Distributing Layettes in Bolivia
Others live in communities in which Mano a Mano has completed school or water projects. Still others live in villages that work closely with us on unique programs. Martha Condori is one of these young mothers. She asked us to share her story with you.
Martha, her husband, their six-year-old daughter Carlita, and their newborn – Rosalie – live in a one-room adobe house in Vinto, about ten miles from Cochabamba. Every morning, Carlita’s parents pick up the small mattress from the floor where she sleeps and move it outdoors, so the family has space to eat together. Most families in their neighborhood live in similar circumstances.
Martha’s situation, however, is more complicated than most. Due to a rare disease, both of her feet have been amputated. Mano a Mano was able to arrange for her to receive prostheses and a wheelchair, which she uses to accompany her daughter on her 8-block walk to school every day.
Martha devotes many hours weekly to improving the lives of other families in her community: she registers those in deepest need for a program which provides them with dried meats and other nutritious food; she helps sort medical supplies; and she has identified new moms who will receive layettes for their newborns.
Through this video message of thanks, made shortly before she delivered, Martha tells us that she couldn’t afford to have an ultrasound and doesn’t know if her baby will be a boy or girl.
Martha expresses deep gratitude on behalf of her family and the others who will receive the layettes she is holding. She thanks the volunteers who have done everything possible to help her and her baby, even though they don’t know her or the other mothers.
Learn More
- Layettes Sent With Love to Moms in Bolivia
- 35+ Tons of Supplies Ready to Go from Minnesota to Bolivia
- Halfway Through 2022: Working Together to Help Bolivian Communities
- 2021 Summary of Medical Distributions in Bolivia
- Distributing Medical Supplies and Equipment in the Twin Cities and to Organizations Working Around the World