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All financial contributions made at any point during the programme go towards securing the long term future of Puerto Camacho. The FH project is only made possible by the generosity of donors who chose to walk with us in this way. There are two ways in which people can give to the project; a monthly amount of your choosing (community sponsorship) or a one off donation, meaning you are able give as you are able or would like, knowing that it will all make an impact in this community.

The cost to provide the minimum interventions that will make an impact in Puerto Camacho, as described in The Project is £25,000 a year. However, any funds over this amount will enable us to make a greater impact through extending our interventions in areas such as developing microenterprises for income generation, expanding the church premises to have more room to facilitate more children in the programme, funding more children and families to be part of the programme, providing a programme for other age groups etc. Expanding to other neighbourhoods around Puerto Camacho will require the same amount again. We guarantee that every amount given will help overcome poverty for good.

Community Sponsorship

There are two ways of sponsoring; as an individual or part of a group:

Individual sponsorship

• Tangibly impact lives by giving a monthly amount of your choosing
• You receive regular updates to see how the community is developing, and see where and how your support is making a difference
• You are not committed to a specific length of time and can stop sponsorship at any time

Group sponsorship

• As a group, eg. a group of colleagues or church group, you can join together to collectively sponsor Puerto Camacho
• Group members set individual standing orders to FH for the amount they would like to contribute to the group sponsorship
• Groups name an advocate to be the main contact, however each member receives the regular updates to see how their support is making an impact

This type of sponsorship is designed to ensure the maximum possible gets to the community because as little as possible is needed for administration.

Examples of what your monthly support could provide:

• £15 supports one child in our programme; unlocking potential for a brighter future
• £25 a month funds funding for five local leaders
• £50 enables us to work with ten families; identifying and overcoming causes of poverty through home visits
• £200 a month provides the salary of an FH staff member in Puerto Camacho

Supporters are not committed to any time length and can stop sponsorship support at any time. Contributions made at any point during the programme all go towards securing the long term future of this community. Although we ask that individual sponsors consider a minimum of £20 a month, and groups £50, no amount is too small. There is also no limit to the monthly sponsorship amount, enabling sponsors to give as they are able to and as they choose. Every penny given will go towards bettering the Puerto Camacho community and supporting them out of poverty. This type of sponsorship is designed to ensure the maximum possible gets to the community and as little as possible is needed for administration.

The following are examples of what your support could provide:


• Approximately £7 a month supports us to work with one child
• Approximately £20 a month enables us to train seven local leaders
• Approximately £30 a month enables us to work with one family
• Approximately £185 provides the salary of an FH staff member in Puerto Camacho for a month

There isn’t a set price tag for the development of a community. In a poverty situation, there are multiple areas of need. The resources to meet these needs are limited. The minimum required per year to enable the project to run is £25,000, however with increased funding we will be better able to meet these needs. This is why FH Bolivia’s actions are focused on what is called the “irreducible minimum”:

• Needs which are a priority from a wholistic viewpoint (the needs that most restrict the development of the children)
• Actions that with a smaller investment can create an important and perceptible impact
• Actions where the individual child and their environment (family, community, government) are impacted at the same time

The “irreducible minimum” is principally funded by sponsorship funds and “irreducible minimum” actions are a part of what is needed to achieve the complete development of a community and its children (all of their needs). Sponsorship funds can potentially be multiplied by up to 5 times the original amount through the leveraging of external sources, such as local government funding. This means that for a sponsor giving, for example, £20 a month, FH Bolivia could potentially leverage an extra £100 a month for the project. All of the funds received would directly benefit Puerto Camacho and work together to achieve the complete development of the community.

Pray Prayer is the foundation of this project and seeing really change in the lives of those we serve. Addressing poverty and how to bring about change is no easy task. The issues within the realm of poverty are as complicated and diverse as people themselves. Therefore there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ solution. As we walk with the community towards change, obstacles and issues to be resolved will inevitably arise. Apart from needing the financial support to be able to work with the community towards a better future, we also need wisdom, sensitivity, patience and humility to implement a programme which addresses the unique needs of the community, and to appropriately deal with their specific needs as they arise. This wouldn’t be possible without the God’s guidance through continued prayer. We want to be used in His plans for the people of Puerto Camacho; working on God ideas rather than good ideas. The difference being real lasting change in those we seek to serve, rather than well intentioned but futile efforts. Please pray for the community of Puerto Camacho, and that we may be instruments of change attuned to God’s guiding. The ‘updates and contact’ section of the website provides the latest information from the community.

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