Refresh Bolivia is a student non profit community originating from

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. The organisation is dedicated to constructing a "maternal and child care oriented community health center" in Cochabamba,

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. Currently, international chapters of the organization exist at the

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, McMaster University, and

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. According to the group, it has benefited "more than 2,000 people" by "constructing ecological bathrooms; teaching health

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to men, women and children; and conducting research on the health needs of our target communities." Each January 20 students are recruited by the community to participate in a "two week-long service project."

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