Last week, the 3 containers sent from Minnesota in early May arrived in Bolivia! Once unloaded, these containers that include medical supplies and mobility equipment will be distributed to people and organizations throughout Bolivia. A 3-month turnaround – from shipping in Minnesota, arriving in Bolivia and clearing Customs, and then getting to their final destination at the Mano a Mano warehouse in Cochabamba – is extremely fast, and we are grateful to the many people involved that make these shipments go smoothly.
We are getting ready to make our second shipment of 2023 of donated medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other needed items from Minnesota to Bolivia this week! Almost all of these supplies would end up in the local landfill; instead, they get new life for people and organizations in need throughout Bolivia.
Learn more about the weekly activities at our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional for July 24-July 30, 2023 (here is a PDF of this weekly newsletter from Mano a Mano volunteers Grace and Lasse):
Weekly Newsletter: July 24th-July 30th, 2023
Pictures from the Week
Thanks to Mano a Mano Volunteers Grace and Lasse!
Thanks to Mano a Mano volunteers Grace and Lasse, who are spending a few months with our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional (one of our 4 counterpart organizations in Bolivia)! As part of their time, they are putting together weekly newsletters providing a snapshot of the many activities going on at Mano a Mano Internacional – through the CEA, physical therapy program, and medical supply distribution program.
Grace bio: Grace Jones is a volunteer in the Ingram Scholars Program, a program dedicated to cultivating a lifelong commitment to addressing societal problems. Grace is driven by sustainable community development rooted in the community’s voice. She is working with Mano a Mano International through August before returning to Nashville, TN, to attend Vanderbilt University.
Lasse bio: Lasse Heuner is a volunteer from Xanten, Germany. Lasse is interested in sustainability and development. He will stay until mid-August before returning to Germany to start studying mechanical engineering.
Learn More About Mano a Mano’s Recovered Resources Program
- Getting Ready For Our Second Shipment of Supplies from Minnesota to Bolivia (July 2023)
- Equipping a Dental Clinic in the San Antonio Prison in Cochabamba
- Students, Sheep, & Supplies – How Mano a Mano is Developing the Next Generation
- Donating Medical Supplies and Equipment to Municipality of Vacas in Cochabamba (July 2023)
- 3 Containers of Supplies Now on Their Way to Bolivia (May 2023)
- Distributing Supplies for 84 Organizations Throughout Bolivia (March 2023)
- 3 Containers of Medical Supplies and Mobility Equipment Arriving in Cochabamba, Bolivia (February 2023)
- Saving Surplus Supplies from Minnesota Landfills and Putting Them to Use in Bolivia: Mano a Mano International 2022 Report
- Distributing Supplies Throughout Bolivia and Providing Training and Education Programs: Mano a Mano Internacional 2022 Report