Mano a Mano staff were doing work on the site of our recently completed water reservoir in Sancayani, Bolivia and there is snow on the ground! This is in contrast to the city of Cochabamba, which is only a 2-hour drive away, where the highs are in the 80s even with...
In 2012 Mano a Mano dedicated a large water reservoir project in Sancayani, Bolivia. Sancayani is a rural community in the department of Cochabamba high in the Bolivian Andes - about 14,000 feet above sea level. This water project consists of 2 large water reservoirs,...
Mano a Mano's water reservoir project in Sancayani, Bolivia is now almost completely filled with water! This project was dedicated in 2012 and will provide water to more than 20,000 Bolivians. As with many of our construction projects, this was not an easy project to...
Mano a Mano is currently working on a large water reservoir in Sancayani, Bolivia, which is being done in close collaboration with the entire community, as all of our projects are. In order to involve the younger children, recently 60 students and 5 local...
On a visit to Sancayani earlier this month, we were happy to see that our water reservoir project built nearly a decade ago is currently filled with water. Area farmers are able to have year-round access to water. Sancayani Water Reservoir In 2012, Mano a Mano...
Last week Mano a Mano staff was visiting our newly-completed water reservoir project in Sancayani. While there we met with the family of don Tomas Rojas, a Sancayani resident and former president of the Irrigation System Group for the community. Tomas was busy...
We posted new pictures of the progress on our water reservoir in Sancayani, Bolivia. When complete (hopefully in April) it will provide water to more than 20,000 people! You can see more pictures of the project here.
On November 17, residents of Sancayani, Bolivia came out to participate in a community work day. Mano a Mano is currently constructing a 7-kilometer channel and large water reservoir that, when complete, will provide water to more than 21,000 area residents. This...
Yesterday was our second Saturday of books and games with the kids of Sancayani. Along with big bags full of mandarinas, bananas and bread, we loaded a few heavy boxes full of books into the back of the car and drove up to 14,000 feet to meet them in their schoolyard....
Last week Mano a Mano volunteer Libby Arnosti visited Sancayani, Bolivia with local Mano Mano staff, where we are currently constructing a major water reservoir project. Libby is a 20-year-old college student from Minnesota who is spending the summer collecting...