Working Hand-In-Hand to Improve Lives in Rural Bolivia
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Is to create partnerships with impoverished Bolivian communities that improve health and increase economic well-being.
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Bolivians have access to health care for the first time
Bolivians have received emergency air rescues
Million pounds of medical, school, and construction supplies shipped
Miles of roads built or improved
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Mano a Mano 2024 Annual Report
2024 has been bittersweet. There is no other place for us to start a review of the year than with the tragic deaths of Joan Velásquez, Mano a Mano Co-Founder, in December, and Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez, Lead Pilot of Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program in Bolivia, in...
Mano a Mano Health Fair with Nursing Students From Universidad Técnica Privada Cosmos
After a month of learning about medical supplies and equipment with Mano a Mano, third-semester nursing students from Universidad Técnica Privada Cosmos wrapped up their internships hosting a health fair at our Center for Ecological Agriculture in El Abra, Cochabamba,...
Month in Review: February/March 2025
Check out a few things that Mano a Mano has been working on over the past few weeks across our 5 counterpart organizations in Minnesota and Bolivia. (We missed a February 'Month in Review,' so that is included here as well.) Partnering Together On a daily basis, Mano...
Visiting Physical Therapy Program Participants at Home in Rural Bolivia
Staff and volunteers from our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional visited Lucas at home in Santivañez, a community about 25 miles from the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Home visits are an integral part of Mano a Mano's physical therapy program, to...
Partnering Together (March 2025)
On a daily basis, Mano a Mano is partnering with Bolivian communities to build clinics and water wells; distribute supplies and equipment sent from Minnesota; provide training and education ranging from health to agriculture to physical therapy; and provide weekend...
Starting Construction on New Health Clinic in Vilaque, Bolivia
Our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia has started construction on a new health clinic in Vilaque, Bolivia! Vilaque is a community about an hour outside of the city of Cochabamba, and has a population of 1,500. Local residents were present to help unload the...
Dedicating a Deep Water Well in Mamanaca Sunchal, Bolivia
We were happy to celebrate the completion and dedication of a new deep water well in Mamanaca Sunchal over the weekend! 5-6 liters of water came out of the pipe as the pump came to life. Residents applauded and gave thanks for this project with Mano a Mano, which is...
Distributing Supplies and Equipment in Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia – February 25th, 2025
As 3 containers with 80,000+ pounds of supplies and equipment left our Minnesota warehouse last week destined for Bolivia, earlier this week Mano a Mano staff and volunteers in Bolivia were busy distributing more than 10,000 pounds of supplies and equipment from a...
Thanks To Everyone That Stopped By Our Gathering For Joan Yesterday
Thank you to everyone that stopped by Mano a Mano yesterday for our gathering in memory of our Co-Founder Joan Velásquez. We appreciated the flowers, memorials, and time together to share some happy memories and honor the impact Joan had for so many people over her...
First 2025 Shipment of Supplies and Equipment From Minnesota on its Way to Bolivia
Mano a Mano's 3 containers filled with 83,518 pounds of supplies and equipment (not including container weight) are on their way to Bolivia from our Minnesota warehouse! Most of these items were destined for the landfill in Minnesota; instead they get put to good use...
February 26th, 11am-1pm at Mano a Mano in St. Paul: Memorial for Mano a Mano Co-Founder Joan Velásquez
Mano a Mano will be hosting a memorial on February 26th for our Co-Founder Joan Velásquez, who sadly passed away in early December 2024. We will be gathering with our local Mano a Mano community to share food, friendship, and memories of Joan - a truly remarkable...
Harvesting Grapes at the Center for Ecological Agriculture in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Mano a Mano staff, interns, and volunteers were busy harvesting organic grapes at Mano a Mano's CEA - our fully functional demonstration farm in Cochabamba that provides training and tools to improve food security and nutrition. Take a Tour With Mano a Mano in El...
Containers Arrive at Our St. Paul Warehouse For Our First 2025 Shipment to Bolivia
2 of the 3 containers have arrived at our warehouse in St. Paul, Minnesota today (we're hoping that the 3rd container will still arrive today or tomorrow)! Mano a Mano staff and volunteers will be busy over the next few days loading them with supplies and equipment...