Showing posts with label Bolivia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bolivia. Show all posts
January 30, 2009
BOLIVIA: Pensions Minister guarantees dignity grant will be paid to elderly
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LA PAZ, Bolivia / Prensa Latina / January 30, 2009
Bolivian Pensions Deputy Minister Jose Luis Perez guaranteed elderly dignity grant this year, a government aid for people over 60 years old, denying rumors that such a measure will not materialize.
The population can stay assured the government's help will come without difficulty, he assured in a declaration to Patria Nueva Radio.
According to the official, the equivalent of $22 million will be paid. The resources will come from hydrocarbon direct tax and recovery of enterprises privatized by neo liberal presidents, explained the economist.
In the last few days some experts criteria circulated here have predicted a severe impact of the world financial crisis. In Bolivia the impact will be by mid of this year mainly those initiatives aimed at supporting the social sectors.
About 700,000 Bolivians will benefit from this measure granted for the first time in 2008 starting from President Evo Morales' idea.
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January 17, 2007
BOLIVIA: Dona Barbara must get a birth certificate to claim her Bonosol
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LA PAZ, Bolivia / HelpAge International Newsletter / January 17, 2007
OLDER PEOPLE'S RIGHTS
Doña Barbara, 68, Bolivia
Barbara Choque, 68, travelled 10 hours by bus from her home in the Camachu province near the Peruvian border to come to La Paz to get a birth certificate. Doña Barbara only speaks Aymara, her native language.
Claiming the Bonosol
She has come here to sort out her documents so that she can claim the Bonosol – a non-contributory state pension of 1,800 Bolivianos (approximately US$225) a year available to all Bolivians who are 65 or older.
Like most people in her village, Doña Barbara has never had a birth certificate – they are very hard to get and the administrative process can take a long time. She has been in La Paz for a month and a half now. The service at the socio-legal centre is free but she will have to pay 65 Bolivianos ($8) to the government registry office for the birth certificate.
Doña Barbara's husband is 70 and he does not get the Bonosol either. He does not have a birth certificate but he is too weak to travel to La Paz to organise one.
Working to survive
Back in their village, Doña Barbara and her husband are subsistence farmers. They are still farming – growing potatoes and wheat – because they have no other income. According to Barbara, they "work all the time" even when they feel ill, which is often.
Their daughter, Maria, says her parents are struggling. "They have no electricity and they don’t have enough food," she sighs. "Older farmers get no help from the government. My sister, Rosa, and I send our parents parcels of food and clothes. I worry about them. Once a year I go and visit, but I can’t leave my own family more often than that.”
At the socio-legal centre, the staff have now helped Doña Barbara to get her birth certificate so that she can claim the Bonosol. "Mama and Papa really need the money," says Maria. "They need to buy more food. It’s no wonder they both suffer from stomach pains – they eat nothing but potatoes. We would bring them to live here but they don’t like the town. They are used to their village."
© Copyright HelpAge International, 2005-2008
Doña Barbara, 68, Bolivia
Barbara Choque, 68, travelled 10 hours by bus from her home in the Camachu province near the Peruvian border to come to La Paz to get a birth certificate. Doña Barbara only speaks Aymara, her native language.
Claiming the Bonosol
She has come here to sort out her documents so that she can claim the Bonosol – a non-contributory state pension of 1,800 Bolivianos (approximately US$225) a year available to all Bolivians who are 65 or older.
Like most people in her village, Doña Barbara has never had a birth certificate – they are very hard to get and the administrative process can take a long time. She has been in La Paz for a month and a half now. The service at the socio-legal centre is free but she will have to pay 65 Bolivianos ($8) to the government registry office for the birth certificate.
Doña Barbara's husband is 70 and he does not get the Bonosol either. He does not have a birth certificate but he is too weak to travel to La Paz to organise one.
Working to survive
Back in their village, Doña Barbara and her husband are subsistence farmers. They are still farming – growing potatoes and wheat – because they have no other income. According to Barbara, they "work all the time" even when they feel ill, which is often.
Their daughter, Maria, says her parents are struggling. "They have no electricity and they don’t have enough food," she sighs. "Older farmers get no help from the government. My sister, Rosa, and I send our parents parcels of food and clothes. I worry about them. Once a year I go and visit, but I can’t leave my own family more often than that.”
At the socio-legal centre, the staff have now helped Doña Barbara to get her birth certificate so that she can claim the Bonosol. "Mama and Papa really need the money," says Maria. "They need to buy more food. It’s no wonder they both suffer from stomach pains – they eat nothing but potatoes. We would bring them to live here but they don’t like the town. They are used to their village."
© Copyright HelpAge International, 2005-2008
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