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The Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa (UAC-Carmen Pampa) is a satellite campus of the Catholic University of Bolivia founded in 1993 to serve the rural poor of Bolivia.〔Carmen Pampa Fund. n.d. History and Mission of the College. Available at http://carmenpampafund.org/uac_history.htm. Accessed 2010-08-17.〕 It is located in Carmen Pampa, a small farming community 12 km. from the town of Coroico. ==History== The UAC-Carmen Pampa was founded on October 3, 1993, by Sister Damon Nolan,〔〔Berggren, K. 2003. A school for life in Bolivia. National Catholic Reporter Oct. 17, 2003. Available at http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2003d/101703/101703p.htm. Accessed 2010-07-15. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5rFvvnsje)〕 a nun of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Third Order of Saint Francis. It started as part of a consortium of rural campuses of the Catholic University of Bolivia called UACs (Unidades Académicas Campesinas), created to educate the rural poor, and in 2010 became an independent satellite campus of the Catholic University of Bolivia.〔UAC-Carmen Pampa. n.d. Reseña histórica. Available at http://www.uac-cp.edu.bo/universidad/rese%F1a.asp. Accessed 2010-08-17. (in Spanish)〕 The university first offered technical degrees in agronomy, veterinary/animal science and nursing. In 1998 the UAC-Carmen Pampa augmented its offering to a ''licenciatura'' (BS-equivalent). In 2003 the UAC-Carmen Pampa began offering a ''licenciatura'' degree in primary education. In 2006 the UAC-Carmen Pampa started a technical degree in ecotourism, which became a ''licenciatura'' degree offering in 2013. The UAC-Carmen Pampa also offers a remedial one semester program of college preparatory classes called pre-university.〔Enders, J. 2010. Educating indigenous students. Global Post July 15, 2010. Available at http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/education/100713/indigenous-bolivia?page=0,0. Accessed 2010-07-15. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5rFyW9bUi)〕 In 1999, the Carmen Pampa Fund was established to provide support for the UAC-Carmen Pampa. It is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.〔 College of St. Catherine. 2009. The Carmen Pampa Fund. Available at http://library.stkate.edu/carmenpampa/fund.html. Accessed: 2010-08-17.〕 The UAC-Carmen Pampa also received significant support from USAID since 2001. 〔USAID. 2013. Bolivian scholarship students solve community problem. Case Study. Available at http://www.usaid.gov/results-data/success-stories/bolivian-scholarship-students-solve-community-problem. Accessed 2014-06-25.〕 In 2003, the United Nations recognized the UAC-Carmen Pampa as an institution with "best practices in poverty eradication." 〔 United Nations Sub-Committee in the Eradication of Poverty of the NGO Committee for Social Development. 2003. Best Practices in Poverty Eradication: Case Studies from the Field. United Nations. Available at http://www.ngocongo.org/congo/files/report.pdf. Accessed: 2010-06-25. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5qko1GtTz)〕 The UAC-Carmen Pampa has also been recognized for its efforts toward ending poverty and increasing profitability and food sovereignty for rural people.〔Cahill, S. 2010. More Than They Can Chew. Different Voices (Radio Program/Newstalk Ireland) July 17, 2010. Available at http://media.newstalk.ie/newstalk/media_uploads/upload_mp3/144702269More_Than_They_Can_Chew__podcast.mp3. Accessed 2010-08-18.〕〔Kjelberg, C. C. 2008. It takes a village (Radio Program/Minnesota) October 11, 2008. Available at http://www.villagetalkradio.com/listen.html. Accessed 2010-08-18.〕〔Satterlee, R. 2012. Story of a Rural Bolivian University. Global South Development Magazine. November 7, 2012. Available at http://gsdmagazine.org/2012/11/07/story-of-a-rural-bolivian-university/. Accessed 2012-11-12.〕 In May 2011, the education and health committee of the Legislative Assembly of Bolivia recognized each of the UACs as an ''Institución Meritoria del Estado'' (Meritorious Institution of the State) for their work in higher education.〔INFODECOM. 2011. Gobierno reconoce labor educativa de las Unidades Académicas Campesinas de la Universidad Católica. Available at http://www.infodecom.com/Manager.php?var=15432. Accessed 2011-05-11. (in Spanish)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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