The Home of the Happy Child “Tahuichi”

The Dream that must become Reality

The Home of the Happy Child “Tahuichi” has an extension of 24 hectares and is located in a strategic urban zone of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The complete construction of the Home of the Happy Child “Tahuichi” is a big aspiration of the Tahuichi Academy, which would allow all the children of the country to have a home, soccer fields and playing grounds where they could practice sport and have an adequate infrastructure which they have not had till now.

The program consists in the construction of basic administrative and sport facilities as well as an ecological scenery complementary to the Master Plan of the Home of the Happy Child “Tahuichi”. The Master Plan of the Home of the Happy Child “Tahuichi” consists of the following constructions:

• Final Architectural and Engineering designs
• Administration, Medical, Board of Directors Building and the Trophy Room
• The Coaches Building and Conference Room
• Handicapped Children’s Shelter and Training facility
• Dormitories for Scholarship Players
• Medical and rehabilitation facilities
• Gymnasium
• Watchman Lodge
• Restaurant and Snack
• Laundry Room
• Indoor Coliseum
• Mini Tahuichi Stadium
• Soccer Fields (16 Full Size and 1 mini field). 2 Fields with light
• Perimeter Wall

In addition to the healthy recreation of children through the practice of soccer Tahuichi plans to use the Home of the Happy Child “Tahuichi” as a center for athletic and social activities promoting national and international “unity” taking advantage of the geographical zoning of Santa Cruz situated in the heart of South America.

Once the Home of the Happy Child “Tahuichi” is completely constructed, because of Santa Cruz’s privileged climate and altitude (460meters above sea level), 5000 boys and girls could play soccer the whole year round. At the same time it is Tahuichi’s dream to hold the Mundialito Tahuichi “Paz y Unidad” Under 15, international tournament which Tahuichi organizes every year with the participation of 16 elite teams from around the world, in the Mini Stadium to be build.