BVLGARI and Save the Children - Youth Empowerment Program Bolivia

Established in 2016 by Save the Children in partnership with Bvlgari, the Youth Empowerment Program – implemented in 4 countries, including Bolivia - aims to provide adolescents and youth in vulnerable situations, ages 14 to 20, with personal and professional skills, so that they may fulfill their potential and become agents of their own change. Three young people from Youth Empowerment Program Bolivia travel to Italy to continue their training with Chef Niko Romito. This is the story of Claudia, Oscar and Juan Luis, three young people from Bolivia who have been given the opportunity to travel to Italy and pursue their dream. It’s also the story of Bvlgari and Save the Children’s Youth Empowerment Program, who made this journey possible with only one goal in mind: giving hope and rattling the lock of those doors dividing young people in dire straits from facing their future with new perspectives. It all started back in October 2018, in La Paz, where twenty-two students of the Youth Empowerment Program in Bolivia took part in a special training. This enthusiastic classroom learnt the Art of Baking straight from the teachings of Niko Romito, the world-famous Three Michelin-starred Chef, responsible for many Bvlgari hotels restaurants in the world, who travelled to Bolivia aiming to share his masterful knowledge and incredible passion for the signature element of his renowned menu: bread. From 7th to 14th of July 2019, three very determined youngsters selected from the group