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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2021 Summary of Medical Distributions in Bolivia
Despite some shipping costs increasing by 150% and other new shipping challenges due to COVID, Mano a Mano shipped 7 containers with 180,180 pounds of medical supplies and equipment from Minnesota to Bolivia in 2021. (We averaged 187,951 pounds shipped over the...
Recent Flight to San Ramoncito
Check out a few pictures from a recent Mano a Mano flight to San Ramoncito, a small community in the municipality of Beni in the Bolivian Amazon, with our Mano a Mano Aviation pilot Ivo Daniel Martinez flying our Cessna Caravan: [gallery type="rectangular"...
Moving Another Step Forward in Mano a Mano’s Long-Term Sustainability
Each of Mano a Mano's five counterpart organizations started as a pilot project, “living” in the home of that organization’s founders until it was firmly established. When our new office building on the outskirts of Cochabamba is finished, each organization will have...
Durable Medical Equipment Giveaway on Saturday, January 15th
Please see attached invitation for our next durable medical equipment donation event at Mano a Mano this Saturday, January 15th from 9am-10:30am. Our local donation program is to help individuals who lack insurance coverage or the financial means to obtain durable...
Mano a Mano Provided 21 Emergency Flights and 4 Weekend Health Clinics in November 2021
Mano a Mano’s aviation program has 2 primary programs working with Bolivian communities that have minimal access to health care: emergency rescue of ill and injured individuals, transporting them to urban hospitals for life-saving treatment; and weekend clinics for...
A Look Back At What We Did Together in 2021 – Mano a Mano 2021 Annual Report
Like last year, 2021 has been another challenging year, but we are 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...
Thank You For Being a Part of Mano a Mano!
Thank you for being a part of Mano a Mano! Together - “hand in hand” - we can help Bolivian communities in ways that none of us could do on our own. Like last year, 2021 has been another challenging year, but we are grateful to you for helping Mano a Mano continue to...
Our Favorite Videos of 2021
As 2021 comes to a close, we want to highlight some of our favorite videos we have shared this year. Our Favorite Videos of 2020 Our Favorite Videos of 2019 Mano a Mano Highlights From 2021 Check out more photos from 2021. Saving Medical Supplies From the Landfill in...
5 Most Popular Posts of 2021
We are grateful to our staff and volunteers; our supporters; and the communities and municipal governments that we partner with. Working together, and despite the many challenges, we continue to create partnerships that improve health and increase economic well-being...
Staff and Heavy Equipment Returning Back Home
Staff and heavy equipment from our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo returned to Cochabamba after a long stretch of working on community development projects in the Beni area. Here's...
2021 in Pictures
The year is coming to a close. Like last year, 2021 has been another challenging year, but we are grateful to you for helping Mano a Mano continue to partner with Bolivian communities to improve their own lives. Check out a few pictures from this year and what we have...
Dedicating the Sarufaya Clinic on November 23rd, 2021
Mano a Mano's new clinic in Sarufaya was dedicated on November 23rd, 2021! Sarufaya Clinic Construction on the Sarufaya clinic began on July 22, 2021 and was completed on November 19th. Sarufaya is located in the municipality of Tarabuco, province of Yamparaez,...