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Donating Medical Supplies in Puerto Quijarro, Bolivia
Earlier this week, Mano a Mano donated medical supplies to the Hospital Municipal Principe de Paz in Puerto Quijarro - a town on the border with Brazil in the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. We have been distributing supplies for COVID-19 support throughout Bolivia...
Virtual Event on August 26th: Mano a Mano Responds to COVID in Bolivia and the Twin Cities
Nate Knatterud Hubinger, Mano a Mano’s Executive Director, will lead an online discussion about the challenges presented by lack of basic medical supplies during the Covid–19 pandemic, in Bolivia and in our local community, and how Mano a Mano has responded. We will...
Omereque Water Ponds (Atajados) – 10 Years Later
In 2010, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo constructed 153 farm ponds on the mountainsides of Omereque, one of the Cochabamba Valley’s largest municipalities. These ponds, designed to retain water from seasonal rains for use during the increasingly...
Current Experiments at the Center for Ecological Agriculture
Because Bolivia’s social distancing regulations have prohibited in-person classes, Mano a Mano staff at our Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA) in Cochabamba have decided to use these months of down time to experiment with new demonstration projects. Their goal:...
New Lamb Born at the Center for Ecological Agriculture
There's new life at Mano a Mano's Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA) in Cochabamba! A few days ago, a new lamb was born: Tools and Training for Bolivian Farmers The CEA provides tools and training to improve food security and nutrition for rural Bolivian farmers....
Donating Medical Supplies and Mobility Equipment to 21 Organizations from Potosi and Cochabamba
Earlier this week, Mano a Mano staff hosted a distribution event at our Cochabamba warehouse to distribute medical supplies and mobility equipment to 21 health care organizations from the departments of Potosi and Cochabamba. We have been distributing supplies for...
Thanks to Eagle Scout Luis Fitch for Making Masks!
Thank you to Eagle Scout Luis Fitch for his project making 1,415 masks to donate to Mano a Mano! He raised funding to cover materials for these masks, and included an additional $615 check to Mano a Mano. We sent many of these masks in our most recent shipment to...
Remembering Tom Merritt
We were sad to hear that Tom Merritt passed away earlier this week. Tom was actively involved with Mano a Mano, in many ways and for many years, and he will be missed. Our best wishes are with his wife Sharon, and with their family and friends. Here is Tom's obituary...
Donating Medical Supplies and PPE to Hospital in Comarapa, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
On July 1st, Mano a Mano loaded an ambulance with donated medical supplies & PPE for the municipal hospital in Comarapa, in the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Comarapa is a small town about halfway between the cities of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, with a...
Mano a Mano Mid-Year Review: First Half of 2020
2020 Mid-Year Review from Nate Knatterud-Hubinger, Mano a Mano's Executive Director: We are now in July, which means that 2020 is already more than halfway over! This year has been...challenging, to say the least. Everyone is feeling the effects, and Mano a Mano is no...