Loyola Cultural Action Foundation
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Acción Cultural Loyola | |
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| Abbreviation | ACLO |
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| Formation | 1966[1] |
| Purpose | Socioeconomic development of indigenous people |
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Region served | Bolivia |
Official language | Quechua, Spanish[2] |
Director General | Fernando Alvarado[3] |
| Affiliations | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Website | ACLO |
Loyola Cultural Action Foundation (Spanish: Acción Cultural Loyola; ACLO) is a network of radio stations in southeast and southcentral Bolivia founded by the Jesuits in 1966, with headquarters in Sucre. It serves the largely indigenous people of this region and has included literacy in its programming from the start. It is currently involved in advocacy and education for participatory democracy in a plurinational state.[4] It has undertaken direct action programs to strengthen community organizations and community-based media.
Programming is broadcast in the indigenous Quechuan language, but staff are required to prepare scripts in Spanish.[2] The programming is primarily entertainment oriented.[5] In 1990, the network started broadcasting the farmer education program Tornavuelta.[6]
