
 More than half of Bolivia’s population
lives below the poverty line on less
than $2 a day. (WHO, 2011)
 Over 67 per cent of women have only
primary school education or none at
all. (WHO, 2011)
 Women in the project’s area are
estimated to make 67 cents for every
dollar a man earns.
 Improve the profitability and competiveness of small family farms
and businesses in four municipalities of Chuquisaca. This will be
done through improving municipal governance, education and
training, and strengthening gender equality.
 Encourage the creation of municipal strategies that ensure
sustainable and fair economic development through farmer and
civil society participation.
 Work directly with more than 1,500 small-scale farmers and small
business owners, both women and men, and indirectly benefit
For more information, contact:
Sylvie Madely
Vice President, Fundraising,
Marketing and Communications
CARE Canada
[email protected]
CARE Canada | BOLIVIA | HEALTHY FOOD & NUTRITION
PROJECT TUKUY YANAPANA
Collaborating for Local Economic Development
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
Tukuy Yanapana means “We all collaborate”
in Quechua, the language spoken by the
people of the Chuquisaca region of Bolivia. As
part of this project, CARE will:
CARE is promoting the role of women in
economic activities. As we work with
communities to strengthen the local
economy, we are ensuring the meaningful
participation of women. For example,
meetings and training sessions educate
women and men about gender roles in
labour and raise the visibility of women’s
unpaid work.

Increase the participation of women and
girls in the economy by giving them a
voice in the decision-making process for
the creation of new economic
regulations and policies.

Work with municipal governments to
develop policies and regulations that
support farmers and businesses and
increase their competitiveness. CARE
will help form partnerships between
governments and local organizations
that support fair and transparent local
economic development initiatives.

Promote the role of women in economic
activities through awareness-raising
initiatives such as teaching women
about market competitiveness and
training local government and private
sector actors in gender equality.

Educate women and men about gender
roles in labour and raise the visibility of
women’s unpaid work through a series
of meetings and training sessions.

Support small farms and businesses in
improving production, management and
commercialization.
SUPPORTERS
This project is undertaken with the financial
support of the Government of Canada
provided through Foreign Affairs, Trade and
Development Canada.