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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We Are Hiring: Executive Director

We Are Hiring: Executive Director

Mano a Mano is looking for its next Executive Director! After nearly a decade as Executive Director and 2 decades working with the organization, Nate Knatterud-Hubinger is transitioning out of his Executive Director position in March 2025. We are seeking a candidate...

Hosting 17 Visitors From Norway in Bolivia

Hosting 17 Visitors From Norway in Bolivia

This past week we hosted 17 young volunteers visiting Bolivia from Norway! These young people came to learn about Mano a Mano’s work (part of their more extended time spent throughout South America) and expand their understanding of the impact volunteering generates...

Month in Review: October 2024

Month in Review: October 2024

Check out a few Mano a Mano updates from October 2024: Emergency Flight From Beni to Cochabamba – Early October 2024 In early October, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Aviation received a call about a young man that had been gored by a bull in Puerto San...

Emergency Flight From Beni to Cochabamba – Early October 2024

Emergency Flight From Beni to Cochabamba – Early October 2024

In early October, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Aviation received a call about a young man that had been gored by a bull in Puerto San Lorenzo in the department of Beni, resulting in a chest puncture. We flew to San Andres (we were planning to fly to San...

This Week at Mano a Mano’s St. Paul Office

This Week at Mano a Mano’s St. Paul Office

We've had a busy week (like usual) at our Mano a Mano International office in St. Paul! Welcome Ben Martínez Ben Martínez, Executive Director of our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional (one of our 4 counterpart organizations in Cochabamba, Bolivia), is...

15th Acute Care Conference With Mano a Mano Bolivia – November 2024

15th Acute Care Conference With Mano a Mano Bolivia – November 2024

Our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia is hosting its 15th Acute Care Conference in November! These Acute Care Conferences are in partnership with Medical Educators for Latin America (MELA) and are accredited with local Bolivian medical organizations. A...

30 Years of Mano a Mano, 30 Years of Stories

30 Years of Mano a Mano, 30 Years of Stories

Mano a Mano is celebrating 30 years in operation in October 2024! The numbers of the impact we have been able to make together are impressive: 187 clinics built (with over 1 million patient visits annually); 69 schools built; millions of pounds of usable medical...

Students and Interns Currently Learning and Working in Cochabamba

Students and Interns Currently Learning and Working in Cochabamba

In both Bolivia and Minnesota, Mano a Mano partners with many students and interns in many different ways in support of our Mission. Learn about a few of them working right now with Mano a Mano Internacional (one of our 4 counterpart organizations in Bolivia, in...

Reducing Waste in Minnesota, Improving Lives in Bolivia

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