On Friday 28th April 2017 TIA founder Tessa Henwood-Mitchell was announced as the winner of the University Senior College’s Create Change Award as part of the Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards. Tessa, 29 from Aldinga Beach, now lives in Cochabamba, Bolivia where TIA Australia supports young people exiting state institutions so they can build a brighter future. She hopes the award will help raise awareness of the work TIA is doing, all fully funded and...
At TIA we focus on projects that will create opportunities for children and young people in Bolivia. We believe in working with children and young people and their communities, empowering them to be the drivers of change and participate in the process, coming up with their own solutions to issues that they view as important.
Country Facts Population: 10,725,000 President: Juan Evo Morales Ayma Government: Republic Main Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) Major Religions: Christianity, Catholicism Bordered by: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay Compared with Australia… Australia Bolivia HDI * 2 118 Life expectancy at Birth 82.5 68.7 Under 5 Mortality Rate** 3.8 38.4 GDP^ Per...
Why is it important? In Cochabamba alone, approximately 5000 children live in orphanages, without much hope of a future of opportunities or success. TIA’s mission is to give hope to and create real opportunities for these young people. Upon turning 18 years old, these young adults must leave the institution – a time of great doubt and stress. From an early age they have been dependent on their orphanage, with no real life skills to help them succeed...
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TIA is an Australian grassroots non-profit organisation working in Bolivia, South America.
We’re on a mission to empower 5000 young people to successfully transition from state care into independence and to make positive change in their communities.
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