Bolivia Poverty Facts
- Population in poverty – 37.2 percent or 4.3 million people, according to the World Bank
- Population in extreme poverty – 12.9 percent or 1.5 million people, according to the World Bank.
- Children under 5 suffering from anemia – 53.7 percent, according to the United Nations World Food Programme.
- More than 60 percent of the country does not have access to drinking water and sewage services, according to Habitat for Humanity.
- 14 percent of the population is undernourished, according to the World Bank.
Help for Bolivia
Food For The Poor (FFTP) began serving in Bolivia at the end of 2020, partnering with Pastoral Social Caritas de Bolivia, an official organization of the Catholic Church, dependent on the Bolivian Episcopal Conference, through a network of 17 Pastoral Social Caritas Jurisdictions in Bolivia. Pastoral Social Caritas helps lift the poor out of poverty through the following thematic areas such as productive economic development with a sustainability approach, food security, humanitarian and disaster relief, access to water, and community development.
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Our Impact in Bolivia
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