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Loading Containers With Supplies for Bolivia – July 2024
Yesterday, 4 containers arrived at Mano a Mano’s St. Paul warehouse! Mano a Mano staff and volunteers started the process of loading these containers with donated medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other in-demand items this week for shipment to Bolivia, where...
Thank You Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann
Thank You Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann for your recent tribute in memory of Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez: In Memory of Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez died on Saturday, June 29th, 2024 in a plane crash near Toro Toro, Bolivia while...
Using Sterilizers From Minnesota to Support Weekend Health Clinics in Bolivia
Mano a Mano’s aviation program flies volunteer medical professionals into remote regions of Bolivia where dental services and health care delivered by physicians are rarely available (this is one recent example from May). A Mano a Mano weekend health clinic in May....
4 Containers Have Arrived at Mano a Mano’s St. Paul Warehouse – July 2024
4 containers have arrived at Mano a Mano's St. Paul warehouse! Mano a Mano staff and volunteers are ready to spend the week loading these containers with donated medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other in-demand items for shipment to Bolivia, where we...
A Week With Mano a Mano Internacional: July 15th – July 21st, 2024
Editor's note: We are happy to have Grace Jones back for a second summer volunteering with our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional! Grace wrote the following newsletter about some of the day-to-day activities at Mano a Mano Internacional (1 of Mano a...
Halfway Through 2024: Mano a Mano Mid-Year Update
2024 is already more than halfway over! Check out a few highlights of what we have been able to do together so far this year: Updates From the First Half of 2024 In Memory of Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez - We are extremely saddened to share the news that Ivo Daniel...
Distributing Medical Supplies and Equipment for 25 Health Centers Throughout Bolivia (June 25th, 2024)
On June 25th, 2024 Mano a Mano hosted a distribution event for 25 health centers (2 3rd-level hospitals, 1 2nd-level hospital, and 22 1st-level clinics) from throughout Bolivia at our Cochabamba space to receive medical supplies and equipment. All of these supplies...
In Memory of Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez
We are extremely saddened to share the news that Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez died on Saturday, June 29th, 2024 in a plane crash near Toro Toro, Bolivia while flying his personal small acrobatic plane. The DGAC also announced the death of Javier Asin, who was...
Recently Completed Mano a Mano Projects
At any given time, Mano a Mano has a number of community-based infrastructure projects in various stages of construction in Bolivia. (And there are many communities on our current waiting list for clinics, schools, water projects, and other projects that the...
Save the Date – Celebrating 30 Years in Operation for Mano a Mano on September 15th, 2024
Mano a Mano is celebrating our 30th anniversary later this year! Mark your calendars for September 15th, 2024: we will be hosting an afternoon event at our St. Paul warehouse (925 Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul, Minnesota 55104) to mark the occasion. Our US office has...