INSTITUTIONAL PROFIL

Name of the Institution: 
Instituto Boliviano de la Ceguera, Filial Cochabamba

Address: 
Huascar N° 4472, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Telephone: 
+591-4-4222565

Fax:  
+591-4-4222565

Website: 
www.ibcbolivia.org

Email: 
cochabamba@ibcbolivia.org,raulveliz@hotmail.com, ccls.21@hotmail.com

Contact:  
Lic. Raúl Véliz

Areas of Work: 
Development and integrated care for the handicapped and people with visual disabilities on a state and national level.

Number of Employees: 
- 2 IBC State Directors in Cochabamba
- 8 people on the IBC Consultive Council in Cochabamba (Between these staff we have pyschologists, communicators, and architects that help us with education cmapaigns and other activities.
- 13 people that belong to the Professional Panel that work in the Centro de Rehabilitación “Manuela E. Gandarillas

Description of Work Areas: 
We work in the education and rehabilitation of boys, girls and youths with visual handicaps. We provide technical training, and integrated development for youth and adults through programs of assistence, training, development, and protection without discrimination, implementing projects to create sources of work for the visually handicapped.

The Foundation: 
The organization was founded by the Ley 22 de Enero in 1957, under the presidency of Hernán Siles Suazo.

International Contacts: 
- Fundación ONCE – América Latina “FOAL” (www.once.es),
- CADENA Q
- ULAC

Volunteer Work Areas: 
- Rehabilitation Center “Manuela E. Gandarillas”
- IBC – Cochabamba
- The Mayor’s office of Trata and other municipalities.

Requirements: 
- That all the volunteers desire to work with people with visual handicaps.
- That volunteers’ time be between 3 months and 1 year to finish their projects
- That all volunteers be able to speak Spanish. 

Payment (If yes, how much): 
No

Housing for Volunteers: 
No

References of Prior Volunteers (email): 
Students of the Universidad Católica Pedagogy Department

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