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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What Does Mano a Mano Do?

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

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...

Month in Review: February/March 2025

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...

Partnering Together (March 2025)

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

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

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...

Thanks To Everyone That Stopped By Our Gathering For Joan Yesterday

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...

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