Partnerships and Collaboration

Both Carmen Pampa Fund and the College recognize the importance and power of collaboration. Both institutions have relationships with several private and public institutions on a national and international level.  They include, but are not limited to:  Municipality of Coroico, Municipality of Coripata, 13 communities of the Villa Nilo Sub-Central, Catholic University of La Paz, CARITAS, Benson Institute, Boston College, Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA), Cross International, Collaborative Interamerican Institute (IICA), United States Aid for International Development (USAID), Rotary International, and Adams Immersion School.

Academic Partnerships

South Dakota State University (SDSU);Brookings, SD was theCollege's first academic partner, dating back to the founding of the UAC-CP in 1993.  Exchanges with SDSU over this time have helped promote initiatives in nutrition, environment and biodiversity.  Over one dozen professors have made visits to the College, many on a yearly basis, to teach UAC-CP students, guide their thesis projects and conduct research. Faculty and staff at the UAC-CP have also had the opportunity to visit SDSU's campus and work on joint projects. Currently, the institutions are collaborating on a project that gives special consideration to the integration of indigenous initiatives within the context of higher education.

Since 2000, St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN has been a partner with the UAC-CP. In the past, faculty and students from both institutions conducted an extensive health survey of the communities served by UAC-CP’s extension program, with follow-up studies, under the auspices of a Fulbright Scholarship. St. Catherine librarians have also worked with UAC-CP's duel libraries to help train staff and implement an organized system. The institutions are currently exploring opportunities for joint projects that focus on public health nursing and English as a Second Language instruction.

A partnership with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UW-RF) was finalized in April 2006. Through a grant to Carmen Pampa Fund, faculty and students from UW-RF have helped to organize UAC-CP’s English as a Foreign Language program. UW-RF graduates who have chosen to volunteer at the College after graduation have played an integral role in the success of the UAC-CP's Ecotourism Department.