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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11574″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Bolivia” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23009c55″ google_fonts=”font_family:Quicksand%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_tta_pageable no_fill_content_area=”1″ active_section=”0″ pagination_color=”black” tab_position=”top”][vc_tta_section title=”Sectie 1″ tab_id=”CEPA-EN”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>CEPA<\/h2>\n

Our Bolivian partner organization is CEPA, <\/span>C<\/i><\/b>entro de <\/span><\/i>E<\/i><\/b>colog\u00eda y <\/span><\/i>P<\/i><\/b>ueblos <\/span><\/i>A<\/i><\/b>ndinos<\/span><\/i>, (Centre for Ecology and the Peoples of the Andes). CEPA \u2013 as its name suggests\u2013 focuses on ecological problems and the indigenous population groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centro de Ecolog\u00eda – Centre for Ecology<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bolivian society is strongly affected by pollution. People are not used to sorting household waste and will dump it at the road sides. Not only household waste is omnipresent, the economy too has a substantial share in polluting the country. (International) companies extract minerals and discharge their waste in nature. As a result, large quantities of toxic substances end up in the environment\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

CEPA\u2019s role is to inform as wide a public as possible on the consequences of pollution and on a variety of alternatives. They provide details of the impact of waste discharge such as making arable land useless, causing diseases in cattle and harming people\u2019s health. Not only do they make an effort to address the communities, but they also focus on communication with governmental organizations. Indeed, both target groups are crucial to achieve successful changes aimed at a better quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ecological part of CEPA\u2019s programme is not restricted to pollution. The authenticity of the living environment is an equally important theme. \u2018Pachamama\u2019 (Mother Nature) and her healing power is central to Bolivian culture and has obvious links to every aspect of\u00a0 society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pueblos Andinos – Andean Populations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from ecology, CEPA\u2019s focus is also on culture as a key concern. Culture at large includes indigenous customs and rituals, the community bond with Pachamama, expertise in the use of medicinal plants, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowledge passed on from generation to generation is at risk of being lost due to the reduction of indigenous populations. CEPA stores and documents this knowledge and makes it available again. Apart from its informative role CEPA actively supports the indigenous communities so that they may survive.<\/span><\/p>\n

How CEPA operates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Communication with the communities and the authorities happens through workshops, discussions and events. Besides, CEPA has a library and bookshop providing\u00a0 information on a wide variety of ecology-related topics and on social conditions in and around Oruro, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n