By The Numbers
In 2022, Mano a Mano’s aviation program in Bolivia has:
- provided emergency transport for 155 people (4,543 emergency flights since our aviation program began)
- provided transport for volunteer medical professionals for 33 weekend health clinics (482 weekend health clinics since our aviation program began)
- transported 487,530 pounds of cargo, mostly medical supplies and equipment, on our Cessna Caravan (we also transported another 164,770 pounds of cargo on the Navajo plane, for a total of 652,300 pounds of cargo transported in 2022)
Why Aviation is Important in Bolivia
Mano a Mano’s aviation program has 3 primary programs working with Bolivian communities that have minimal access to health care and basic services:
- emergency rescue of ill and injured individuals, transporting them to urban hospitals for life-saving treatment;
- weekend clinics for which we transport volunteer health care professionals into remote areas to provide primary medical & dental care; and
- transporting medical supplies, mobility equipment, food, supplies, and other needed items to/from isolated communities.
In many of these remote communities, it may be a 10 or 20-hour trip to the nearest available health care; by plane it is a round trip of a couple of hours – which can be the difference between life and death.
Aviation Program in Photos – 2022
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- Transporting wood on the Mano a Mano plane.
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- Cargo arriving in Oromomo.
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- Mano a Mano’s Cessna Caravan parked on the Uyuni Salt Flats.
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- Mano a Mano’s weekend health clinic in Poza Honda on October 8-9, 2022 provided dental care for 96 people.
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- Arriving in Rurrenabaque to travel to Nuevo Horizontes.
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- Mano a Mano transported 91,300 pounds of cargo in June 2022.
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- Our Cessna Caravan can also transport large amounts of cargo from the city to isolated rural communities.
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- Weekend health clinic in Comunidad Bermeo, August 6-7, 2022.
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- Supplies ready to transport to Oromomo at the Cochabamba airport, September 3rd, 2022.
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- An emergency flight to El Alto in 2022.
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- Medical professionals in Rurrenabaque for a weekend health clinic – April 2022.
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- Kids in Oromomo.
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- Supplies being inspected by FELCN (La Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico). For every Mano a Mano flight,
Learn More About Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program
- 4 Years with a Cessna Caravan: Providing Emergency Flights & Transport in Bolivia (July 2022)
- Halfway Through 2022: Working Together to Help Bolivian Communities
- 68,797 Pounds of Supplies and Equipment On Their Way to Bolivia This Week (August 2022)
- Providing Dental Care in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on April 23-24, 2022
- Finding Chairs to Provide Dental Care During Weekend Health Clinics in Rural Bolivia
- Providing Emergency Flights and Weekend Health Clinics: Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program in 2021
- Volunteer Spotlight: Dra. Carmen Duran Providing Weekend Dental Care in Rural Bolivia
- Mano a Mano Technical Training Programs for Construction and Aviation
- Recent Weekend Health Clinics in Laguna Sulti and Poza Honda (October 2022)
- Providing a Weekend Health Clinic in Puerto San Lorenzo on September 24th
- Providing a Weekend Health Clinic in Nuevos Horizontes on September 10th-11th
- Providing a Weekend Health Clinic in San Borja on August 27-28
- Providing a Weekend Health Clinic in Comunidad Bermeo on August 6-7