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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Drone View of Wirkini Water Reservoir Built in 2016
Mano a Mano staff visited our Wirkini water reservoir project last week and took some drone footage - the reservoir is currently nearly full with water. The reservoir project was started in 2012 and completed in 2016; it provides irrigation water to at least 341...
Omereque Road Improvement Project
Our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo has been working on a road improvement project in Omereque, Bolivia - partnering with the Gobierno Autonomo Municipal de Omereque (Municipal Government of Omereque) to improve and maintain 50 km of roads in Omereque...
4 Containers with 45+ Tons of Medical Supplies En Route to Bolivia
Over the past week, Mano a Mano volunteers have worked hard to load 4 40-foot containers with more than 45 tons - 91,556 pounds - of medical supplies and equipment at our Minnesota warehouse. These containers are now en route to Bolivia, where Mano a Mano will...
New Health Clinic in Kaspi Cancha, Bolivia is Complete
Mano a Mano completed our 171st clinic project in Kaspi Cancha in December 2019, which was dedicated with the community in March 2020 (right before the Bolivia quarantine went into effect; the final report for this project was finished in May). The newly built clinic...
More Than 15,000 Pounds of Supplies Flown to Beni in Late May/Early June
As we have shared, Mano a Mano has made a number of flights recently distributing supplies to healthcare organizations throughout the department of Beni, Bolivia. Here are a few more details about those flights and some more pictures below: 15,432 pounds (7,000 kg) in...
Minnesota National Guard Loads Supplies For Honduras
On Saturday, the Minnesota National Guard loaded medical supplies & equipment destined for Danli, Honduras at the MSP airport. These supplies started at Mano a Mano's warehouse in St. Paul in May. The supplies were transported to Charleston, South Carolina, and...
Flying Medical Supplies & Equipment to Beni for COVID-19 Support
During the week of May 25-29, Mano a Mano received permission to fly PPE, medical supplies, and equipment to support hospitals and organizations in need in the department of Beni, Bolivia. Beni has the second-most confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bolivia, and it has put...
Justice for George Floyd
Mano a Mano stands in solidarity to demand justice for George Floyd, whose life was unjustly taken from him by Minneapolis police earlier this week. (Photo featured above from Andres Guzman.) As a multi-cultural organization that works toward creating a more just...
Donating PPE & Medical Supplies to Hospital German Busch and Hospital Centinela in Beni
Mano a Mano flew 3 planes of PPE & medical supplies from Cochabamba to the department of Beni this morning to support Hospital German Busch and Hospital Centinela. Thanks Los Tiempos for the coverage (video below). These supplies were part of our...
Mano a Mano Office Update: Safely Returning to Work
With the updated COVID-19 order from Governor Walz on Safely Returning to Work this week, Mano a Mano is in the process of slowly reopening our St. Paul office. We are not hosting any volunteer groups or other activities in our office at this time. Before we accept...
Donating PPE and Medical Supplies to 33 Organizations Responding to COVID-19 in Bolivia
Our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional has made donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to 33 organizations throughout Bolivia in direct support of their COVID-19 emergency response efforts. As we have seen throughout the...
Thanks Unity Church For the Easter Offering!
Yesterday we received a $5,437.95 check from Unity Church! Mano a Mano was the recipient of the Easter church service congregational collection, and even as a virtual service due to COVID-19 precautions, Unity members donated nearly double what has been given in...