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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Donating Medical Supplies and Equipment to 17 Healthcare Organizations in La Paz, Bolivia
Today, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional is hosting a distribution of medical supplies and equipment for 17 health clinics from the department of La Paz that traveled to our warehouse in Cochabamba for this event. These supplies started out as...
Water Flowing at New Well in Tajamar, Bolivia
Water is flowing at our newly-drilled water well in Tajamar, Bolivia! More than 400 families (about 2,400 people) will benefit. With the well drilled and water flowing, we next installed a pump to extract the water. The well is 200 feet deep and is currently providing...
4 Containers with 91,556 Pounds of Medical Supplies Arrived in Cochabamba Today
In June, we loaded 4 containers with more than 45 tons of donated medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other items at our St. Paul warehouse. Today, all 4 containers arrived at our Cochabamba warehouse! Mano a Mano staff and volunteers will start the work of...
Join Us On October 23, 2020 at 6pm: Mano a Mano Virtual Gathering and 2020 Updates
Every year, Mano a Mano hosts a gathering to connect with the people that make our work possible and share what we have accomplished together. (Last year, we were celebrating 25 years in operation!) Sadly, it won't be possible to meet in-person anytime soon, but...
Restarting Construction on School & Clinic Projects in Bolivia
As of late September, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia has restarted construction on a new school in Kapajtala, along with a few other health and education infrastructure projects that have been on hold during the quarantine and COVID-19 restrictions...
Drilling 4 Water Wells in Rural Cochabamba
This morning, our well-drilling operators from our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo are traveling to the community of Tajamar/Laguna Sulti in the Municipality of Punata to set up and drill one of four wells Mano a Mano will be building in the area....
Donating Medical Supplies and Equipment to the Centro Zoonosis San Simón in Cochabamba
Last week, Mano a Mano donated medical supplies and equipment to the Centro Zoonosis (infections or diseases transmissible between animals and humans) San Simón to help support their free services to control rabies and the dog population living on the streets of...
Shipping 50,000+ Pounds of Supplies For Bolivia
Over the past week, we have been busy loading 2 40-foot containers with well over 50,000 pounds of medical supplies, mobility equipment, office furniture, and many other items at our St. Paul warehouse. We are still tinkering and adding a few more things in any...
One Year Ago Today: Mano a Mano Celebrated 25 Years in Operation
Last year on this day, Mano a Mano was celebrating 25 years in operation; what a difference a year makes. Although 2020 has been a challenging year, Mano a Mano continues to work, which you can read about in more detail at the bottom of this post. But just for today,...
Donating Medical Supplies to Colquiri, Bolivia Hospital
On Saturday, Mano a Mano donated medical supplies and equipment for the hospital in Colquiri - a municipality in the department of La Paz that is roughly equidistant from the cities of Cochabamba and La Paz (a 4-hour drive from either city). Staff drove to our...
Donating Medical Supplies to Instituto Gastroenterólogico Boliviano Japonés de Cochabamba
Mano a Mano recently donated medical supplies and equipment to Instituto Gastroenterólogico Boliviano Japonés de Cochabamba. We have been distributing supplies to people and organizations in need throughout Bolivia; these supplies are always in high demand, but are...
We Need Volunteers! This Week and Next
We need your help to get the supplies and equipment we have in our warehouse ready for our upcoming shipment to Bolivia 2 weeks from now. You are welcome to come to Mano a Mano (925 Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul, MN 55104) on any of the following days between 9:30am...