Volunteer Work in Bolivia

This October, Deirdre (Archivist Librarian) and Kristen (Musician)  will volunteer in rural Bolivia for 5 weeks with the non profit BiblioWorks . BiblioWorks promotes education and literacy by building libraries, supplying books and training librarians in the poorest communities of Bolivia since 2005.

Deirdre and Kristen will travel to 4-5 of Biblioworks libraries,  conducting a cultural workshop. During the workshop, we will create songs with the children inspired by books. These books will be in both English and Spanish, and at a variety of reading levels. The paticipants will be given shaker eggs and a chance to play and sing along with our collectively written songs, as well as exposure to the acoustic guitar.  

Stories plus music creates a fun way to build literacy!  

In addition to leading this workshop, Kristen will perform some American music, and Deirdre will put her Masters degree in library science to work, helping out the libraries in any way needed.

We need your help to raise $3,700. These funds will go directly to  cover travel expenses, teaching supplies, room and board, and the books and instruments which will be donated to BiblioWorks. Any additional funds will go directly to BiblioWorks.

Here's what your money will go towards!

$600 Biblioworks Volunteer Fee
$250 Books + Shipping
$450 Musical instruments + Shipping
$50 Miscellaneous teaching supplies
$545 Travel, Room and Board in Bolivia
$1000 Airfare 
$320 Visas to enter Bolivia
$100 Vaccines
$327.50 Gofundme Fees
$57.50 Shipping costs to mail rewards
= $3,700

If you'd like more information about Biblioworks please visit their official website

Thank you for taking the time to learn about this project, and for sharing this Gofundme Campaign!