Strengthening connections between Quakers in the Andes and those in North America and Europe through programs that improve education for Andean Friends and support community service. BQEF's mission is to strengthen ties between Andean Quakers and those of North America and Europe through programs that: * enhance the educational opportunities of Andean Friends * nurture their service work * strengthen their schools, and * bring this work to the attention of Friends in North America and Europe. We do this through: *Scholarships supporting higher education for qualified Quaker high school graduates attending accredited universities and technical schools. * Visitations & Exchanges coordinating volunteer service, teacher training, and visits of Bolivian Quakers to the US -- including arranging for Bolivian Quaker teachers to intern in US Quaker schools. * Workshops sponsoring Quaker Education and Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops.