Responsibility, leadership and motivation expressed in the personality of Petrona
Petrona taking control of the measurement of a girl of the community.
Mothers and children of the community of Gareca, healthy and happy, live thankful to and motivated by one woman

Tarija, Bolivia.- Petrona Varas is a young woman who lives in the community of Narváez Gareca in the municipality of Entre Ríos, an area of intervention of the Tittle II- Food Security Program. She is 24 years old, happily married, and has three children. The community is about 10 kilometers from the primary road headed for Entre Ríos, a community with difficult access, and is surrounded by beautiful vegetation and crystal waters, where the birds and animals live happy.

Petrona was educated and trained a year and a half ago as a health promoter for her community during the intervention of CARE-Bolivia through the implementation of the Food Security Program, and is currently one of the most active promoters. She participated in workshops and training sessions in nutrition, anthropometry, strategy of the Community (AIEPI in Spanish), creation of educational materials, participative methodologies, and the organization of and participation in community health fairs, and on the other hand supports activities in natural resources. Petrona demonstrates responsibility, leadership, and motivation for the community. For whatever situation, mothers go every month with their children to participate in activities in the Center thanks to the leadership and information that Petrona provides. The smallest of her daughters is 2 years and 10 months old and enjoys good health with a normal nutritional state.
Petrona says… “…I’m concerned that all the children in the community are weighed and measured, to know if they are underweight or not. For this reason I think CARE for having me trained as a health promoter and for supporting with food in my community.”
The improvement of the quality of life that Petrona has experienced is the result of the support that the Title II program from USAID Bolivia is providing to contribute to decreasing malnutrition in children under 5 years of age and to improve the quality of life for families, through the implementation of the Food Security Program of CARE - Bolivia. 		  Results of the Food Security Program in the community of Gareca:

• 25 families benefited, equaling 118 inhabitants

• 13 children (100%) monitored with a normal nutritional state 		 
  The improvement of the quality of life that Petrona has experienced is the result of the support that the Title II program from USAID Bolivia  
 
 
 
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