Causes: Economic Development, Education, International, International Economic Development, Microfinance, Religion, Roman Catholic
Mission: The mission of Carmen Pampa Fund is to generate resources to assist the growth and development of the Unidad Academica Campesina - Carmen Pampa (UAC-CP), a college serving the impoverished rural families of Bolivia through education, research, production, and community service projects.
Results: As of January 2019,802 men and women have graduated from the College. Notable data captured from the 2012 UAC-CP alumni survey include:
• 95% of UAC-CP graduates were employed.
• 91% work in jobs that support Bolivia's rural area.
• 89% are employed in the same field of their area of study.
• 72% found jobs they wanted after graduation.
• 48% of UAC-CP graduates are women.
• 42% of alumni have advanced degrees.
• 300% increase in income reported between UAC-CP graduates and their parents' generation. In January 2017, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, the College launched a new initiative focused on entrepreneurship, which includes the development of a Business Institute on campus and a plan to rejuvenate the College's on campus micro-businesses. The goal of the project is to promote small business development through academic and practical, hands-on experiences. During the 2018 academic year, the College introduced two new master's level programs: Climate Change and Coffee & Cacao. The College also offers an additional 11 advanced-degree certificate programs.
Target demographics: youth
Direct beneficiaries per year: 727 Bolivian women and men who received academic and job skills training.
Geographic areas served: Bolivia
Programs: The UAC-CP was founded in 1993 as a response to the need for affordable opportunities for higher education for rural indigenous populations. Located in the rugged Cordillera Real Mountain Range northwest of Bolivia's capital city, the Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa (UAC-CP or the College) addresses the need of providing young Bolivian men and women of impoverished and marginalized populations with equal access to higher education, technical skill training, and job preparedness. The founding mission and vision of the College, combined with an understanding and respect for local indigenous culture, is what makes the UAC-CP's approach unique in its ability to address the social and economic challenges by transferring knowledge and skills to the young people who come from that area and are dedicated to continue living in the rural area. In 2003, a special panel working with the United Nations named the UAC-CP as one of the world's top initiatives for the eradication of poverty. After examining programs from around the world, the Sub-Committee for the Eradication of Poverty named the the UAC in Carmen Pampa as one of the top seven "best of the best. " The panel wanted to honor programs that are innovative, sustainable, and effective. The UAC-CP has also been recognized by the Bolivian Ministry of Education and the United States Agency for International Development.
Mission: The mission of Carmen Pampa Fund is to generate resources to assist the growth and development of the Unidad Academica Campesina - Carmen Pampa (UAC-CP), a college serving the impoverished rural families of Bolivia through education, research, production, and community service projects.
Results: As of January 2019,802 men and women have graduated from the College. Notable data captured from the 2012 UAC-CP alumni survey include:
• 95% of UAC-CP graduates were employed.
• 91% work in jobs that support Bolivia's rural area.
• 89% are employed in the same field of their area of study.
• 72% found jobs they wanted after graduation.
• 48% of UAC-CP graduates are women.
• 42% of alumni have advanced degrees.
• 300% increase in income reported between UAC-CP graduates and their parents' generation. In January 2017, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, the College launched a new initiative focused on entrepreneurship, which includes the development of a Business Institute on campus and a plan to rejuvenate the College's on campus micro-businesses. The goal of the project is to promote small business development through academic and practical, hands-on experiences. During the 2018 academic year, the College introduced two new master's level programs: Climate Change and Coffee & Cacao. The College also offers an additional 11 advanced-degree certificate programs.
Target demographics: youth
Direct beneficiaries per year: 727 Bolivian women and men who received academic and job skills training.
Geographic areas served: Bolivia
Programs: The UAC-CP was founded in 1993 as a response to the need for affordable opportunities for higher education for rural indigenous populations. Located in the rugged Cordillera Real Mountain Range northwest of Bolivia's capital city, the Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa (UAC-CP or the College) addresses the need of providing young Bolivian men and women of impoverished and marginalized populations with equal access to higher education, technical skill training, and job preparedness. The founding mission and vision of the College, combined with an understanding and respect for local indigenous culture, is what makes the UAC-CP's approach unique in its ability to address the social and economic challenges by transferring knowledge and skills to the young people who come from that area and are dedicated to continue living in the rural area. In 2003, a special panel working with the United Nations named the UAC-CP as one of the world's top initiatives for the eradication of poverty. After examining programs from around the world, the Sub-Committee for the Eradication of Poverty named the the UAC in Carmen Pampa as one of the top seven "best of the best. " The panel wanted to honor programs that are innovative, sustainable, and effective. The UAC-CP has also been recognized by the Bolivian Ministry of Education and the United States Agency for International Development.
Economic Development
Saint Paul
