by John Scardina | Nov 21, 2013 | General news, News about Agricultural Projects, QBLUS
Did you realize that 2013 was named the International Year of Quinoa by the United Nations? Quinoa, a native crop of the Andes, has been called the “miracle grain” due to its nutritional properties. We’ve seen several articles talking about the boom in Bolivia. The...
by John Scardina | Jul 9, 2013 | News about Water Projects, QBLUK, QBLUS
We visited Calari on May 9th, 2013, after spending our second night in a hostel in the revived mining town of Coro Coro. I was accompanied by three board members from the US and one board member from the UK. We arrived a little early, so we waited on the community...
by John Scardina | Jul 5, 2013 | News about Water Projects, QBLUK, QBLUS
This is a report on our exciting village wind pump project in Janko Saya— I just received this email from Eloy Quiquisana, a member of our technical team in Bolivia: Just to let you know that there is water in Janko Saya. Don’t worry. It’s good quality water too, with...
by John Scardina | Mar 22, 2013 | News about Water Projects, QBLUK, QBLUS
On March 22 the world celebrated Water Day, a day to focus on “the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.” As QBL donors, you have about 215 reasons to celebrate. Last month, the US board approved two new...
by John Scardina | Mar 22, 2013 | General news, News about Water Projects
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 began making some of the purchases for...
by John Scardina | Sep 5, 2012 | Donor News, General news, News about Projects
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 projects.
