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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO FOUNDATIONActivities Report 2016

SIMÓN I. PATIÑO FOUNDATION

Opening of the Simón I. Patiño University Centre, selection and attribution of the first Simón I. Patiño University Scholarships for Bolivian students to enable them to put their acquired expertise to work for Bolivia’s development, page 40

Beginning of the cultural activities programme for Europe, in Geneva, page 36

LAUNCH OF THE CENTRES

1958Creation of the Simón I. Patiño Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland

Albina R. de Patiño Paediatric Centre

in Cochabamba, page 7

1968

1964

Pairumani Model Farm in Cochabamba,

page 44

Pairumani Phytoecogenetic Research Centre in Cochabamba,

page 48

Simón I. Patiño Educational and Cultural Centre

in Cochabamba, page 16

1969

Ecology Centre in Cochabamba, henceforth named the Simón I. Patiño Eco-educational Centre

and located in Santa Cruz, page 32

1995

Simón I. Patiño Centre for Applied Ecology in Santa Cruz,

page 54

1996

Albina R. de Patiño Child Nutrition Centre in Cochabamba,

page 13

2002

Established in 1958 by the heirs of the great Bolivian industrialist Simón I. Patiño (1860-1947), the Simón I. Patiño Foundation of Geneva designs and develops for South America, and particularly for Bolivia, re-search programs as well as programs for practical application in the spheres of edu-cation, culture, research, health, nutrition, agriculture and ecology through a number of centres at which specific activities are pursued at all levels, from basic education to university studies.

The Foundation conducts these activities at the various centres of the Simón I. Patiño

University Foundation, established in La Paz in 1931 by Don Simón I. Patiño himself.

In Europe, the Foundation carries out a range of programmes in the cultural sphere and strives to make known the richness and diversity of Latin American cultures. In Geneva, where it is headquartered, the Foundation coordinates educational scholarships in Switzerland, other European countries, Bolivia and Costa Rica, in order to create a pool of young talent for Bolivia. The Foundation also has a University Residence.

Espacio Simón I. Patiño in La Paz, page 22

1984

Éditions Patiño in Geneva, page 38

1986

Pairumani Seed Centre in Cochabamba, page 52

1989

Simón I. Patiño Centre in Santa Cruz, page 28

2003

Albina R. de Patiño Child Nutrition Centre in El Alto, page 14

2010

Albina R. de Patiño Centre for Health Promotion and Disease

Prevention in Cochabamba, page 10

2014

1970

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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO

Simón I. Patiño was born on 1 June 1860 in the department of Cochabamba. After completing a basic education, he went to the major mining centre of Oruro, where the silver mining trade was then in its heyday. Quick to grasp that the silver reserves were being exhausted and to foresee the future needs of industry, he embarked upon a search for other mineral resources, particularly tin.

After years of prospecting with his wife in the Bolivian mountains amid difficult conditions, he saw his tena-city rewarded by the discovery of one of the greatest tin deposits ever known. Now he could give free rein to his genius for organizing, his mine becoming wit-hin a few years the largest in the country, operated by the most modern methods under the direction of the best foreign engineers.

It was this lack of qualified high-ranking personnel in Bolivia that prompted Simón I. Patiño as far back as 1931 to establish the Simón I. Patiño University Foundation with the principal objective of providing the country with an intellectual elite that would put an end to its dependence on foreign specialists.

Simón I. Patiño then extended his area of operations

to other mines and diversified his activities. He

founded a bank in Bolivia, marketed his own ore,

opened foundries and at the same time invested in

ore deposits in Malaysia, Canada and elsewhere. By

the end of the 1930s, more than 60% of the world’s

tin output was being processed at his foundries.

In 1912 he moved with his family to Europe. In 1924,

while on a visit to Bolivia, he suffered a severe heart

attack, which made it impossible for him to revisit his

country because of its high altitude.

In 1939 he left Europe for New York. Towards the end

of his life he settled in Argentina to be nearer to his

home country.

During the two World Wars Simón I. Patiño espoused

the cause of the Allies, reserving for them the whole

of his ore output, essential to the industrial war

effort.

He died in Buenos Aires on 20 April 1947 and is buried

at Pairumani in Bolivia.

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TABLE OF CONTENTSSIMÓN I. PATIÑO

4 Simón I. PatiñoECO-EDUCATIONAL CENTRE

Albina R. de PatiñoPAEDIATRIC CENTRE

7

Albina R. de PatiñoCENTRE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION

Albina R. de PatiñoCHILD NUTRITION CENTRECochabamba

PairumaniMODEL FARM

44

Albina R. de PatiñoCHILD NUTRITION CENTREEl Alto

14 Pairumani PHYTOECOGENETIC RESEARCH CENTRE

48

Simón I. PatiñoEDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTRE

PairumaniSEED CENTRE

16

ESPACIOSimón I. Patiño

Simón I. PatiñoCENTRE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY

Simón I. PatiñoCENTRE

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONSwitzerland & Bolivia

10

13

22

28

32

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES36

Simón I. PatiñoUNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

40

52

54

58

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Albina R. de Patiño

PAEDIATRIC CENTRE

The Albina R. de Patiño Paediatric Centre works in service for children in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and consequences of the most common childhood diseases. It constitutes a paediatric reference centre as much for the quality of its care as for its medical

research and its academic model of professional training.

To achieve its mission, it provides outpatient consultation services, a hospital, a centre of health promotion and disease prevention and two child nutrition centres located in Cochabamba and El Alto.

Cochabamba, Bolivia

HealthEducationNutrition

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HOSPITAL

In 2016, the hospital undertook 36,215 outpatient consultations and handled 25,332 emergency visits.

Some 1,323 children were admitted for hospitaliza-tion in 2016, the main pathologies being acute respi-ratory diseases (rhinopharyngitis, pharyngotonsillitis, bronchopneumonia, pneumonia, bronchiolitis), acute diarrhoea, intestinal parasites and neonatal jaun-dice. The epidemiological profile in 2016 was similar to that of preceding years, but it is noteworthy that acute cases of these various diseases have become in-creasingly frequent.

Diagnostic support services carried out 48,937 labo-ratory tests, 4,088 x-rays and 590 echographies.

Replacement of equipment and acquisition of materials

In 2016, major investments were agreed upon to equip the Centre with state-of-the-art radiography and medical imagery material, indispensable tools for modern medical diagnosis:

Radiography with fluoroscopy equipment, enabling real time observation of organs and internal structures in movement and a large range of photo shots to obtain precise and rapid diagnoses, fully meeting diagnostic standards through image.

Echography equipment with excellent image quality and a large range of clinical tools that will provide greater precision in the choice of intervention methods.

Thanks to these two technologically innovative and versatile pieces of equipment, the Centre will be better able to adapt to the daily requirements of its work and manage different pathologies more appropriately, while ensuring diagnostic safety, greater efficiency and savings in time and resources.

We note also for 2016 the acquisition of photothera-py equipment, a mechanical ventilator, neonatal in-cubators, monitors and other materials required by the laboratory.

Infrastructure renovation

Hospital rooms and the premises of the intensive care unit and radiography services were renovated in conformity with existing health recommendations. This will ensure greater comfort and a reduction in the risk of build-up of particles, bacteria and viruses.

Institutional agreements renewed or ratified in 2016

Agreements with the physiotherapy department of the Higher University of San Simón (UMSS) to offer students in their 6th, 7th or 8th semester of studies, practical training in the Paediatric Centre’s outpatient consultation and hospitaliza-tion services, as well as at the two Child Nutrition Centres.

Agreement with the nutrition department of UMSS so that student interns can be taken on at the Paediatric Centre and the Child Nutrition Centre in Cochabamba.

Agreement with the psychology department of UMSS for two students to undertake a one-year internship at the Paediatric Centre to obtain their graduation diploma.

Agreement with the pedagogy department of UMSS to offer students studying psychomotricity

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practical training at the Paediatric Centre and the Child Nutrition Centre in Cochabamba.

Agreement with Valle Private University (UNIVALLE) to offer traineeships for interns wishing to specialize in paediatrics.

Agreement with the Elizabeth Seton nursing school of the Bolivian Catholic University (UCB) to host student interns who are in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year.

Agreement with the Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences of UMSS to offer traineeships to interns in the Paediatric Centre’s laboratory.

Agreements to provide consultations for children under the responsibility of the following NGOs and non-profit organizations: SOS Children’s Villages, Villa Infantil Nueva Esperanza, the NGO Wawa-Wasi Wiñay, the Hogar Asociación Amistad and Hogar Claudina Thévenet.

Research activities

In 2016, research work focused on the following subjects:

Eating disorders among adolescents

Knowledge and management of fever by parents

Anaemia with febrile convulsions

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in children hospitalized at the Paediatric Centre

Comparison of two lactic formulas in the management of temporary lactose intolerance

Fever without a source in children aged 3 months to 5 years cared for by the Paediatric Centre

Effectiveness of the hypertonic saline solution for patients with bronchiolitis

Sensitivity of the Escherichia coli bacteria in urine culture

Diagnosis of urinary tract infections through urine culture

Training activities

In 2016, the Paediatric Centre set up the following training activities:

Pharmacotherapy and antimicrobial therapy

Management of solid waste and intra-hospital infections

Clinical immunology

Management of paediatric emergencies

Human relations and conflict management

Teamwork

In terms of human resources training, nine residents were received at the Centre to specialize in paediatrics. A total of 98 student interns undertook rotations in the Centre’s different services, including 30 students in physiotherapy, 15 in nutrition, 30 in pedagogy, 20 in nursing care and 3 in psychology.

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The Centre for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention contributes to improving the conditions of life for the Bolivian population by ensuring that the entire process of growth and development of children from birth to the end of adolescence is monitored. To do this, the Centre undertakes regular growth checks of children in good health and administers vaccines under

Albina R. de Patiño CENTRE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION

the Expanded Programme on Immunization in compliance with national health policy.We recall that the Centre was equipped with new

infrastructure in 2015 to minimize the risks of

contagion and enable users to benefit from services

provided in better conditions. Improvements include,

notably, the capacity to accommodate 80 people per

day and the provision of continuous scheduling to

significantly reduce waiting time.

In 2016, 12,672 check-ups for children in good health

were undertaken to ensure monitoring of their

growth and development. This figure, an increase

compared with previous years, highlights the

importance of these check-ups to reduce the risks

of disease and establish a veritable health culture

among families.

Cochabamba, Bolivia

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In terms of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, under the aegis of the Ministry of Health, 29,368 doses of vaccine were administered, which henceforth makes the Centre a departmental and national reference point for immunization.

The third dose of the pentavalent vaccine (against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B), as well as vaccines against polio and rotavirus, were administered in the same quantity as the first dose, which is an indicator of confidence in, and acceptance of the service provided by, the Centre.

The Centre also administered 2,946 doses of commercial vaccines, against tetanus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type A and B, polio, diphteria, pertussis, bacterial meningitis, pneumonia and yellow fever, in order to meet the demand of a very small percentage of the population that is able to cover the costs of these vaccines.

WORKS UNDERTAKEN

In 2016, a sales outlet for dairy products produced by the Pairumani Model Farm was set up in a purpose-built building within the grounds of the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Centre. Thanks to this initiative, families who bring their children for a check-up will have the option of purchasing dairy products known for their high nutritional value and the care taken in their fabrication.

Furthermore, the central location of this retail outlet will expand the reach of these high-quality products, benefitting a large segment of the population.

8 240

2014

12 634

2015

12 672

2016

24 696

4 240

28 712

3 752

29 368

2 946

2014 2015 2016

Ministry of Health Commercial vaccines

Number of consultations undertaken during the last three years:

Total vaccine doses administered during the last three years:

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The mission of the Albina R. de Patiño Child Nutrition Centres in Cochabamba and El Alto is to provide treatment for children suffering from malnutrition until they have fully recovered and regained a normal weight for their age. To achieve this, they apply a comprehensive model of monitoring that links technical and human qualities. At the same time, they ensure that families are educated through sensitization

on the importance of preventing undernutrition, notably through adequate management and preparation of a diversified diet.

With nutritional problems one of the key causes of child morbidity and mortality in Bolivia, these two centres also lead research activities on nutritional strategies that are culturally and economically accessible, and offer training to the health staff who work in the centres.

Albina R. de Patiño

CHILD NUTRITION CENTRES

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Depending on how serious their nutritional condition is, children are hospitalized at the Child Nutrition Centres for a period of between 30 to 50 days.

Outpatient check-ups as well as medical, nutritional and social assessments are also undertaken outside the child nutrition centres so that specific diagnoses can be made and education can be put in place for parents.

To prevent recurrences of undernutrition and provide social support to families, the children are monitored for at least two years after they leave the Centres.

Aware of the multifactorial causes of malnutrition and undernutrition, the two Child Nutrition Centres emphasize interdisciplinary work in coordination with health networks, social services and child wel-fare organizations in the neighbourhoods where they are located. Thus, agreements are regularly signed or renewed so that problems of undernutri-tion are detected early and coordination for the care of the children can be assured by the various actors involved.

Albina R. de Patiño CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE Cochabamba

In 2016, the Child Nutrition Centre in Cochabamba cared for 154 children suffering from moderate to severe undernutrition, who were hospitalized with an average recovery period of 45 days.

Some 85 per cent of children stayed at the Centre for the full required recovery period. Another 7 per

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cent left the Centre on the request of their families for reasons such as the professional situation of their parents or distance from the domicile. The remaining 8 per cent were transferred to other medical services to receive care linked to complications of their nutri-tional condition.

In addition, 465 outpatient check-ups and nutritional assessments were undertaken either at the Centre itself or in other child care facilities provided by Catholic organizations or other NGOs.

Finally, 160 parents received coaching on good food management and the preparation of dishes using locally sourced ingredients.

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Coordination activities and agreements signed in 2016

Accords were concluded with:

Child and adolescent welfare organizations of the municipalities of Cochabamba, Quillacollo and Sacaba for the care of children who, on their arrival in these places, seek assistance for any type of violence experienced.

Regional office of the archdiocese of the Catholic Church, for the care of abandoned children and nutritional monitoring of children cared for by organizations sponsored by Catholic organizations.

The Puente de Solidaridad Foundation for the nutritional recuperation of children having to undergo reconstructive surgery.

The Ayninakuna project of the Association of environmental NGOs for the nutritional recuperation of children needing surgery for congenital malformations of the oral cavity.

The Amanecer Foundation to provide a home for recuperated children who have no family.

Directors of the Cercado network of health centres and those of north Potosí, so that they send children presenting problems of malnutrition to the Child Nutrition Centre.

Management of government social services so that undernourished children whom they have identified in their sector are referred to the Child Nutrition Centre and vice versa.

Training activities

In 2016, two students studying psychology at UMSS undertook their degree thesis on the subject of the recovery of undernourished children from a psycho-logical and social perspective.

As well, the Child Nutrition Centre received 75 stu-dent interns throughout the year, of whom 20 were students in nursing care at the San Pablo Catholic University and 55 were studying at UMSS (20 in the social work department, 15 in the nutrition depart-ment and 20 from the physiotherapy department).

Works undertaken

In 2016, refurbishment of the premises of the Child Nutrition Centre led to space saving, enabling the accommodation of more children needing to be hospitalized.

Albina R. de Patiño CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE El Alto

In 2016, the Child Nutrition Centre in El Alto hospital-ized 144 children suffering from moderate to severe undernutrition, with an average nutritional recovery time of 30 days.

Some 80 per cent of the children stayed at the Centre for the time required for their full recovery, while 15 per cent left on the request of their families for different reasons, generally the accessibility of the Nutrition Centre, the professional situation of their parents or distance from the domicile. The remaining 5 per cent were transferred to other medical services to receive care linked to the complications of their nutritional condition.

In addition, 565 outpatient check-ups and nutritional assessments were undertaken either at the Centre itself or in child-care facilities provided by Catholic organizations or other NGOs.

Finally, 450 parents received coaching in good food management and the preparation of dishes using locally sourced products.

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Coordination activities and agreements signed in 2016

Accords were concluded with:

Higher University of San Andrés (UMSA), nutrition department, to enable students in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year of study to undertake internships at the Child Nutrition Centre.

Public University of El Alto, nutrition department, to enable students in their 4th or 5th year to do an internship at the Child Nutrition Centre.

Children and adolescent welfare organizations of the municipalities of El Alto and La Paz to take charge of children who, on their arrival in these places, seek assistance for any type of violence experienced.

Regional office of the archdiocese of the Catholic Church so that abandoned children can receive care and nutritional check-ups.

Management of government social services so that undernourished children whom they have identified in their sector are referred to the Child Nutrition Centre and vice versa.

Directors of the Health Centres of El Alto municipality’s five health networks so that they send children presenting problems of malnutrition to the Child Nutrition Centre.

Directors of Health Centres of La Paz municipality’s health network so that children suffering from problems of malnutrition are referred to the Child Nutrition Centre.

Training activities

In 2016, two students in psychomotricity from the Public University of El Alto undertook their diploma work on the subject of the recovery of undernour-ished children from a psychological, motor and social perspective.

Furthermore, 20 students in nursing care at the Higher University of San Andrés of La Paz, as well as 55 students at the Public University of El Alto (15 from the social work department, 20 from the nutrition department and 20 from the psychomotricity depart-ment) undertook an internship at the Child Nutrition Centre.

Training activities in coordination with the Espacio Simón I. Patiño of La Paz

Several training workshops were organized for the Centre’s caregivers to expand their know-how and competencies. Themes explored ranged from child development to self-esteem, affectivity and stimulation of language through orofacial therapy in children aged 0–5 years.

Training sessions for parents mainly focused on the prevention of violence, management of emotions and how parents can educate and accompany their children towards autonomy throughout their growth and development.

In addition, a workshop encouraging reading (Animación a la Lectura de Comprensión) was put together for students from educational units of the Republic of Cuba and Taiwan, situated in the Villa Ingenio zone.

Finally, a workshop on the methodology for the teaching of reading and text comprehension (Metodología de la Enseñanza – Aprendizaje de la Lectura de Comprensión) was organized for the teachers of these educational facilities.

Works undertaken

In order to optimize certain available spaces at the Child Nutrition Centre, a refurbishment took place to enable the opening of medical consultation practices in general paediatrics, nutrition and psychology.

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Simón I. Patiño

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTRE

Founded in 1969, the Simón I. Patiño Educational and Cultural Centre plays a key role in promoting educational activities and the arts, literature, dance, music and all expressions of Bolivian culture by organizing numerous events and activities throughout the year.

It also encourages research and the learning of reading thanks to its own network of libraries and offers

training programmes for primary and secondary school teachers.

CULTURE

The Simón I. Patiño Educational and Cultural Centre organizes guided visits throughout the year. In 2016, 16,700 people visited the Centre, located in the Portales Palace, a unique historical edifice in Bolivia surrounded by an exceptional garden whose species were re-catalogued in 2016.

The Centre also offered its facilities for the II Congreso Nacional ‘Culturas en Movimiento’. The country’s cultural actors participated in this event in order to debate strategies to adopt to strengthen the circulation, legislation and impact of Bolivian culture and thus promulgate the Ley de Culturas (Law of the Cultures).

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Cochabamba, Bolivia

CultureEducation

Literature

One of the Centre’s major activities in 2016 was the organization of the IX Encuentro de Escritores Iberoamericanos (IX Meeting of Iberoamerican Writers) on the theme of ‘literary voices’, or literary influences that shaped the individuality and style of each author.

The six Iberoamerican authors invited, César Aira and Claudia Piñeiro (Argentina), Antonio Orejudo (Spain), Rodrigo Hasbún, Maximiliano Barrientos and Magela Baudoin (Bolivia), debated and shared their experi-ences during the various exhibitions and presenta-tions programmed for the three-day gathering.

To close this event, an encounter between authors and literature students from three universities (Bolivian Private University, Higher University of San Simón and Bolivian Catholic University) took place in the Theatre’s open-air garden and generated fruitful exchanges.

Furthermore, 21 book presentations complement-ed the year’s literary activities, with highlights as follows:

Ficcionalización de Bolivia: la novela/leyenda del siglo XIX, 1847–1896, by researcher, philosopher and historian Juan Pablo Soto Jiménez.

Elaborando un proyecto cultural, guía para la for-mulación de proyectos culturales y comunitarios, by Chilean culture manager Roberto Guerra Vela.

Senderos, a posthumous collection of poems by Jesús Urzagasti, preceded by a documentary on his work that was directed by the Centre.

Manual de cine de género (Cómo hacer cine de guerrilla en América Latina), by Karina Rodríguez and Hernán Moyano (Argentina).

El Ansia, a literary journal published by Magela Baudoin.

Arte Rupestre de la Región del Lago Titicaca (Perú y Bolivia), by Freddy Taboada, José María López Bejarano (Bolivia), Adán Umire (Peru), Elizabeth Klarich, Elizabeth Arkush, Arik Ohnstad (United States), Rainer Hostnig (Austria) and Matthias Strecker (Germany). This edition was co-sponsored by the Simón I. Patiño Foundation.

La hierba es un niño, a collection of poems by Vilma Tapia.

Pienso, an album illustrated by Gabriela Montesinos, laureate of the III Concurso Libro Álbum organized by the Espacio Simón I. Patiño of La Paz.


Visual Arts

During 2016, the Centre presented 14 exhibitions frequented by a total of 9,360 visitors. Notable, among others, were the following:

In Cochabamba:

Esto no es arte, an exhibition of young emerging artists outside of institutional art circles (Diego Martínez, DIE 77 and Camila García Valentín, Gustavo Rojas, Huankele Rococo, Masiel Torrico Luján, Nona Martínez, Óscar Contreras Rojas and Paola Terán) with photos, oils, videos, performances, graffiti and installations reflecting new trends in contemporary art.

Negociando con el Tiempo, an exhibition by Marcelo Suaznabar, an artist from Oruro who presented 17 small and large-sized works on the theme of time.

Bolivia…Pachamama, by Jaime Rojas, with around 100 photographs of Andean landscapes and monuments.

Un recuerdo, una visión, un proceso…, a textile art exhibition inspired by seascapes of Lake Titicaca, by the Uruguayan artist Beatriz Oggero.

Three exhibitions organized conjointly with the Museo Nacional de Arte of La Paz:

– El dibujo en las colecciones del Museo Nacional de Arte, an exhibition of the museum’s collection of drawings.

– Masamaclay, el lugar donde lucharon dos hermanos. Una mirada contemporánea, an exhibition of young contemporary artists who have reinterpreted the works on the Chaco War, realized by the artists of this epoch.

– Víctor Zapana Serna, a retrospective of the work of this sculptor, presented as part of the 5th International Biennial of Sculpture in Stone (V Bienal Internacional de Escultura en Piedra ‘Tarata 2016’), which was held in Tarata.

The Biennial hosted 21 artists: 10 altogether from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay; and 11 from Bolivia (La Paz, Oruro, Cochabamba and Tupiza south of Potosí). The event was organized in coordination with the department of Cochabamba, Tarata municipality and the Museo Nacional de Arte, which is managed by the Cultural Foundation of the Central Bank of Bolivia.

In Sucre

Funciones del Sistema Historiográfico Boliviano: La obra de Josep Barnadas, a bibliographical exhibition of 80 publications by Josep Barnadas, which took place at the Casa de la Libertad.

In La Paz

IV Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo Boliviano ‘Contextos’, an exhibition mounted by Ramiro Garavito and Douglas Rodrigo Rada, which was held at the Museo Nacional de Arte of La Paz.

Another activity with an international flavour was the IV Festival Internacional de Performance y Accionismo ‘Cimientos’, organized by Alejandra Dorado and Douglas Rodrigo Rada, with the partic-ipation of 7 international artists (Chile, Colombia, Germany, Philippines, Spain) and 10 Bolivian artists. Many workshops and lectures – as well as several per-formances in the Centre’s garden – took place during the eight days of this festival.


Audiovisual Arts and Cinema

Two important events took place in July 2016:

VI Taller Internacional de Guión, organized as part of Bolivia Lab 2016, with Spanish and Latin American screenwriters and directors: Miguel Urrutia (Colombia), Carlos Maga and Paulo de Carvalho (Brazil), Luis Miguel Gonzáles (Spain), Marcela Fuentes (Mexico) and Verónica Córdoba (Bolivia). Participants benefitted from lecture courses, individual guidance and complementary activities as part of this workshop.

III Taller Latinoamericano de Stop Motion, orga-nized by the Celeste Estudio Creativo (Argentina). Based on the specific domain of animated film production image by image, this workshop’s special guest was the British artist Francesca Berlingieri Maxwell, who gave a talk about her work with globally renowned artists. In addi-tion, two workshops, Taller de Stop Motion para Dirección de Arte and Taller de Work in Progress, were held to promote animated film projects in stop motion throughout Latin America.

For its part, the Simón I. Patiño Cine Club pro-grammed two film series. The first, Cine de autores, consisted of a selection of films suggested by the writers invited to the IX Meeting of Iberoamerican Writers. The second series was dedicated to Xavier Dolan, a Canadian director and ‘enfant terrible’ of contemporary cinema, three of whose films have been shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Music

Nearly 1,500 spectators attended the 10 musical con-certs programmed in 2016. We recall, among others:

La música de la guerra del Chaco, with Jenny Cárdenas and a group of ‘Música de Maestros’ musicians.

Ciclo Beethoven, with the Mexican pianist Emilio Lluis.

Concierto de Grandes Chelistas Alemanes, organized in collaboration with the Instituto Cultural Boliviano Alemán ICBA, and the performances of three German violoncellists, Eugene Lifschitz, Johannes Raab and Julius Himmler, accompanied by maestro Hans Erik Deckert.

Desiertos de Cristal, presentation of the latest record of the Timpana group, a mix of Latino and indigenous musical genres.

Cultural training courses

In order to stimulate cultural activity, several events linked to different artistic sectors were organized in 2016, among which were:

Series of lectures on architecture and civil society, organized by Compañeros de las Américas – Capítulo Cochabamba.

Lecture on the creation of the radio in the context of the Chaco conflict, with musicologist Jenny Cárdenas.

Contemporary dance workshop on the five senses and choreographic creation, with Denise Matta (Brazil).

Cello workshop, led by German violoncellist Hans Erik Deckert.


EDUCATION

Training Centre

The Metodología de la Enseñanza de la Lectura, developed by the Centre 11 years ago, entered a new phase in 2016. In effect, it was recognized for its impact on Bolivian education by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociales de la Vicepresidencia, as well as by the Biblioteca del Bicentenario de Bolivia in La Paz. This library has begun to apply the Centre’s methodology in its pilot project to promote reading (Proyecto Piloto de Fomento a la Lectura).

Moreover, the methodology was shared, through an agreement with the Simón I. Patiño Centre of Santa Cruz, with teachers and students of the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (UAGRM) during the XVII Feria Internacional del Libro of Santa Cruz.

In 2016, workshops held at the Centre enabled 97 primary and secondary school teachers to self-train in this methodology during weekly sessions from February to November. Similar workshops were also organized at the libraries of San Benito and Pairumani, and were attended by around 60 participants.

Furthermore, for the first time, a workshop was offered to parents for familiarization with this methodology to enable them to better accompany their children in the learning of reading and

while doing homework at home. Some 32 parents benefitted from this workshop.

Lastly, under the terms of an agreement with the Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, a workshop on the methodology of teaching reading was provided for students at this university, most of whom were enrolled in the department of Social Communication Sciences. Thanks to this workshop, the participants gained an awareness of the difference between a superficial understanding of a literary text and a deeper understanding through progressive and methodical reflection.

Let’s recall that the children's supplement of the Opinión newspaper, El Colibrito, constitutes an excel-lent tool to promote reading for children from urban and rural zones, notably in the Simón I. Patiño Library Network. El Colibrito appears on the first Sunday of every month and is put together entirely by the Training Centre from guidelines and steps defined by this methodology. Since El Colibrito’s first appear-ance, 54 issues have been published.

Simón I. Patiño Library

Located in the Portales Palace, this library is specialized in the diffusion of world literature and history. Providing a space for consultation and research, it possesses the country’s most comprehensive bibliographical collection, with 32,270 titles and 2,205 users.

As part of the library’s regular activities in 2016, we highlight:


XI Taller de Literatura y otras Artes, a workshop on the links between literature and the arts which, in 2016, focused on the theme of relationships between literature and the comic strip. During the seven modules offered in this 11th annual workshop, the participants were able to discuss the work of authors such as Lovecraft, Fontanarrosa, Quino and Wesley Morse, and benefit from the analysis and commentary of different animators.

Ciclo de Cine y Educación, with the screening of films dealing with education, in particular the tasks and difficulties that teachers and students confront in class, the education of girls in rural areas and new alternatives put in place in the educational domain. An audience of nearly 240 attended these film screenings, animated by José Luis Saavedra.

Additionally, the Journal of the Bolivian Army’s Campaign in the Pacific War (Diario de la campaña del ejército boliviano en la guerra del Pacífico), written by journalist and war chronicler José Vicente Ochoa, was added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, Latin America and the Caribbean region, at the suggestion of the Simón I. Patiño Library and the Cultural Secretariat of Cochabamba municipality,

Centre for Bolivian Literature

Offering a space for consultation, research and the diffusion of Bolivian literature, the Centre for Bolivian Literature possessed a bibliographical collection of 9,752 titles in 2016.

Apart from organizing the IX Meeting of Iberoamerican Writers, the Centre once again held its workshop on the analysis and critique of Bolivian literary texts (Taller de análisis y crítica de textos literarios bolivianos), attended by 71 students in their final year of secondary school.

As regards the series paying homage to Bolivian writers (Homenaje al Escritor Boliviano), it was complemented by a documentary (Eduardo Mitre, el peregrino errante) on the life and work of Eduardo Mitre, poet, essayist, critic and literary translator.

Simón I. Patiño Library Network

In 2016, this network possessed 14,538 works for young people, distributed among six libraries (Pairumani, San Benito, Villa Rivero, Arani, Santivañez and the Biblioavión), essentially serving as reading support for primary and secondary school students.

Altogether, 27,174 children, young people and adults visited these libraries in 2016 and 1,553 children bene-fitted from support from librarians in reading groups organized every week in these different libraries.

Lastly, it is important to mention that over the years, these six libraries have become key meeting and educational training places whose impact extends well beyond the education sector to families and the entire community.

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ESPACIO Simón I. Patiño

Espacio Simón I. Patiño constitutes a cultural and educational reference centre in La Paz and other Bolivian towns, chiefly Potosí. It promotes creativity, research, study and the application of new technologies in the visual arts, literature, music and the humanities, while preserving the patrimony and collective memory of the country.

Visual Arts

In 2016, the main exhibitions presented were:

Dolencias: A collective exhibition of Bolivian, Chilean and Argentinian artists organized as part of the IX Bienal Internacional de Arte SIART 2016, with installations and videos making reference to the idea of Andean multinational space as a project of identity and integration.

Las heridas de una obsesión: Exhibition of paintings, drawings, engravings, sculptures and collages by Diego Morales, who developed his topics as a narrative of daily life, ranging from classical nudes to works reflecting a critical vision of society.

Homenaje a la vida: Exhibition by Gilka Wara Liberman, with paintings reflecting her relationship with nature: respect for trees and animals, protection of natural parks and preservation of water, the source of life for each one of us.

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Enmienda: Installations by Glenda Zapata, con-sisting of diverse elements aimed at offering a ritualistic symbolic space for the anonymous dead passaging from life to death in a state of total abandonment, in order to restore a little of their dignity.

Muéstranos tu arte (Show us your art) project

We highlight two exhibitions in the context of this project, which – let’s recall – seeks to encourage the artistic production and diversity that are emergent in

Bolivia: Extravíos, by artist Ingrid Schulze Benavides (La Paz), who, through her photos, explores the fem-inine, the body and space; and La tabla, la calle, la ciudad, a collective exhibition of skaters that shows the history of skateboarding and its practice as an appro-priation of urban space generating inter-generational dialogue and processes that are creative and identify-ing. Three debates complemented these activities.

Lectures

In 2016, the lecture that aroused by far the most interest was the Fiesta de la Cruz en Carabuco, ruta mítica de Thunupa, given by the researcher Gonzalo Iñiguez Vaca Guzmán. The ancient lakeside port of Carabuco is indeed a place rich in myths, legends and traditions arising from pre-Hispanic eras, where every year the major Fiesta de la Cruz is celebrated in a festival of colours and to the sound of ‘Sicuris de Taipi Aica’ escorting the penitents in the ascent to the Calvary.

Music

A highlight of the 2016 musical programme was the presence of the Donizetti Ensemble, from the Gaetano Donizetti Institute of Advanced Music Studies of Bergamo (Italy), at the XI Festival


Internacional de Música Renacentista y Barroca Americana ‘Misiones de Chiquitos’, held in Santa Cruz and Chiquitania. Indeed, it was thanks to the invitation of this Italian musical ensemble that the Simón I. Patiño Foundation was able to be present for the first time at this baroque music festival, the most important in all of Bolivia if not Latin America. All the concerts of the sacred Italian baroque music performed by the ensemble were a huge success with the many spectators who came to applaud them in the churches where the concerts were held.

The Donizetti Ensemble also performed in La Paz with an organ concert that was part of the Encuentro Musical Boliviano Europeo (EMBE), in addition to giving a master class on the invitation of the Plurinational Conservatory of Music.

Other notable musical events of 2016 included:

Tango de Gardel a Piazzolla, with Jenny Nájera.

Concierto Monográfico, with an interpretation of works by composer, conductor and researcher Gastón Arce Sejas.

X Festival de Música Boliviana y Latinoamericana para Piano, organized in collaboration with the Plurinational Conservatory of Music.

XXI Feria Internacional del Libro de La Paz

In 2016, the Simón I. Patiño Foundation’s stand at the XXI Feria Internacional del Libro de La Paz was organized into two sections: One part was given to the sale of the Foundation’s publications and the other featured a bibliographical exhibition of rare, old and curious Bolivian literary books from the collection held by the Documentation Centre for Latin American Arts and Literatures (CEDOAL). This exhibition drew visitors of all ages.

The Mundo Mágico space was equipped with a small comic strip library, and various workshops (painting, writing, story-reading) were organized by the Comic Strip Centre (C+C) and the Educational Action Centre (CAP). In addition, a meeting took place with writers of children’s literature. As every year, these activities provided an opportunity to unite parents and chil-dren and to generate dialogue and exchanges around the animations offered.

X Larga Noche de Museos

For the X Larga Noche de Museos, the Centre present-ed an exhibition of Diego Morales, Las heridas de una obsesión. The C-Musical organized a guided visit of its sound archives, notably an exhibition of its musi-cal collections and old sound recording equipment. A film and short-length productions by young Bolivian directors were screened in the Espacio’s multi-func-tional room. In addition, the public was able to ex-plore the ‘Publications Fair’ at the Comic Strip Centre and see a series of short animated films and the spot for the Festival Viñetas con Altura 2016. Lastly, the Educational Action Centre created an entertaining and interactive space for children through organizing various games and story-telling sessions with illustrat-ed albums published by the Espacio.

X Festival Internacional de Teatro de La Paz (FITAZ 2016)

As part of this 10th theatre festival, the Espacio organized various parallel activities:

Taller sobre crítica teatral, a workshop on the technical and stagecraft aspects of theatrical critique, with Carlos Gil Zamora (Spain).


Escrituras (In)Necesarias, a meeting of Bolivian dramatists in which the guests, Claudia Eid, Camila Urioste, Paola Oña and Laura Derpic, ex-pressed their views about contemporary theatre.

I Concurso de Crítica Amateur de Teatro de La Paz, organized in collaboration with the Bolivian Network of Cultural Journalism, the municipal Secretariat of Cultures of La Paz, the Faculty of Literature and FITAZ.

Moreover, the Comic Strip Centre and the Educational Action Centre took part in the Theatre Festival for Children Kusisiña, organizing entertaining and educa-tional activities and mini workshops on body expres-sion and mask painting in a tent set up in the large entrance hall of the Museo Pipiripi. The Espacio co-ordinated different groups of children arriving from educational centres, orphanages and the San Pedro prison, all of whom immensely enjoyed attending the theatrical performances and being able to participate in the activities provided.

DOCUMENTATION CENTRE FOR LATIN AMERICAN ARTS AND LITERATURES (CEDOAL)

CEDOAL collects, preserves and diffuses documents on Latin American arts and literatures through a variety of channels. It organizes activities specific to these domains and trains librarians by organizing workshops on specific themes.

One of the notable presentations organized by CEDOAL was an exhibition held to mark the 30th anni-

versary of the death of Jaime Sáenz, which featured the works of this poet from La Paz. It also showed certain objects that he cherished, notably his type-writer. Two publications were presented during the exhibition’s opening: Además de las palabras, a col-lection of reproductions of his drawings, and Poesía reunida, a compilation of his poetic works.

Furthermore, as part of a cooperative project be-tween the Espacio and the Plurinational Conservatory of Music, new works by national composers were integrated into the online Archives, enabling free Internet access to their compositions as well as their biographical details via various mediums.

A workshop on the editing of texts (Taller de edición de textos) was led by William Camacho. Aimed mainly at editors of literary texts, this highly specialized workshop enabled participants to share their experiences on the most suitable methods of editing certain types of texts.

The V Encuentro de Cine Making of: Ideas y formas de producción audiovisual en Bolivia hoy was organized in collaboration with the online review CinemasCine. This meeting focused on the study of methods and conditions around the creative process in recent Bolivian cinema, notably among young directors ex-ploring new ideas and ways of producing and cir-culating their works. Three directors participated: Sergio Pinedo (Procrastinación, 2015), Diego Revollo (Sol, piedra y luna, in production) and Ramiro Conde (Pandillas en El Alto, 2010). Their exposés generated feedback from three film critics: Pablo Barriga, Sergio Zapata and Sebastián Morales.


COMIC STRIP CENTRE (C+C)

The C+C strives to diffuse and promote the comic strip, animation and illustration through the orga-nization of exhibitions, workshops, presentations of publications and animated film series. Its library is frequented by a keen public spanning all generations.

Numerous activities were implemented by the C+C in 2016, the most salient of which were:

The XIV Festival Internacional de Historietas ‘Viñetas con Altura’ 2016: A platform for the diffusion and promotion of the comic strip, with, notably, the exhibition L de Lloyd by famous British cartoonist David Lloyd. Lloyd, with his compatriot Alan Moore, is the author of V for Vendetta, a graphic novel that was adapted to the cinema several years ago.

The first-ever participation by the C+C in Bolivia Lab, which, we remind, is aimed at making Bolivia’s audiovisual production known outside of its borders. Participants in the workshop Semillero Digital Creando Universos Coherentes, led by Daniel Jácome and Fabricio Ulloa (Ecuador), were invited to share their suggestions on the creation of new animations from certain techniques and visual rules. The C+C was also able to count on the participation of Pierre Salazar, a Peruvian expert in digital animation.

EDUCATIONAL ACTION CENTRE (CAP)

Through its concrete projects and activities, the Educational Action Centre strives to support teachers in their practices in the classroom, particularly in the domain of reading and the comprehension of texts. It also promotes children’s and young people’s litera-ture and organizes workshops, seminars, meetings, book presentations and other activities related to pedagogy and education.

Workshops

In 2016, the Educational Action Centre once again held its traditional annual workshops on Metodología de la Enseñanza–Aprendizaje de la Lectura de Comprensión, geared to primary and secondary school teachers to help them acquire new pedagogic tools for the teach-ing of reading and the comprehension of texts.

Also for 2016, we wish to emphasize the different workshops held for caregivers from the Albina R. de Patiño Child Nutrition Centre at Villa Ingenio in El Alto, as well as for parents of children being cared for at the Centre. We note in particular:

A workshop for caregivers, during which they learned orofacial therapy exercises aimed at stimulating language in children aged 0–5 years.

A workshop entitled Educando sobre responsabilidad a nuestros hijos, inviting parents to educate their children in ways that encourage them to grow and develop their capacities and objectives to the greatest extent possible.

Furthermore, a new agreement was signed with the Centro de Promoción Minera (CEPROMIN) in Potosí to implement the project Te imaginas. This initiative seeks to train educators of educational resource


centres of Cerro Rico through strategies to promote the creativity of children through the medium of language by encouraging them to use reason and diversify their ideas. In addition, the staging of a puppet show, El Coloradito de Aplomo, by Sergio Ríos, was a great success, having created a quality theatre space for children to their utmost joy.

Book Presentations

Among the works presented in 2016, we highlight:

Pienso, an album illustrated by Gabriela Montesinos, laureate of the III Concurso Libro Álbum, with the participation of children, teachers, writers and illustrators. In this album, the author encourages us to think about how children discover things, what their questioning is, and the way in which, over time, all this turns into fabulous stories.

Letras Orureñas, by Carlos Condarco, Benjamín Chávez and Martín Zelaya. This work showcases 124 authors from Oruro from the colonial era right up to the start of the 21st century, with 67 selected pieces in prose and verse.

Works in progress

The development of the Espacio Simón I. Patiño during the past 15 years has necessitated the con-struction of a new building in the Sopocachi neigh-bourhood, chosen for its cultural significance and its strategic location in the city of La Paz. This project was confided to the architect Juan Carlos Calderón, who, with the sobriety and elegance that characterize his architecture, has been able to preserve the harmony of this quarter.

C o n s t r u c t i o n of the premis-es continued in 2016 and one of the major as-sets for culture and education-al activities will be the theatre adjoining the main building, able to accommodate 235 people.

Bolivia Lenguajes Gráficos (Bolivia’s Graphic Languages)

In 2016, the Simón I. Patiño Foundation concluded the publication of a three-volume work, Bolivia Lenguajes Gráficos, the result of several years of labour and extensive research on all graphic languages representing visual communication spaces in Bolivia’s history.

The first volume of this work starts with ‘cave paintings’ to arrive at contempo-rary urban graffiti and the billboards of El Alto city. Next are weavings and ‘qui-pus’ (knotted cords), featured for their historical importance to Bolivia and fi-

nally the question of Andean idiogramms.

The second volume opens with the introduction of Spanish alphabet-ic writing at the Royal Audience of Charcas, followed by musical nota-tion, engravings and their links with

printing, notes on brochures and the trajectory of the national comic strip. An article on maps and plans and a concise introduction on genealogical diagrams conclude this second volume.

The third volume focuses on photog-raphy and its specific aspects such as book illustrations. Considerations on magazines and postcards pre-cede historical contextualizations of the poster and vinyl record covers.

Themes of graphic representation of celebration and so-called ‘socialization’ printing types are fea-tured next. Closing this third volume is a series of reflections on current graphic design.

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CENTRE

Created in 2003, and located in the historic quarter of Santa Cruz city, the Simón I. Patiño Centre promotes the activities of the Foundation by organizing cultural and artistic events in the domain of the arts, sciences and new technologies. It equally promotes creativity and knowledge through new pedagogies in the Foundation’s pilot development projects.

TRAINING

In 2016, six workshops were put together to serve as an experimental laboratory.

Narraciones Gráficas: Of eight months duration, this first workshop was conceived according to a method based on the dialogue between drawing and the graphic story. Animated by international experts, this workshop was addressed to people wishing to devote themselves professionally to comic strip creation. The first step was achieved with the establishment of a site for the online diffusion of comic strips produced by the participants.

Cultivos Literarios: This seven-month workshop invited participants to reflect on the varied languages and links between the cinema and Bolivian and world literature.

Historia del Arte para niños: This 11-month course was designed to familiarize children aged 8–12

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with the history of art in a fun and creative way. The course started at the prehistoric era and proceeded through to modern art and current Bolivian art.

Imagia: Arte y Escritura creativa: This eight-month creative writing workshop was held to liberate the potential of children’s expression through reading and painting, and to help them to create, at every step of the process, their own languages and images. The works achieved at this workshop

and in the history of art course will be the subject of an exhibition at the Centre in 2017.

Metodología de la Enseñanza y Comprensión de la Lectura: This workshop was geared to primary school teachers as well as librarians and animators of reading groups to spark reflective thought on efforts in the classroom around the learning of reading and text comprehension. Moreover, by agreement with the Servicio de Educación Distrital, this type of workshop and this methodology were able to be transmitted to the municipalities of Roboré and Jorori, including for students preparing to become teachers.

Momentos Urbanos: This three-month workshop aimed to encourage young people, chiefly those from the peripheral neighbourhood Plan 3000, to produce short films capturing the different lifestyles of Santa Cruz city inhabitants.

We also note three workshops, each of two weeks duration: Dibujo y Animación, for drawing and animation; De la retina al pincel, for watercolours with Valentina Bacherer; and Osciladores caseros, for the construction of musical arrangements.

In total, 6,230 people benefitted from these experi-mental workshops.

Children’s toy library

A space for animation and creativity open to children aged 6 to 12 years, the children’s toy library offered many activities in 2016:

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Ciclo de Cuenta Cuentos: With the assistance of Glenda Rodríguez, the children wrote their own stories, which they shared with their friends and families, playing the role of storyteller.

Ciclo de Literatura, Teatro y Música

‘Antiprincesas’: Organized during the school holidays, this series was about helping children to discover biographical elements and the works of Latin American artists called ‘antiprincesses’, such as Violeta Parra, Frida Kahlo and Clarice Lispector.

Theatrical writing workshop, ‘Clown’, put on in partnership with the Alliance Française and led by Didier Baumlé (France) and Sandra Bowles (Bolivia).

Ciclo ‘Juego a ser’: For the second year, this series provided children with the opportunity to get to know diverse professions. In 2016, there was a particular emphasis on the artistic milieu. Thus, by turns, children ‘played at being’ a sculptor, watercolour artist, poet, violinist, storyteller or dancer.

In total, 7,123 children participated in all these activi-ties as well as different imaginary games to stimulate and develop their creativity.

Comic Café

Among the main workshops and exchanges orga-nized around the comic strip, illustration and draw-ing, we highlight:

Pequeños héroes animados: Cinema series for children aged from 8 years old.

Comiqueando: A space for exchanges on the communication between animation and the

comic strip and vice versa, with cartoonist Andrés Ibañez.

Furthermore, in collaboration with the United States Embassy, a master class was organized with Brian Michael Bendis, creator of Marvel Comics. Around 100 young people attended this event.

For the XII Semana del Cómic, numerous activities around the comic strip took place, including work-shops on cartoons and the modelling of characters, performances, film series and debates, including one on the links between the comic strip and citizenship. We also note a concert given by the alternative rock group La Luz Mandarina with an inspired repertory of songs from the cartoon world.

In total, 8,120 people benefitted from activities orga-nized by the Comic Café.

ARTISTIC PROMOTION

Visual Arts

In 2016, 14 exhibitions, accompanied by mediations and debates with the public, were presented at the Centre, attracting almost 8,530 visitors. We highlight:

La mujer no existe, a collective exhibition of 12 Bolivian artists wishing to generate reflection and dialogue around the theme of identity.

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La Bienal del Cartel Bolivia ‘BICeBé’, with the exhibition of around 50 posters by Alain Le Quernec (France) and Pekka Loiri (Finland).

Escenarios latentes (Bolivia), a collective exhibi-tion by 20 photographers on live concerts and the way in which one can ‘visually’ hear and listen.

Marabunta, by María Zanutti. Through her work, this artist has reinterpreted elements of daily life in a way that is entertaining, playing with shapes and colours.

XX Bienal Internacional de Artes Visuales, on the idea of limits.

Tierra Da, by artist Daniela Lorini, presenting her reflections on the possibility of a dialogue between art and nature.

Music

In 2016, the Centre presented 25 concerts that attracted an audience of 4,450 people.

Key among these were:

Manos de oro concert with Bruno Muñoz on the violin and Saraí Sarmiento at the piano.

Nuestro primer encuentro, a didactic concert by the Tempus School of Music.

Concert by teachers at the Academia de Música del Oriente.

Concert to celebrate the 39th anniversary of the Instituto Superior de Bellas Artes (Santa Cruz).

Transverse flute concert by the ‘Bansuri’ Quartet.

Finally, the traditional festival of acoustic concerts, Tímpano Íntimo, took place in collaboration with the

municipality of Santa Cruz, the Bolivian American Centre and VIVA telephone company. Some 15 musi-cal groups (jazz, rock, blues, pop) participated in this festival that featured novel Bolivian material.

Literature

More than 600 people attended the 19 book pre-sentations that took place throughout the year. These included: Poética musical CD ‘Coexistencia’, by poet Paura Rodríguez and musician Erick Cuevas; Juegoteca: Sumergirse en el juego, by Nelva Ordoñez; and Un escalímetro para medir el tiempo, by Carla Roca Ortíz.

The third Poetry Week, organized by the Centre to give as many readers as possible access to poetry, gathered almost 700 people. There were three guests of honour: Piedad Bonnett Vélez (Colombia), Omar Lara (Chile) and Javier Bozalongo (Spain). Key activi-ties around this event included numerous film screen-ings on poetry in different schools of Santa Cruz followed by talks with the students, as well as an encounter between the poets and a group of young people from the SOS Children’s Villages, with whom the poets shared readings of their poems.

Film series

Some 3,200 people came to see different series such as the Cine documental y aprendizaje (Enséñame pero bonito); Otra dimensión del aprendizaje; Psicoanálisis y ciudad; and Animación y Comic.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

With a view to optimizing its resources and expanding Bolivian cultural production, the Centre in 2016 concluded many strategic alliances with nearly 25 institutions, among them universities, municipalities, communes, collectives and associations, schools, libraries, NGOs, embassies and consulates as well as various networks and cultural spaces.

Finally, it is important to mention that the number of people benefitting from all the activities offered by the Centre has continually grown over the past three years, with the total for 2016 estimated at almost 40,000.

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Simón I. Patiño ECO-EDUCATIONAL CENTRE

The Simón I. Patiño Eco-educational Centre (CESIP) strives to promote respectful attitudes towards the environment through the development and diffusion of educational activities and tools around three axes: the publication of scientific and didactic journals and works; education and the sensitization of children to environmental

problems; and the training of teachers and adults to ensure the transmission of good ecological practices.

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BOLIVIA ECOLÓGICA

This well-presented and didactic journal covers a specific environmental theme in each issue. It is geared to students, teachers, university students, technicians, specialists and environmental managers as well as all those who are interested in the subject. The two issues published in 2016 focused on the following themes:

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No. 79: Orquídeas en Bolivia (Bolivia’s orchids)

No. 80: Mamíferos Amenazados en Bolivia (Special issue on threatened mammals in Bolivia).

El Árbol de los Cuentos (The Tree Of Stories)

Aimed at children, the CESIP-published El Árbol de los Cuentos is an initiative seeking to promote respect for all forms of life through the narration and illustra-tion of stories linked to environmental problems. In 2016, two volumes of this collection were published.

Volume 17: Cuentos del bosque (Stories of the forest)

Volume 18: Ecología urbana (Urban ecology)

Juego Multimedia Educativo (Mulimedia Educational Game)

Since 2012, the books in the El Árbol de los Cuentos collection have served equally as a basis for the production of multimedia educational games that enable children to become familiar with the use of new technologies and to be protagonists of their own education in a fun and motivational way.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

‘Sustainable Schools’ project (Escuelas Sustentables)

Launched in 2015 and led in collaboration with the Centre for Applied Ecology (CEASIP) and the Botanical Garden, the ‘Sustainable Schools’ project aims to encourage Santa Cruz de la Sierra’s educa-tional sector to sensitize children on actions that are prejudicial to the environment. Through this project they are taught simple gestures they can do every day to champion the cause of sustainable development.

In this context, an educational DVD introducing the ‘Sustainable Schools’ project was put together by 16 children from three educational facilities: Marcelino Champagnat, Ángel Chávez Gutiérrez and Josefina Bálsamo ‘Cordecruz’.

In 2016, out of 22 schools participating in this project, 11 were certified ‘sustainable schools’ and 4 received a mention as schools in the process of certification.

Meanwhile, training for teachers to set up educa-tional gardens continued, notably at the specialized Manos para el Mundo Educational Centre

To guide teachers and students in this practice, environmental factsheets "Haz tu huerto escolar", developed jointly with CEASIP, were published during nine consecutive Thursdays in Debercito, a children's supplement of the El Deber newspaper.

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MAMÍFEROS AMENAZADOS EN BOLIVIA

Introducción

¿Qué son los mamíferos?

El estudio de los mamíferos

Importancia ecológica y económica

Amenazas a la supervivencia de los mamíferos

Categorización de especies por su grado de amenaza

Las especies de mamíferos en la Lista Roja

Estrategias de conservación

Glosario

BibliografíaNÚMERO

ESPECIAL

2016

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Bibliobosque

The Eco-educational Centre has created a space called the ‘Bibliobosque’, where users have access to all bibliographical resources concerning environmental protection. In 2016, the Bibliobosque welcomed 1,900 users and organized 370 guided visits, mainly to showcase the fun and creative activities that take place there: didactic games, workshops, storytelling, and screenings of short films, DVDs and documentaries on the environment.

Among the activities organized in 2016, we highlight:

Two workshops on recycling were held to incite children to adopt new attitudes towards the sorting of rubbish and recycling in respect of the five Rs: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Re-give or offer to someone else, and Repair. Thus, glass bottles were painted to serve as decorative objects and plastic bottles were re-used to grow ornamental and aromatic plants to demonstrate to children the interest of having a ‘home garden’.

The Teatro Verde Theatre Festival for children, or-ganized by schools in the city to make the theatre a tool of social and pedagogic significance.

A workshop entitled Del Cuento al Guión, aimed at teachers to show them the usefulness of theatrical techniques to facilitate reading comprehension.

International Earth Day, which was celebrated with a play and the fabrication of objects using recycled materials.

The ‘Bibliobosque Laboratory’, a fun space furnished for the XVII Feria Internacional del Libro de Santa Cruz, where all kinds of activities took place (painting, drawing, crossword puzzles, DVD screenings), as well as a workshop on ‘research and scientific observation’, at which children were asked to depict and resolve a pollution problem that had occurred in their city.

TRAININGS

The educational activity entitled ‘Un día en la granja’ (One day at the Farm) seeks to promote the theme of agroecology by introducing participants to the works carried out at the Centre of Applied Technology’s dif-

ferent sectors: The Villa Granada Farm, the vegetable garden, the dairy, the livestock sector, the beehive, the composting and vermiculture sector as well as the ecological path of the Los Troncos property.

In 2016, the Eco-educational Centre produced an information leaflet describing the benefits and particularities of ‘One day at the Farm’.

In total, 800 college students, students of numerous universities, teachers, scientists and individuals bene-fitted from 28 guided visits organized throughout the year, triple the number compared with 2015, showing the interest taken in this educational activity.

As part of the transfer of applied technologies to CEASIP, a theoretical and practical course was orga-nized in two modules to initiate participants in the production of the farm’s dairy products (yoghurts, butter, cheeses).

Another class was given to explain the silage proto-cols of maize and sorghum, enabling participants to put these protocols into practice with the informa-tion acquired.

Finally, a workshop entitled ‘urban gardens’ was held, aimed at promoting ecological practices and a healthy diet in communes, schools and other estab-lishments. This workshop generated great interest among the participants, a number of whom expressed their desire to cultivate their own vegetables, there-by recognizing the benefits of agroecological farming compared to conventional farming.

On another note, in order to support non-profit or-ganizations interested in environmental education in remote communes or those lacking educational tools for environmental issues, the Eco-educational Centre responded to the demand of the Aprendizaje

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en Acción (AEA) Foundation by organizing two free

classes on the following themes:

Education on the values of respect for the

environment at all educational levels.

Adequate management of solid waste, with the

assistance of representatives of the association of

the network of road authority employees at the

departmental level. This dealt with the practical

aspects of waste collection.

Furthermore, at the request of or in collaboration

with EPSA Machaco Social, a drinking water service

provider in the Santa Cruz region, the Centre held

two classes and a workshop:

A theoretical class on the ‘Sustainable Schools’

project for 20 teachers and managers of the Villa

Montes municipality, enabling this project to be

fed back to the Sarah Porras de Pinto and Manos

Unidas educational units.

A class on environmental education and

communication for conservation held at Camiri,

department of Santa Cruz. The objective was

to provide a group of journalists mainly from

municipalities in the department of Chuquisaca

(Monteagudo, Villa Montes, Villa Vaca Guzmán,

Huacareta and Machareti) with theoretical and

methodological tools enabling them to critically

analyse environmental problems.

Workshop on the development of organic

fertilizers (composting and vermiculture) carried

out in the municipalities of Villa Montes and

Monteagudo with the technical assistance of

CEASIP.

On the request of the Scientific Society of students

in environmental engineering at the Universidad

Amazónica de Pando (UAP), a two-day training on

the editing of scientific articles for publication was

given to four students from this university who came

from the campus at Cobija to the Eco-educational

Centre.

Finally, a technical-scientific communication course

was given at the Centro de Educación Ambiental of

Santa Cruz for some 20 biologists, engineers and

managers of the city’s environmental quality.

COMMUNICATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

During each event that took place at the Eco-educational Centre in 2016, whether it was a meet-ing, forum, workshop, training, class, seminar or book presentation, a communication booth enabled the Centre to publicize its activities, educational ma-terials and various publications to the public, and thereby generate income to contribute to its self-financing.

As every year, the Eco-educational Centre participat-ed in many fairs and conferences – municipally, re-gionally and nationally. Among them we highlight:

III Congreso de Educación Ambiental (III Conference on Environmental Education)

Taller Estrategias antidepredatorias para el manejo del conflicto humano-felino (Workshop on anti-predatory strategies to manage human-feline conflicts)

III Feria de la publicación científica ambiental (III Fair of Scientific Environmental Publication)

IV Feria Agroecológica (IV Agroecology Fair)

XVII Feria Internacional del Libro de Santa Cruz (XVII Santa Cruz International Book Fair).

The Centre was also present at book fairs organized in the provinces of Santa Cruz department, notably those of Porongo, Cotoca, La Guardia, San Ignacio de Velasco and Roboré. Participation was both on an experimental basis and to extend the reach of its educational publications and DVDs in the provinces and municipalities.

In 2016, the Centre also supported nearly 50 activities (classes, conferences, debates, workshops) undertaken by academic, governmental and professional institutions, enabling it to form or further strengthen its links with other environmental organisms and thus promote scientific dialogue.

Environmental issues discussed during these activities in 2016 included responsible management of forests and fragile ecosystems, the preservation of biodiver-sity and species threatened with extinction, the role of agroecology in food, climate change, protected zones, and problems concerning water.

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

The Simón I. Patiño Foundation offers a range of cultural activities in Switzerland, either ongoing or on a one-off basis, alone or in collaboration with other institutions. It also provides Grants for the Arts jointly with the City of Geneva Cultural Department.

INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS

The Simón I. Patiño Foundation has collaborated with the International Menuhin Music Academy and its chamber music ensemble since 1984, offering particularly talented young people from all over the world the opportunity to take master classes and workshops with prestigious musicians during the Patiño Foundation–Menuhin Academy International Musical Encounters.

In 2016, the traditional Patiño Foundation Concert took place at Geneva’s Victoria Hall in a sold-out performance. For the very first time, the Menuhin Academy, led by first violinist Oleg Kaskiv, was

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accompanied by the Argentinian organist, Diego Innocenzi, who played the venue’s grand organs. Together they performed a very varied programme. The first half featured pieces by Guillaume Lekeu – a Belgian composer who passed away at the age of 24 – and Vivaldi, Halvorsen, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Villa-Lobos and de Sarasate. The second half offered works by Giazotto, Tchaikovsky, Atterberg, de Sarasate and Piazzolla. As well as the originality of having the organ and chamber music orchestra play together, the musicians also faced the technical challenge of achieving a harmonious acoustic equilibrium.

The classes and workshops of the International Musical Encounters took place in Gstaad (Switzerland). Some 23 young musicians were selected to benefit from the classes and guidance of internationally renowned teachers such as Oleg Kaskiv, Ivan Vukcevic, Ettore Causa and Pablo de Naverán, under the helm of Maxim Vengerov. It was Vengerov himself who conducted the closing concert of the Patiño Foundation-Menuhin Academy International Musical Encounters at Saanen Church.

GRANTS FOR THE ARTS

The joint Simón I. Patiño Foundation–City of Geneva Grants for the Arts are offered to young artists living in Geneva, enabling them to attend the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris for a period of 6–12 months.

Representatives of the City of Geneva Cultural Department, which manages the financial aspects of the grants, and the Simón I. Patiño Foundation, which provides three artist studio-workshops in Paris for the artists chosen, undertake the selection of candidates. Six grants were awarded for the 2016–2017 session: one for classical music, one for song, one for stylism, one for the comic strip, one for plastic arts and the last for video performance and installation.

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STAND-ALONE ACTIVITY

The Patiño Foundation participated in the staging of an exhibi-tion of Bolivian paint-er Mamani Mamani at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, an event organized by the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Geneva, repre-sented by Madam Ambassador Nardi Suxo Iturry. The opening of this exhibition took place in the presence of the artist.

For the first time, the Foundation co-presented a film as part of the 18th annual cinema fes-tival ‘FILMAR en América Latina’ in Geneva. It was a Bolivian documen-tary film, ‘La úl-tima Navidad de Julius’, by Edmundo Bejarano about the fascination of Bolivian poet Julio Barriga for the de-

ceased British singer Amy Winehouse.

ÉDITIONS PATIÑO

Éditions Patiño aims to showcase little known aspects of the richness and cultural diversity of Latin America through a series entitled ‘Latin American Literatures and Cultures’. This collection includes anthologies of poetry in bilingual version for

Spanish-language literature and trilingual version for the Amerindian world, as well as works in the novel genre.

Éditions Patiño has henceforth completed its panoramic anthology of Latin American poetry of the 20th century. The catalogue features a bilingual collection of poetry in Spanish and French for every Spanish-speaking country: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Porto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.

For the Amerindian world, the catalogue consists of trilingual poetry anthologies in Amerindian lan-guage (Quechua, Guaraní and Aymara), Spanish and French. Complementing this collection is a poetry anthology by the poet Humberto Ak’abal, also in a trilingual version: Maya-Kiché, Spanish and French.

For novels and novellas, the ‘Latin American Literatures and Cultures’ collection features 15 works by Latin American authors, including six works di-rectly concerning Bolivia.

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DIFFUSION

The website of Éditions Patiño, www.edipatino.com, presents each work in the ‘Latin American Literatures and Cultures’ collection in a clear manner. Each title is accompanied by information and technical references, a cover image and a descriptive text.

As every year, Éditions Patiño was represented at the Frankfurt Book Fair as well as at book fairs in Brussels, Geneva, Montreal and Paris.

COMMUNICATION

The Patiño Foundation Concert programme leaflet contains information about the activities of the Foundation and its various Centres.

The Patiño Foundation’s annual Activities Report, published in English, French, and Spanish, was widely

distributed both in Bolivia and Europe. The Foundation’s new website: www.fondationpatino.org was launched at the end of 2016 in these three languages.

8, rue Giovanni-Gambini1206 Genève / Suisse

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UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

For many years, the Simón I. Patiño Foundation has focused on training and mentoring young Bolivian women and men who, after completing their studies, make a commitment to dedicate the skills they have acquired to the development of their country. University scholarships in areas particularly useful to Bolivia are granted in Switzerland and other

European countries, as well as in Bolivia itself and Costa Rica.

SCHOLARSHIPS IN SWITZERLAND AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

These scholarships are offered to students who have already received a bachelor’s degree in Bolivia and who wish to obtain a master’s degree. Candidates undergo a rigorous selection process that takes place in stages: initially in Bolivia, subsequently at the Foundation’s headquarters and finally in the universities where the students wish to enrol to pursue their degree.

The Foundation reviews the list of universities each year and makes every effort to cover the full spec-trum of Bolivia’s needs by offering a wide range of

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study options, including in development, education, social sciences, economics, politics, the environment, engineering, and technical and scientific tracks.

It is important to note that this scholarship system is unique in its genre, the Foundation providing a full range of logistical support to enable each candidate to maximize their chances of being selected by the university where they wish to earn their master’s. The Foundation provides all candidates with the adminis-trative and financial assistance necessary to complete the application process – from the time they register their candidacy in Bolivia until their final admission to university in Europe. It then ensures that scho-larship recipients are welcomed and followed up so that their integration and studies proceed in the most auspicious way.

Finally, all the scholarships awarded under this system are subject to a contractual clause whereby the beneficiaries commit to engaging in a professional activity in Bolivia for at least three consecutive years after receiving their master’s degree.

At the end of 2016, the 26 scholarship recipients pursuing their master’s degree in Europe were placed as follows:

SWITZERLAND

6 at the University of Geneva (UNIGE)

2 at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva

6 at the University of Lausanne (UNIL)

3 at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL)

1 at the University of St. Gallen (UNISG)

SPAIN

6 at the University of Salamanca (USAL)

BELGIUM

2 at the Free University of Brussels (ULB)

Fourteen scholarship students graduated from university with a master’s degree in 2016. Their results were highly satisfactory, with a success rate well above the average for students at European universities.

SCHOLARSHIPS IN BOLIVIA

Scholarships are allocated to high-school graduates to enable them to attend university and obtain their bachelor’s degree in Bolivia. The choice of universi-ties in Bolivia, both public and private, is made based on their capacity to educate specialists able to contri-bute to their country’s development.

Some 21 students with scholarships from the Foundation were studying at Bolivian universities in 2016.

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Note that each scholarship recipient is expected to regularly report their grades and results to the Foundation, which provides them with support throughout their university course.

The 2016 issue of Contacto, a bulletin published by the Foundation, provides details of the diverse scho-larship recipients, briefly describing the background and objectives of each student. Meanwhile, the 12th meeting of current, former and future scholarship students (XII Encuentro de becarios y ex becarios), held in Cochabamba in August, enabled a fruitful ex-change of knowledge and experiences between the different generations.

SCHOLARSHIPS IN COSTA RICA

Completing the Foundation’s university education commitments is the granting of six scholarships to young Bolivian women and men wishing to obtain their degree in agricultural sciences at the EARTH University (Escuela Agrícola de la Región del Trópico

Húmedo) located near the Costa Rican capital, San José.

In Bolivia, as in Latin America as a whole, very few universities offer this type of training even as the need for technicians and engineers in the region is steadily increasing.

EARTH University was chosen essentially because it shares similar objectives with the Foundation’s agricultural centres.

The university’s educational model is based on theo-retical and practical coursework, aiming to educate students so they can both competently manage sus-tainable agriculture and the preservation of natural resources and be capable of spearheading positive changes in their communities, regions and countries.

STATISTICS

Bolivia

33,5%

Switzerland

37,5%

Spain

12,5%

Costa Rica

12,5%

Belgium

4%

Breakdown of scholarships by country

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UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE AND NEW BUILDING

The Patiño Foundation has a University Residence in Geneva. Ten of its studios are allotted to Foundation scholarship students while 15 apartments of 2.5 rooms each, as well as three apartments of 4 rooms each are rented to university students from all over, in cooperation with the Cité Universitaire of Geneva Foundation.

The construction of a new building located opposite the renovated building, on 19 Avenue Eugène-Pittard, started in April 2015 and continued throughout 2016. Each floor will have several lodgings also to be reser-ved for students from all parts of the world who are pursuing their studies in Switzerland. The Foundation intends to continue its mission to assist university edu-cation and at the same time respond to the growing demand for space for student lodging in Geneva.

Locations where the scholarship students are studying

BOLIVIA

Public and private universities:

Universidad Católica Boliviana

San Pablo (UCB)

Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB)

Escuela Militar de Ingeniería (EMI)

Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA)

Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS)

Universidad Autónoma Gabriel

René Moreno (UAGRM)

Universidad Privada del Valle (UNIVALLE)

SWITZERLAND

University of Geneva (UNIGE)

Graduate Institute of International

and Development Studies,

Geneva (IHEID)

Federal Polytechnic School

of Lausanne (EPFL)

University of Lausanne (UNIL)

University of St. Gallen (UNISG)

BELGIUM

Free University of Brussels (ULB)

SPAIN

University of Salamanca (USAL)

COSTA RICA

EARTH University

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Pairumani

MODEL FARM

The Pairumani Model Farm adheres to an integrated agricultural model seeking to obtain high-quality products in a manner that is respectful of the environment. Operating as a reference centre for Friesian-Holstein dairy cattle, the Farm also provides theoretical and practical trainings to students favouring it as a place to do their dissertation towards a bachelor’s degree

or certification as an agricultural technician or engineer.The year 2016 was marked by several changes aimed at enabling the Farm to address the challenges confronting it, in particular a profound crisis in the dairy sector and an acute drought that affected all activities during the 12-month period.

DAIRY SECTOR

In 2016, milk production totalled 774,076 litres from a population of 96.74 lactating cows, or 21.92 litres of milk per cow per day. Over time this average should reach 23 litres per day, which would allow the Farm to resize its dairy herd in order to optimize its invest-ments.

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pasteurized milk50,28%

yoghurt45,12%

pasteurized cheese

4,22%raw milk0,38%

lucerne68%vetch

and oats

32%

Cochabamba, Bolivia

AgricultureEcologyEducation

The marketing of its dairy products has followed its diversification and the Farm maintained its participation in the government’s prenatal and breastfeeding subsidy programme, Subsidio Prenatal y de Lactancia, with a good level of sales.

The graph below shows the breakdown of dairy products marketed with a cumulative volume of 727,616 litres of milk:

We note also that in 2016, a preliminary evaluation of ‘good manufacturing practices’ was undertaken during the visit of representatives of the Sistemas de Inocuidad Alimentaria (SIA).

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Yields of fodder crops (lucerne, vetch, oats) totalled 1,451 tonnes, representing a 20 per cent increase compared with 2015.

The graph below shows the breakdown of fodder crops harvested in 2016:

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The maize kernel harvest was 134 tonnes for 32.85 hectares of land cultivated. This amounts to an average of between 4.1 and 4.5 tonnes per hectare compared to 3.2 tonnes from conventional cultivation, according to reports from the Asociación de Productores de Oleaginosas y Trigo (ANAPO).

Some 89 tonnes of this maize was used for animal feed and the production of seeds for the Farm’s self-management. The remaining 45 tonnes were marketed by the Pairumani Seed Centre.

Milled corn production totalled 1,773 tonnes, of which 93 per cent was siloed and 7 per cent used for compost or cattle litter.

The 854.9 tonnes of compost obtained in 2016 enabled a total of 80.62 hectares of land to be fertilized. In addition, 4,020 litres of liquid compost and 350,000 litres of manure treated according to environmental norms were spread over 53.55 and 40 hectares of land respectively.

Furthermore, certain parcels of land showing nitrogen deficiency were enriched with urine-based nutritive elements.

WORKS UNDERTAKEN

Repair of the lateral walls of the San Francisco reservoir, vital for the management of crop irrigation.

Repair of the horse stable walls, which had deteriorated due to humidity.

Repair of the place that used to house the chicken coop, also damaged by humidity.

Relocation of the entrance path to the dairy, which henceforth passes through the area north

of the quality control laboratory, to meet the criteria necessary for obtaining a certificate of ‘good manufacturing practices’ by the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG).

In 2016, two sales outlets for dairy products were set up, the first located in the Pairumani Ecotourism Park and the second on the premises of the Farm itself. These were installed to respond to the ever-growing demand for dairy products by visitors to the Farm and from the Phytoecogenetic Research Centre and the Pairumani Seed Centre.

A third sales outlet was installed in a building erec-ted for this purpose on the grounds of the Centre for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Its location in the centre of Cochabamba will make it easier for the population, above all children, to benefit from the high quality of the Farm’s dairy products.

EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

A milk analyser for the quality control laboratory for determining certain key factors for milk quality: the level of proteins and fat content, density, lactose, etc.

A batch of tarpaulins to protect the maize from rain during drying operations.

An autoclave to sterilize material.

A second incubator so that bacteria and yeast can be detected in two different apparatus.

A cheese press.

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Two knapsack sprayers to improve the plant watering system during the various treatments.

Two forage cutters for livestock feed.

A five-row maize planter.

Two refrigeration facilities for the dairy and the central warehouse in order to ensure the conservation of lactic ferments and other inputs required for the fabrication of dairy products.

An electronic scale conforming to the requirements of inspectors of the Bolivian Institute of Metrology (IBMETRO).

An industrial stove for the fabrication of small volumes of yoghurts and cheeses.

A security system installed on the periphery of the Farm and in the outbuildings of the Pairumani Ecotourism Park.

TRAINING, COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH

Several days of administrative training, as well as theoretical and practical classes in first aid and firefi-ghting were given to Farm personnel.

The manager of the cattle rearing sector took a course on genetic herd improvement through the selection of bulls and a workshop on animal nutrition, orga-nized in collaboration with a Dutch specialist from the PUM Netherlands senior experts programme, which provides in-country support to enterprises that seek its expertise.

Also notable was a training on agroforestry systems in the zone of Kaspicancha (Vinto) by the Fundación AGRECOL Andes and the German NGO Global Nature Fund, for producers from Vinto and technicians at the Farm.

To make known its work, methods and dairy products, the Farm parti-cipated in several events:

Feria del Día Nacional de la Leche in Santa Cruz, where the Farm received recognition for its contribution to the development of Bolivia’s dairy sector.

National workshop of regional delegates of the Espacio Compartido en Sistemas Agroforestales (ECO-SAF) network.

National conference of the Asociación de Organizaciones de Productores Ecológicos de Bolivia (AOPEB) in La Paz.

As in past years, in 2016 the Farm provided scientific and technical input to the journal ACTA NOVA through different articles that appeared in Volume 7, issues no. 2 in February, no. 3 in May and no. 4 in September.

A work describing the Farm’s agroforestry experiences in the semi-arid zone of Cochabamba, entitled Sistemas Agroforestales en áreas secas en el Departamento de Cochabamba: caracterización y descripción, was republished in 2016. Key support for this was provided by the Ministry of Rural Development (Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras) and the Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria y Forestal (INIAF).

Finally, the 2016 calendar developed by the Farm was distributed to more than 450 institutions.

PAIRUMANI ECOTOURISM PARK

Situated on the heights of Pairumani and character-ized by its precious ecosystem, the 46-hectare park constitutes one of the last ‘lungs’ of Cochabamba city. It is a leisure destination cherised by the region’s inhabitants and tourists, who are particularly nu-merous on the weekends and during holidays when they come to enjoy the Park’s recreational areas and facilities.

In 2016, the VI Feria Agroforestal y del Medio Ambiente took place, as is customary, in the Ecotourism Park with 35 exhibitors and more than 500 visitors, including many regional managers.

To continue the formation of an agroforestry plot in the park, another 100 or so trees were planted by students from the region’s schools in collaboration with the NGO Árboles y Futuro.

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PHYTOECOGENETIC RESEARCH CENTRE

The Pairumani Phytoecogenetic Research Centre contributes to improving the nutritional quality of the cereals and legumes that are the staple foods in the temperate inter-Andean valleys. To do so, it selects and distributes new varieties of maize, broad bean, pea and common bean that are more productive, nutritious and resistant to the most common diseases in the

region and to adverse climatic conditions.

The Centre also strives to respond to the requirements of small farmers and dynamic and changing market conditions.The selection of varieties is done according to a traditional genetic methodology, namely controlled cross-breeding and the selection of individual seeds possessing the characteristics of the two progenitors. This selection is carried out under cover and outdoors and is supported by phytopathological and biotechnological techniques.

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VARIETIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Maize

In 2016, research into maize varieties centered on obtaining improved tolerance to diseases and drought as well as high protein quality.

Three varieties of improved maize are called Aychasara (a word that comes from Quecha and means ‘maize meat’) because of their better protein quality. On the global market these kinds of enriched varieties are described as ‘biofortified’ because they enable a reduction of nutritional deficiencies and malnutrition.

Pairumani Compuesto 22, a new variety of maize developed over several years, was registered in the national registry of varieties (Registro Nacional de Variedades), a condition granted by the Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria y Forestal (INIAF) so that the maize can be marketed.

Broad bean

The varieties of broad bean continue to see improvements in their yield, their growing cycle and their nutritional quality thanks to the introduction of a gene that inhibits the synthesis of tannins.

The new variety of broad bean, Pairumani Valluna, characterized by a good yield, short maturity and tolerance to hydric stress, is henceforth registered in the national registry of varieties. Pairumani Valluna is suited to winter cultivation in temperate valleys at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,900 metres. Registration is under way for the other variety of broad bean, Pairumani Alto Andina, developed for high mountainous zones.

Common bean

Research on the common bean, eaten either as dry grain or as green bean (vainita or habichuela), has centred mainly on its resistance to bacterial diseases of the Pseudomonas family and to the pathogenic fungi Colletotrichum, responsible for bean anthracnose. These are two limiting factors for the cultivation of the common bean in the valleys.

Peas

New varieties of peas with a better yield and show-ing good tolerance against the common disease of oidium and drought are about to be registered. Furthermore, the selection of varieties of peas for grilling and snows peas, commonly called ‘arvejas chinas’, has continued.

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New varieties

For the last few years the Centre has undertaken the selection and formation of new varieties of pepper, lupine and amaranth for diverse culinary uses.

In 2016, the development of pepper varieties continued, with the cultivation of wild indigenous peppers rich in antioxidants and in vitamins A, C and E and possessing a strong spicy flavour.

The first selection cycles carried out for lupine and amaranth enabled the identification of materials presenting desirable characteristics for the development of varieties for culinary use.

Genetic Resources Unit

Collected throughout the country, the samples or accessions of working collections of maize, common bean, amaranth, lupine, pepper, broad bean, pea, groundnut, wheat, cucurbit and passiflora are kept in cold storage.

In 2016, three collections were selected to undergo pre-improvement and valorization work, as were three kinds of maize and two types of indigenous common beans.

For the pepper collection, various varieties are under development for their nutritional qualities and their potential for transformation into conserves, sauces and jams. The production of ecotypes in the tropical zone is being done in collaboration with the Simón I. Patiño Centre for Applied Ecology in Santa Cruz.

Work also focused on the collections of lupine and amaranth, which both present a strong

protein content and are thus important to ensure the population’s food security.

Research on maize, in particular the Perla type, enabled the identification of materials with a very short cycle and very resistant to diseases.

Two varieties of common beans, popping beans known locally as ‘k’opuros’ and ‘chuis’, cultivated in a mélange of colours, were researched for their agronomic characteristics and diverse roasting methods.

Production of seeds

Each year the Centre produces seeds of a superior category: genetic seeds, basic seeds and registered seeds. It is the registered seeds that are brought to the Pairumani Seed Centre to be produced and certified for marketing.

LABORATORIES

In the tissue culture laboratory, work continued on maintaining and growing the collection of Andean passiflora.

Anthers were cultivated to genetically improve maize; and pepper embryos whose germinating power had weakened were salvaged.

During these past few years, various protocols have been developed for the cultivation of fruit and decorative plants with a view to their being marketed. To this end, a greenhouse was built to acclimatize these plants coming from the laboratory.

In the molecular biology laboratory, the development of methodologies for the assisted selection of molecular markers continued. Common bean genes resistant to anthracnose and broad bean genes conferring low amounts of vicine and convicine and an absence of tannins were identified. In 2016, research work on lupines enabled the definition of molecular markers that were tested in the laboratory.

In the phytopathology laboratory, the Centre continued its research, mainly on the common

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bean, undertaking artificial inoculations in labo-

ratory conditions to avoid propagation of certain

diseases. Also carried out were plant quarantines,

trials to identify pathogenic agents and antibiosis

tests, which enabled determination of the prod-

uct most likely to control pathogenic agents.

Distribution and support of academic activities

As is customary, the distribution of improved seed

varieties was undertaken in coordination with

farmers, thanks to demonstration plots planted on

their land.

The Centre also participated in fairs in order to

strengthen its contacts and make known its activities.

Of note was the fair organized each year by the

Agronomy Faculty of UMSS and CONECTA (Octava

Rueda de Agronegocios CONECTA y Feria Productiva

y Financiera).

An exhibition of the Centre’s materials, as well as

periodic tastings of its highly nutritious products such

as maize and peppers, were organized by the Genetic

Resources Unit jointly with restaurant associations of

Cochabamba and Santa Cruz and the Súper alimentos

bolivianos group, which the Centre is part of.

Meanwhile, the Centre lent its support to universities,

particularly the public university, through courses,

trainings and mentoring for bachelor’s and master’s

degree dissertations. Also, 18 groups composed

mainly of students, college students and farmers,

visited the Centre in 2016.

Finally, the Centre participated in and presented several of its works, notably research on peppers, at various events:

23rd International Pepper Conference held in Trujillo, Peru.

Encuentro Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Biotecnología REDBIO 2016.

II Congreso Nacional de Recursos Genéticos organized by INIAF in the city of Tarija.

The Centre organized the Simposio Internacional de Leguminosas as part of events for the International Year of Pulses, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Centre also participated in the 7th Week of Sustainable Development organized by the Alliance Française and in the Gourmet Festival, Semillas y Cocina Nutritiva por el Mundo.

Finally, two classes on biotechnology and phytopa-thology were given at the Simón I. Patiño Educational and Cultural Centre relating to technical aspects, and in the Centre’s laboratories as well as in farmers’ fields for the practical part.

Infrastructure and new equipment

A reservoir was built to hold irrigation water – an initiative that has already proved very useful as it enabled good water management during the period of acute drought in 2016.

In terms of farm equipment, the Centre purchased a four-row seed driller and a maize sheller, which will facilitate production and research work.

VILLA ALBINA

In 2016, between 150 and 500 visitors a month, depending on the season, took part in guided visits organized by the Centre every afternoon and Saturday mornings. Several delegations of up to 200 people were also shown around the Centre.

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Pairumani

SEED CENTRE

The Pairumani Seed Centre contributes to the social and economic development of Bolivia’s rural communities by producing, treating and marketing the seeds of the cereal and legume varieties improved by the Pairumani Phytoecogenetic Research Centre.

These seeds are characterized by their protein and energy content, their resistance to the most common diseases

and yields that are superior to those of local varieties.

Registered seeds improved by the Pairumani

Phytoecogenetic Research Centre are brought to

the Seed Centre to be produced. Under special

propagation agreements, the seeds are distributed

to cooperatives such as the Pairumani Model Farm

and small seed farmers located in three of Bolivia’s

departments: Cochabamba for all varieties of maize;

Sucre for the broad bean; and the Mesothermic

valleys of Santa Cruz for the pea and green bean

Vainita enana.

Once they are harvested, the registered seeds are

certified by the Instituto Nacional de Innovación

Agropecuaria Forestal (INIAF). INIAF provides on-the-

ground supervision at all stages of crop development

and undertakes the required laboratory analyses

before granting certificates accrediting the health

status and quality of the seeds to be marketed.

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Cochabamba, Bolivia

Agriculture

PRODUCTION

In 2016, some 83.61 hectares (ha) of land were sown for the production of certified seeds, of which 42.11 ha were planted with maize and 41.50 ha with legume varieties, broken down as follows: 27.50 ha for broad beans, 7 ha for peas and 7 ha for the green bean Vainita enana.

TREATMENT

After harvesting, the seeds were sorted by size and grain shape, and underwent the required treatment processes to enable them to be stocked and conserved in the best conditions.

MARKETING

In 2016, the Centre marketed its seeds in all of Bolivia’s departments except for Beni, too northerly, and Oruro, where the climate is too cold and the altitude is above 3,500 metres.

Some 74.73 per cent of seeds were sold in the depart-ment of Cochabamba, 21.99 per cent in the department of Tarija and the remainder in other departments.

Individuals bought 71.30 per cent of the seeds, different institutions 25.50 per cent and seed growers 3.20 per cent.

The graph below shows the breakdown of seed varieties marketed in 2016.

VARIETYTOTAL

KG

Maize

Maize choclero

Maize forage

Maize kernel

Tropical maize

46,347

84,405

14,718

5,679

TOTAL MAIZE 151,149

Broad bean 18,268

Pea 4,643

Green bean Vainita enana 3,925

Bean Charolito/Mairana 609

TOTAL LEGUMES 27,445

TOTAL GENERAL 178,594

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Simón I. Patiño

CENTRE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY

The Simón I. Patiño Centre for Applied Ecology (CEASIP) is dedicated to the development, validation and transfer of cultivation techniques with a view to promoting sustainable agriculture on tropical sandy soils relatively poor in nutrients and exhausted by years of intensive monoculture. It also works to establish a gene pool for the Criollo cattle

breed, of unquantifiable value because of its enormous capacity to adapt to tropical climatic conditions.

CATTLE-REARING SECTOR

Genetic selection

For the purposes of safeguarding and more efficient-ly diffusing the genetic base of the cattle, a coope-ration agreement with Bolivian-Brazilian enterprise Terra Azul permitted the removal of eggs from CEASIP’s best cows and the production of embryos using the sperm of high-quality bulls from the Centro de Investigación Agrícola Tropical (CIAT). In July 2016, 13 calves were born from this in vitro fertilization.

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Santa Cruz, Bolivia

AgricultureEcology

Another important aspect in the area of cattle reproduction was the collection of sperm from bulls. To achieve this, CEASIP’s bull ‘Marcus’, which possesses excellent genetic potential for the production of milk, was brought to the Semen Collection Centre of the Centro Tecnológico Agropecuario en Bolivia (CETABOL), located in Santa Cruz.

In 2016, 20 head of cattle presented at the AgropeCruz and ExpoCruz fairs received numerous distinctions, among them the title of Reservada Gran Campeona of the Criollo breed.

In 2016, the Criollo livestock population comprised 144 head of cattle, a significant increase in compari-son with 2015. But given the area of its pastureland, CEASIP in 2016 reached the maximum number of ani-mals it is able to accommodate. This was the reason why, for the first time, the Centre sold reproducing cows to a foundation in Concepción that raises beef cows (for food). The Centre sought, however, several good-quality cows in order to provide milk to its staff and visitors. Apart from the revenues generated, the sale of multi-purpose cows also enabled CEASIP to contribute to the reduction of malnutrition in rural zones, one of the priority objectives of the Simón I. Patiño Foundation.

Meanwhile, CEASIP continued to lend its support

to the Asociación Boliviana de Criadores de Bovinos

Criollos (ASOCRIOLLO) by organizing a course on mor-

phological evaluation to improve the Criollo cattle

breed (Evaluación Morfológica para el Mejoramiento

del Bovino Criollo), assisted by a Brazilian expert.

In 2016, CEASIP became a member of the CREA

Misiones group, one of 19 cattle-rearing groups (220

farms in total) forming the Bolivian Association of

Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación Agrícola

(CREA). The 11 members of CREA Misiones reside

mainly in the Concepción region of Chiquitania and

meet once per month at one or another farm to

discuss new developments and resolve the difficul-

ties that cattle rearers face. The efforts of the CREA

Misiones group are specifically directed at dealing

with the constitution of a herd that is compatible

with the environment, a concept not widely circu-

lated and little practiced in Bolivia.

The last activity implemented in the cattle-rearing

sector in 2016 was the planting of more than 200 trees

in the pasturelands to create hedgerows to replace

conventional fences. This will also reduce the number

of trees to prune in order to build these fences. As

they grow, not only will the hedgerows provide shade

for the animals and serve as windbreakers, they will

also absorb carbonic gas and, according to what

types are used, put nitrogen in the soils. In addition

to these advantages, this initiative will also enable

the Centre to reduce its environmental impact.

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Dairy production

CEASIP produced 36,888 litres of milk in 2016. Part of the output served as food for the heifers raised with their mother and the remainder to make dairy products (such as yoghurt, yoghurt-based sauces, butter, fresh cheese, cottage cheese and, from 2016, cream cheese).

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

In 2016, market garden crops were further diversi-fied and around 30 varieties of vegetables are now planted over the 2.9 hectares of gardens thanks to a dripper irrigation system. This diversification, as well as the ‘agroecological’ label (Sello de Identidad Agroecológica), certifying that the vegetables culti-vated at CEASIP are chosen and planted in a res-ponsible and sustainable manner, resulted in an increase in sales over 2015.

The fruit trees also yielded good returns as 12 diffe-rent varieties of fruits were marketed, with mangoes, mandarins, lemons and Cayenne Cherry jams the big-gest selling products.

The beehive sector brought in less revenue than in 2015 because of bad climatic conditions. A prolonged period of low temperatures and violent winds destroyed half the hives, although 129 kg of honey were able to be harvested.

Added to this was a generalized drought in Bolivia, a probable consequence of climate change and ac-celerating deforestation. The drought has caused an enormous loss of cattle for many livestock rearers due to a lack of food and water. Despite this, 150 tonnes of maize for silage and graniferous sorghum pro-duced at CEASIP were sufficient to feed the cattle du-ring the period of pasture drought and the 1.5 tonne of sunflower seeds harvested complemented the cat-tle feed.

We note also for 2016 the production of 40 tonnes of manioc, a significant increase compared with 2015.

Between 2010 and 2016 revenues tripled and this trend should continue in 2017. To better position CEASIP’s products on the market, 18 labels have been developed for dairy products and honey. These will allow the products, to be introduced in shops in 2017, to be professionally presented. Furthermore, once the health registration is renewed, a sales outlet for products developed by CEASIP should be installed on the premises of the Simón I. Patiño Eco-educational Centre (CESIP) in Santa Cruz.

Infrastructure and equipment

In 2016, the dining room for staff and visitors was refurbished. The dairy was also renovated (wall and floor tiles).

An old small space was tiled to ensure correct handling of lubricants for the workshop.

Improvements were made to the technical director’s house (walls, floor, windows, electricity and insulation).

In addition, three solar panels were installed in dwelling houses to produce hot water and to replace electric showers and gas water-heaters.

A new system to treat used water was installed to meet the requirements of the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG).

All these improvements are testament to how CEASIP works for the protection of the environment by redu-cing its ecological footprint and emissions of green-house gasses as well as lowering operating costs.

In addition, after several years of negotiations with the National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA), CEASIP received its property titles to Villa Granada

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and Los Troncos, with registration completed in November 2016. However, to better protect the pro-perties from growing urbanization, CEASIP continued to fence in around 1,000 metres of the Los Troncos property and built the penultimate part of a protec-tive wall for Villa Granada spanning 350 metres.

DIFFUSION, COOPERATION AND RESEARCH

Since 2012, the number of visitors has increased by 460 per cent, notably thanks to the educational programmes organized in collaboration with the Eco-educational Centre (CESIP):

Guided visits of the farm as part of the Un día en la granja programme.

Workshop on composting and vermicomposting conducted in the Bolivian Chaco.

Workshops on the fabrication of the farm’s dairy products (yoghurts, butter, cheeses) and on silage protocols.

Workshop on the promotion of agroecological practices and the development of ‘urban gardens’ in communes.

Cooperation in the ‘Sustainable Schools’ (Escuelas Sustentables) project for the installation of educational gardens in different schools and the

drafting of nine educational factsheets to assist the implementation of these gardens, thanks to the support since 2014 of interns from Zamorano-Honduras University. These factsheets have been published in Debercito, a children’s supplement of the El Deber newspaper.

Another important activity was the production of peppers, a collaborative programme under the auspices of the Pairumani Phytoecogenetic Research Centre aimed at saving and promoting indigenous peppers grown in their natural environments (Rescate y Promoción de Ajíes Nativos en su Centro de Origen). In 2016, the fruits of 120 pepper plants sown and surveyed by CEASIP were harvested and sold to Sucre University, which is developing new products (preserves, sauces, jams, etc.) from peppers.

Lastly, a student from the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (UAGRM) successfully defended her thesis on a comparative evaluation of the quality of beef from culled animals of the Criollo and Nelore breeds. Statistically, meat from the Criollo race has been deemed to be of better quality than that from the Nelore species.

Lomas de Arena Regional Park

As a member of the management committee, CEASIP, as it does every year, contributed to the upkeep of access roads to the Park.

Simón I. Patiño Foundation

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Foundation Board:

Armin Ritz, President*

Nicolas du Chastel, Vice-president*

Benoît Merkt, Secretary*

Felipe Ortiz-Patiño

Pierre de Senarclens

George E. Ortiz

Marie-Françoise de Tassigny

Jacques de Vaucleroy

*Members of the Executive Board

Director :

Grégoire de Sartiges

Simón I. Patiño University Foundation

Av. Potosí N° 1450, Casilla 464Cochabamba – BoliviaTel.: +591-4-4280493Fax: [email protected]

Foundation Board:

Gonzalo Avila L., PresidentGrégoire de Sartiges, SecretaryRemberto Calvo C.Nicolas du Chastel Armin Ritz

Albina R. de Patiño Paediatric Centre

Medical director:José Pedro Ribera

Administrative director:Carla Torrico

Calle Jordán N° 886, esq. Av. Oquendo, Casilla 555 Cochabamba – Bolivia Tel.: +591-4-4258727 Fax: +591-4-4117023 [email protected]

Albina R. de Patiño Centre for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Calle Calama Nº 860Tel.: +591-4-4510159Fax: [email protected]

Albina R. de Patiño Child Nutrition Centre, Cochabamba

C. Llawar Mallcu, esq. C. Yanacuna Cochabamba – Bolivia Tel.: +591-4-4217708 Fax: +591-4-4217737 [email protected]

Albina R. de Patiño Child Nutrition Centre, El Alto

C. Gualberto Villarroel entre Zarate Villca y José Santos Vargas N° 6004 La Paz – Bolivia Tel.: +591-2-2863175 Fax: +591-2-2862964 [email protected]

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONSwitzerland

Bolivia

Simón I. Patiño Educational and Cultural Centre

Director:Elizabeth Torres

Av. Potosí N° 1450, Casilla 544 Cochabamba – Bolivia Tel.: +591-4-4489666 [email protected]

Espacio Simón I. Patiño

Director:Michela Pentimalli

Av. Ecuador, esq. Belisario Salinas N° 2503 Casilla 3289 La Paz – Bolivia Tel.: +591-2-2410329, int. 221 Fax: +591-2-2413530, int. 237 [email protected]

Simón I. Patiño Centre

Director:Janette Méndez

Calle Independencia N° 89 esq. Suarez de Figueroa Santa Cruz – Bolivia Tel.: +591-3-3372425 Fax: +591-3-3390151 [email protected]

Simón I. Patiño Eco-educational Centre

Director:José Baudoin

Calle Independencia N° 89 esq. Suarez de Figueroa, Casilla 1674 Santa Cruz – Bolivia Tel.: +591-3-3375726 Fax: +591-3-3332345 [email protected]

Pairumani Model Farm

Administration and production director:

Hugo Maldonado

Technical director:José Sánchez

Hacienda Pairumani Casilla 128 Cochabamba – Bolivia Tel.: +591-4-4260082 Fax: +591-4-4260082, int. 110 [email protected]

Pairumani Phytoecogenetic Research Centre

Director:Teresa Avila

Villa Albina, Casilla 128 Cochabamba – Bolivia Tel.: +591-4-4010470 Fax: +591-4-4263329 [email protected]

Pairumani Seed Centre

Director:Raúl Ríos E.

Hacienda Pairumani Casilla 128 Cochabamba – Bolivia Tel.: +591-4-4262021 Fax: +591-4-4356657 [email protected]

Simón I. Patiño Centre for Applied Ecology

Director:Christian Bomblat

Technical director:Martin Baudoin

Calle Independencia N° 89 esq. Suarez de Figueroa, Casilla 169 Santa Cruz – Bolivia Tel.: +591-3-3701905 Fax: +591-3-3701906, int. 114 [email protected]

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