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 for Bolivian communities in need. As 2021 comes to a close, check out the 5 most viewed posts on our website from this past year.

Here are a few other recent highlight posts:

5 Most Popular Posts of 2021 (click the headline for linked posts)

Check out 85+ photos from 2021 here.

1. Halfway Through 2021: Mano a Mano Mid-Year Update

Here is a brief update about each of our major programs; although the first half of 2021 (and 2020 before it) has been extremely challenging, Mano a Mano continues distributing medical supplies, providing emergency flights, and building new health, education, water, and agricultural infrastructure projects in partnership with local communities in Bolivia.

2. Working Around the Pandemic: Mano a Mano 2020 Annual Report

Mano a Mano distributing medical supplies for COVID support in Beni. May-June 2020.

Despite the challenges of 2020, Mano a Mano continued with our mission of creating partnerships with impoverished Bolivian communities to improve health and increase economic well-being. Learn more about each of our major programs and its work last year at the link.

3. What Does Mano a Mano Do?

3 of Mano a Mano’s 4 counterparts are based on the same plot of land in El Abra, Cochabamba

We regularly share updates about our day-to-day work here on our website and on social media. This post is to share in more detail what Mano a Mano does overall as an organization: our mission, how our work addresses the needs of Bolivian communities, the partnership-based approach we use, and how we are structured.

4. Flying in Bolivia During COVID: Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program in 2020

One of Mano a Mano’s flights in 2020, in front of our hangar at the Cochabamba airport.

Many think of aviation as a luxury. But for many in Bolivia, small aircraft provide their only access to health care, literally the difference between life and death. COVID-19 restrictions resulted in major changes in our use of aircraft in 2020. As the year began, Bolivia started to emerge from the turmoil surrounding the October 2019 presidential election. Mano a Mano delivered boxes of medical cargo to tropical hospitals, rescued injured patients, and held volunteer-led weekend clinics. And then…the pandemic reached Bolivia. In mid-March 2020, all aircraft were grounded and most vehicle traffic halted.

Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program has made 498 flights in January-October 2021.