Atamhi Cawayu

Atamhi Cawayu is a social scientist based in Bolivia, currently working at the Research Institute for Behavioral Sciences at the Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” in La Paz. In 2023, he earned a PhD in Gender and Diversity Studies from Ghent University. His doctoral thesis, “Searching for Restoration: An Ethnographic Study of Transnational Adoption from Bolivia,” critically examines the adoption and child protection system in Bolivia, with a particular focus on families of origin. Cawayu’s expertise centers on childhood and child protection, with specific interests in transnational adoption, care-leavers, and sexual violence against children.