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

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...

Memorial Service for Joan Velásquez on May 24th at Unity Church

Memorial Service for Joan Velásquez on May 24th at Unity Church

A celebration of life will be held for Mano a Mano Co-Founder Joan Velásquez at Unity Church-Unitarian (733 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104) on Saturday, May 24th, 2025 at 1pm. It will also be livestreamed on Youtube at the following link:...

(Video) PT Workshop for Universidad Mayor de San Simón Students

(Video) PT Workshop for Universidad Mayor de San Simón Students

Physical Therapy students from the Universidad Mayor de San Simón in Cochabamba, Bolivia recently participated in workshops at Mano a Mano's El Abra location on topics ranging from mechanical therapy, orthotics and casts, and wheelchair fitting, providing an...

A Few Mano a Mano Pictures From Early April

A Few Mano a Mano Pictures From Early April

Check out a few Mano a Mano pictures from the past week in Minnesota & Bolivia: volunteers working on preparing donated supplies for shipment from Minnesota to Bolivia; physical therapy workshops for students in Cochabamba; continuing work on the Mano a Mano...

Continuing Health Education Workshop: May 26-27, 2025

Continuing Health Education Workshop: May 26-27, 2025

Our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia is hosting its 34th International Acute Care Conference, in partnership with volunteer medical professionals from Mayo Clinic on May 26-27, 2025. These courses are a combination of theory and practical sessions for...

PT Workshop for Universidad Mayor de San Simón Students

PT Workshop for Universidad Mayor de San Simón Students

Physical Therapy students from the Universidad Mayor de San Simón participated in workshops with Mano a Mano last week on mechanical therapy, orthotics and casts, and wheelchair fitting, providing an opportunity to expand their knowledge to better serve their future...

Celebrating Anniversary of Jusku Molle Water Reservoir

Celebrating Anniversary of Jusku Molle Water Reservoir

Staff from our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo were happy to participate with the community of Jusku Molle this week celebrating the anniversary of their water reservoir built in partnership with Mano a Mano. The reservoir, completed in 2012, is...

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...

Reducing Waste in Minnesota, Improving Lives in Bolivia

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