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This report presents findings on needs assessments of schools, including teachers and School Management Committees (SMC) in 40 cocoa growing communities. The report feeds into the design and provision of direct educational services to target schools and teachers (including training for teachers).

As part of the process to conduct an impact evaluation on the Ñaupaqman Puriy Kereimba: Combating Exploitive Child Labor (ÑPK) project in Bolivia, this summary describes the approach that was taken in the research design for the ÑPK impact evaluation.

Design of the Urban Production Strategy for the Adolescent Employment Program - "PHASE I: Diagnosis of the Current Situation: Labor Market of Adolescent Workers in the Urban Area of the Project": The main objective of the diagnosis has been the collection of primary and secondary information on the socio economic context of working adolescents and their parents in Bolivia, La Paz and San ta Cruz; the economic context in those regions; and the direct perceptions of working adolescents and their parents about their sustainable insertion in the labor market.

Design of the Urban Production Strategy for the Adolescent Employment Program - "PHASE I: Diagnosis of the Current Situation: Labor Market of Adolescent Workers in the Urban Area of the Project": The main objective of the diagnosis has been the collection of primary and secondary information on the socio economic context of working adolescents and their parents in Bolivia, La Paz and San ta Cruz; the economic context in those regions; and the direct perceptions of working adolescents and their parents about their sustainable insertion in the labor market.

The first part of the report includes a desk review of alternative livelihood sources for cocoa families to provide a list of possible alternative livelihood options in the target communities. The second part, SECTION 2 reports on the availability and viability of alternative and or additional livelihood activities in the target communities. SECTION 3 identifies good practices by past and current alternative livelihood activities in the target communities and discusses possibility for replication. The fourth part, SECTION 4 provides insights into the willingness and readiness of cocoa farmers to engage in the identified alternative livelihood options. The final part, SECTION 5 provides a list of recommendations on the most viable activities that IPEC beneficiaries could immediately engage in to improve their household income.

Contrasts: Sowing Opportunities in Antioquia and Boyacá: These are two years in which families linked to Somos Tesoro through the Livelihoods component in Antioquia and Boyacá have been sowing and reaping hope in their community gardens to guarantee food security for their families, promote good practices in the field and encourage chemical-free production.

This document is a guide for the basic themes of financial education, designed for the needs of vanilla producers. The guide is inclusive of the topics of Savings, Budget, and Credit. This guide also includes learning exercises.

An article about the Somos Tesoro Entrepreneurship Fair, a space for the exhibition and commercialization of the products created by the entrepreneurship initiatives supported by Pact within the framework of the Somos Tesoro project.

An article about beneficiary households that the Somos Tesoro project has trained in family economics and savings models.

An article about the second Peasant, Cultural and Mining Fair, organized by the Somos Tesoro project.