Bolivian Rhapsody

Aditi Daga
Current volunteer with the project for a total of 2.5 months
Field: Marketing Communications
Currently employed with the InterContinental Hotels Group as PR & Marketing Manager, IHG Dubai Festival City

I chose Proyecto Horizonte as the place to challenge myself and offer my skills in communications because of all I had read about on the website, and eventually my conversations with Christian Ruehmer, one of the founders of the project.

I was overwhelmed by how much progress was made within a span of a few short years, and how lives have already seen improvement. Proyecto Horizonte is a village development project, and it is through external funds and aid agencies that we are able to accomplish all we have. Which is why I believe a strong communication plan and marketing focus is essential.

This is and will continue to be my area during my 3 month sabbatical, and hopefully beyond as well.

Cochabamba is like the brochure. It's laid back, easy going, and exciting all the same. As with every city, you have your contrasts, and there's a little bit of everything for everyone. Spanish is essential, and you would need to have the basics in place before ou get here. There are some excellent Spanish teachers that can easily be recommended and arranged as well to help you develop your language skills while working at the project.

While the project has 5 main areas that it works within, volunteers are encouraged to find their niche and develop those when here. However we will also shortly have definite job profies within each sector which will help further.

To contact me directly on my experience so far, and for any further information I could help with, please send an email to aditi.daga@hotmail.com

Gracias!