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Sandra Pino

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In Bolivia, it is estimated that up to 70 percent of all women have faced physical or sexual violence in the course of a lifetime. Sandra Pino is no exception. For years, she endured violence at the hands of her partner, but when he stopped providing for her children she found the strength to leave and…
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Tech Innovations in Health : 6 Questions about Pro Mujer’s New Children’s Corners in Bolivia

An interview with Milton Lobo, National Health and Human Development Manager, Pro Mujer Bolivia Tell me about your new Children’s Corners. Our new Children’s Corners are bright and colorful spaces within Pro Mujer centers where low-income women’s children play and learn. Children’s Corners are geared towards kids ages four to ten years old and feature…
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Alliance For Global Good Supports Our Health Program In Bolivia

Join us in ringing in the New Year at Pro Mujer! We are celebrating the announcement that we were one of the winners of the Alliance for Global Good’s Innovation Fund Round 2. The Alliance for Global Good fosters solutions to pressing global problems by shaping partnerships between organizations and developing innovative and sustainable programs…
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Pro Mujer Bolivia Celebrates its 2013 Client's Day

More than 8,000 Pro Mujer clients, employees, regional managers and executive board members gathered on Saturday, October 19th, to celebrate its 6th Clients’ Day edition at the Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The gala, which featured music and games, included appearances by special guests Pro Mujer cofounder Lynne Patterson and Stanley Eisenberg,…
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Breakthrough in Bolivia: From Detection to Treatment of Precancerous Cervical Lesions

Pro Mujer began offering routine Pap smears when it first opened its health clinic in El Alto, Bolivia, 15 years ago. Now, thanks to obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Victor Conde and Pro Mujer’s preventive health campaign coordinator Gaby Quispe, our El Alto facility is pioneering the use of a test that allows immediate on-site detection of precancerous…
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Pro Mujer in Bolivia Partners With the German Agency for Technical Cooperation To Combat Violence Against Women

On February 28, Pro Mujer in Bolivia’s General Manager, Gonzalo Alaiza, signed a letter of agreement with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GIZ). The agreement establishes a joint work plan to combat violence against women, which affects our clients and many women in Bolivia. The goal of the plan is to raise awareness among…
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Tales of a Pro Mujer Intern - Part II

Malia Schroeder was an intern at Pro Mujer in Bolivia through the Foundation for Sustainable Development, where she helped launch a Non-Monetary Incentives Program for the Human Resources department and a Promotional Campaign for the Marketing department. She graduated summa cum laude from Hawaii Pacific University and is now working as a Translation Project Manager for a…
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Tales of a Pro Mujer Intern - Part I

Malia Schroeder was an intern at Pro Mujer in Bolivia through the Foundation for Sustainable Development, where she helped launch a Non Monetary Incentives Program for the Human Resources department and a Promotional Campaign for the Marketing department. She graduated summa cum laude from Hawaii Pacific University and is now working as a Translation Project Manager for…
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Pro Mujer in Bolivia Brings its Services One Step Closer to the Women We Serve

By Paola Carvajal, Communications Manager, Pro Mujer in Bolivia Neighbors, clients, local business owners and journalists joined Pro Mujer in Bolivia on June 2nd for the inauguration of our newest center, Mosoj Wasi. Mosoj Wasi, which means “New House” in Quechua, one of Bolivia’s indigenous languages, is located in the region of Tucsupaya in the…
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