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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Thank You For a Busy and Successful 2023! (Annual Report)
We Have Been Able to Accomplish a Lot Together in 2023 We are so grateful to you for helping Mano a Mano continue to partner with Bolivian communities – on projects they request & ultimately own – to improve their lives. Mano a Mano’s biggest strength is...
Nearing Completion on New Health Clinic in San Antonio, Bolivia
Mano a Mano's new health clinic in San Antonio, a community in the municipality of Aiquile, is nearing completion! Pictures from San Antonio Clinic Construction This clinic will join Mano a Mano’s network of 184 clinics in Bolivia that had 1,389,436 patient visits in...
Thanks St. Thomas Public Health Club Volunteers!
Thanks to the St. Thomas Public Health Club for volunteering with Mano a Mano on Friday! They sorted medical supplies at our St. Paul warehouse, as we prepare for our next shipment of 3 containers for Bolivia in early April. Mano a Mano Collects Donated Supplies &...
Friday Wrap-Up
Mano a Mano is keeping busy across our 5 counterpart organizations in Bolivia & Minnesota! Check out a few links from the past week: New Health Clinic in Catariri, Bolivia is Complete: https://manoamano.org/blog/new-health-clinic-in-catariri-bolivia-is-complete/...
Mano a Mano’s Cessna Caravan Landing in El Alto, Bolivia
Check out a recent flight on the Mano a Mano plane landing in El Alto, Bolivia with pilot Ivo Daniel Martinez: Mano a Mano's Aviation Program A Mano a Mano Aviation weekend health clinic, February 2024. In 2023, Mano a Mano’s aviation program in Bolivia: provided...
Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Mamanaca Water Well
This week, Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo staff were invited to the community of Mamanaca in the municipality of Arbieto to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the completion of their deep water well, and one year of having more consistent access to water. Mamanaca Water...
New Health Clinic in Catariri, Bolivia is Complete
Construction on Mano a Mano's new health clinic in Catariri, Bolivia is complete! There is still work to do, including fully furnishing the clinic, but the brick and mortar portion is done, and the project should be formally dedicated in late April. Mano a Mano...
Physical Therapy Prepares Noemi for the Workplace
When Noemi was fifteen and pregnant, her spine was fractured in a devastating vehicle accident. (We shared some of Noemi's story a few months ago.) After delivering a healthy, full-term boy, she lived at home with her parents. Depressed by her extensive...
Health Education Workshop in Cochabamba: April 19-21, 2024
Check out the upcoming health education workshop with our counterpart Mano a Mano Bolivia on April 19-21, 2024 in Cochabamba, Bolivia: Health Education Mano a Mano Bolivia hosted 11 health education workshops for 520 attendees in 2023. Learn more here. Mano a Mano...
Wirkini Water Reservoir is Full of Water
Mano a Mano staff recently visited the Wirkini water reservoir, which is full of water. Water flowing through the channel at the Wirkini water reservoir, March 2024 The Wirkini water reservoir is 14,000 feet above sea level. This project – 14,000 feet above sea level...
“Highlighting Notable Women in Mac Herstory” including Mano a Mano Co-Founder Joan Velásquez
We were happy to see Mano a Mano Co-Founder Joan Velásquez included in her alma mater's Macalester College feature "Highlighting Notable Women in Mac Herstory!" "In celebration of the current Women’s History Month, The Mac Weekly interviewed six of Macalester’s...
Constructing a Water Well in Chaupisuyu, Bolivia
Over the past few months, Mano a Mano has been constructing a deep water well (120 meters, 393 feet) for the 620 residents of Chaupisuyu, Bolivia. Mano a Mano's mission is “Partnering together – Hand in Hand – to transform the health and well-being of Bolivian...
School Supplies Destined for Districts in Bolivia’s Tropical Communities
Earlier this month, Mano a Mano achieved an important milestone. In the presence of David Quiroga, Presidente de la coordinadora de pueblos indígenas del trópico de cochabamba (President of the Coordinated Indigenous Communities of the Cochabamba tropics), and Damaris...