Category Archives: News about Projects

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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What a Water Project Means to One Family

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

By Ken Barratt, Outreach Director It’s a special and memorable privilege to attend the inauguration of a QBL project. Our group of eleven American QBL supporters experienced something not one tourist in five thousand will take part in. We were … Continue reading →

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Making the Biggest Difference

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Written by Robert Vincent, QBLUS Projects Coordinator What is the most important long-term benefit of a QBL water project? Organizing and training men and women in the community to build and maintain the project? Providing the pipes, concrete, and technical … Continue reading →

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New Interactive Project Map

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

We have a wonderful new tool for showing our supporters the location of our projects. It gives an idea of how much we have achieved since we began back in ’95. And it’s fun to play with. You can call up … Continue reading →

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Report from the Sojata water project

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Project Coordinator Robert Vincent reports on how our La Paz team work with the communities setting up a project and allocating responsibilities, Robert shows how we operate in real partnership with community members. QBL supporters know that their donations are used to ensure long term successful projects. Continue reading →

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Vilaque water project has been accepted for Global Giving

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Global Giving is a respected site that puts projects from all over the world on its website and manages donations from all over the world in support of those projects.  QBL was accepted earlier for its Jananqui project (see it … Continue reading →

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Report on the Condoroca Project

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

The project sought to provide 47 families with access to clean water in the village of Putini Condoroca. This report includes information from the final report, photos, and observations of our Project Coordinator, Robert Vincent, during his May 2011 visit. Continue reading →

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Robert visits the Quilloma project

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

This report comes from Robert Vincent, our Projects Coordinator. He recently visited the Community of Quilloma to look at their hand pumps and water systems. 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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Visit to Janko Marca Sirpa

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

[Note from the webmaster: Robert Vincent is the Project Coordinator for QBL-US.] I returned from Bolivia a few weeks ago and wanted to share about the progress of our water project in Janko Marca Sirpa. We have been advertising it as … Continue reading →

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