Our Family
Staff
Tío Ivan
Ivan Cossio, auditing graduate. Our administrator works to ensure that economic resources are managed in a balanced and transparent manner.
Tía Sandra
Sandra is a graduate in social work. She supports the children by safeguarding their rights and performing tasks related to social and family welfare.
Tía Maria
Maria is in charge of the sewing workshop as part of the occupational therapy that children receive, teaching practical sewing tasks, resource management and planning. She also serves in a supporting role as an educator, helping the boys and girls in their academic development.
Tía Cinthia
Cinthia is the boys' house mom during the weekends. She watches over the boys, guiding them in their spiritual development and teaching them new skills.
Tía Esther
Esther is a psychology graduate. She works as an educator and house mom with the boys during the week. She labors to provide a warm and loving ambience for the well-being of the boys.
Tía Silda
Silda has been working at the home since 2010. She has worked as an educator and an interim director. She currently is working as an educator primarily with the girls.
Tío Derek
Derek is a missionary from the United States serving as a volunteer at the home. He is the director of Ruth's House and Peter's House: transitional homes for the girls and boys of Talita Cumi after they have turned 18 years old.
Tía Elizabeth
Elizabeth is the house mom in charge of the girls during the week. She patiently works with the girls, providing spiritual guidance, emotional support and encouragement.
Tía Lourdes
Lourdes is the psychologist at the home. She is in charge of emotionally supporting the children and strengthening their abilities so that they can have leadership skills with Christian values and principles.
Board of Directors
Victoria Baigorria
Derek Fowler
Maria Pía Huebe
Débora Calapiña
Talita Cumi is governed by a board of directors that meets regularly to seek God’s guidance in discerning the best choices for the home. The board is made up of Bolivian nationals as well as missionaries that have come to Bolivia from other parts of the world. To contact our board members, check out the «Contact Us» page. We also have a USA Board of Directors in California that manages our American donations.
Interns
For many years, Talita Cumi has been blessed by one-year interns from SALT or YAMEN: programs of the Mennonite Central Committee. More recently we have also received interns through other mission organizations including the Evangelical Free Church of Canada Mission (EFCCM). These interns live in Bolivia and help fill the gaps: spending time with the children, helping with homework, writing newsletters, teaching English and music, and performing other administrative tasks. They are always a huge help and a wonderful part of Talita Cumi’s family.
He took her by the hand and said to her,
“Talita cumi!” which means, “Little girl, I
say to you, rise up!”
Mark 5:41
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