Low-income and disabled students in Bolivia are putting their
creativity to work by making hand-made jewelry through a program run by
the international organisation Save the Children.
With funding from the Italian jewelry company Bulgari, the project seeks to improve the economic situation of these young students, aged 16 to 24, while teaching them a trade and entrepreneurship.
Over 700 students, who take classes at workshops in La Paz, Santa Cruz, Oruro, and Potosi, learn how to mold jewelry and decorate it with colorful stones.
Rodrigo Zelaya, who went through the program and is now an instructor, says it's gratifying to see that vulnerable students are benefiting from the educational training.
Recently, some of the students participated in a gala where they showcased their jewelry and marketed their creations to buyers who travelled from various parts of the country to see their work.
Part of the profit from the sales goes toward students' educational costs.
With funding from the Italian jewelry company Bulgari, the project seeks to improve the economic situation of these young students, aged 16 to 24, while teaching them a trade and entrepreneurship.
Over 700 students, who take classes at workshops in La Paz, Santa Cruz, Oruro, and Potosi, learn how to mold jewelry and decorate it with colorful stones.
Rodrigo Zelaya, who went through the program and is now an instructor, says it's gratifying to see that vulnerable students are benefiting from the educational training.
Recently, some of the students participated in a gala where they showcased their jewelry and marketed their creations to buyers who travelled from various parts of the country to see their work.
Part of the profit from the sales goes toward students' educational costs.
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