Category Archives: General news

Palcoma Baja Water Project Update

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

QBL started the project at the end of October. Our Bolivian staff met with the villagers and finalized the details of the project design. QBL worked with the community to organize the first tasks of digging the ditches. They also … Continue reading →

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Keep Connected with QBL

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Thanks for visiting this page. We’re glad that you’re interested in the work we’re doing. Connect with the QBL in the following ways to learn what your donations are doing in Bolivia. Join us on Facebook Join our email list. You … Continue reading →

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Aquicito No Mas

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

This phrase, “aquicito no mas,” is common when trekking through the Andean countryside. I chuckle every time I hear it. At 12,000 ft, during a hike to a distant spring, I often need some time to rest and catch my … Continue reading →

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New QBL Video

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Watch QBL’s new video below. The footage was taken from a recent trip to Bolivia by our outreach director, Ken Barratt, who led a group to visit many of the historical and tourist sites around La Paz and several QBL … Continue reading →

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Our Dedicated Team in La Paz

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

By Ken Barratt, Outreach Director QBL technician Sandra Laura has to be at the terminal before five in the morning to catch a bus out to Vilaque, one of our villages in the Pacajes region. She has a four hour … Continue reading →

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Presentation from QBLUK

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

This is a wonderfully produced presentation from QBLUK. You can download it from this link (44 MB). It shows some wonderful pictures of QBL projects and the Bolivian people and countryside. Our presentations include information about QBL, Bolivia and our work in … Continue reading →

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Article in The Western Friend: “A Quaker Response to Poverty in the Bolivian Andes”

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Reaching Ancoma isn’t easy. It involves driving long hours from Lake Titicaca over a 14,000 feet pass, plunging down into a deep valley and then climbing a 15,000 feet pass – all on dirt roads. Ancoma can only be reached … Continue reading →

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April 5, 2011 e-newsletter

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

QBL has a new e-newsletter carrier, mailchimp.com.  The most recent e-newsletter is the April 5 version.  There is also an archive of that and earlier e-newsletters. You can join our mailing list to get future editions. Share

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Board Member Pat Close continues her trip, sending 23 photos

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Hi Everyone Yesterday we visited our trout and camelid projects. They are 14,500 feet above sea level. Little grows there. I can see the tremendous positive impact our projects have made on the communities since I visited the projects at … Continue reading →

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April ’11. US board member Pat Close visits Hucuri Milluni and Calla Arriba.

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Board member Pat Close lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is currently on her third trip to Bolivia visiting our project sites. We thought you’d like to see this report that she emailed us from La Paz. We just had a … Continue reading →

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