This first photo is of a meeting of parents in Family Catechetics who very willingly join their children to treat themes chosen by them, such as alcoholism. The room is lent by the school. There is no electricity at this upper level of the mountains, some 3000 metres high and very cold indeed. All are warmly clothed as you can see. The team is made up of the parish priest, Juan, Patricia and Rolando, a bible teacher,who sells products in the market in Tarija city centre.

 Here is a group of parents doing a sketch or sociodrama. The team writes some of these but sometimes they make up their own and they really enjoy themselves. Reading the Bible and reflecting on their experience is something they love to do.

 This is a patronal feast, in this case of Saint Anthony of Padua in June, and the people are processing with the saint round the chapel which is more than 100 years old. Some arrive in cars but all walk in the procession. Part of the celebration is to make huge noise with drums, quenas, long horns, dynamite and fireworks.

 The communities nearer to the city use their traditional dress less frequently. The women volunteer to cook for their children when there is a youth weekend. The parents often come along and participate in the discussions. Patricia is helping to finance these youth activities from part of her DCI Personnel Co Funding grant from Ireland.