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Durable Medical Equipment Giveaway on Saturday, September 11th
Mano a Mano has excess durable medical equipment that we are making available for individuals in the Twin Cities, for free, on Saturday, September 11th from 9am-11am. Please send specific requests to rehabequipment@manoamano.org; we will confirm whether we can fulfill...
3 Containers with Medical Supplies & Equipment Arriving at Our Warehouse in Cochabamba, Bolivia
The 3 containers we loaded with over 75,000 pounds of donated medical supplies & equipment left our St. Paul warehouse on April 9th; they arrived at our Cochabamba warehouse yesterday! Once they are unloaded and organized by Mano a Mano staff and volunteers, they...
Expanding the Laguna Sulti Water Reservoir for a 3rd Time
In 2005 a Bolivian subsistence farmer in whose community Mano a Mano had built a school made this plea along with his neighbors. “Our plants produce little or die of thirst. A reservoir would hold enough rain so all of us could irrigate our fields. Then we would have...
Providing Medical Supplies & Equipment for 22 Health Centers in Puerto Villarroel, Bolivia
On August 17th, 2021 Mano a Mano distributed more than 7 tons of medical supplies and equipment for 22 health centers in Puerto Villarroel, located in the province of Carrasco in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Local TV Coverage of the Distribution From Ing...
Starting Construction on a New Clinic in Guadalupe, Bolivia
Mano a Mano has started construction on a new clinic in the community of Guadalupe, Bolivia (municipality of Santa Rosa, province of Sara, department of Santa Cruz). The community has a population of 1,400 and is an 8-hour drive from Cochabamba. Clinic construction...
Donating Supplies for Distribution in Jordan
We were happy to be able to donate nearly 10,000 pounds of supplies for Helping Hand for Relief and Development earlier this week. These supplies, which included dozens of wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and crutches, will go to refugee settlements in Jordan. We have a...
Greenhouses, Training, and Sorting Medical Supplies for Donation: Our CEA Over the Next Few Weeks
At any given time, Mano a Mano and our 5 counterpart organizations have dozens of projects in the works: clinics, schools, water wells and reservoirs, roads, training programs, medical supply distributions, emergency flights and transport, and more. All of these...
Recovered Resources Program This Week: Donating Supplies in Minnesota & Bolivia
Our recovered resources program - saving usable supplies from the landfill in Minnesota to distribute to people in need in Bolivia - is keeping busy! Check out a few of our recent activities at our St. Paul, Minnesota and Cochabamba, Bolivia warehouses over the past...
Interviewing a Farmer in Jironkota, Bolivia About His Greenhouse
Mano a Mano's agronomist Juan Carlos Cardenas recently visited Jironkota, Bolivia where we have constructed many greenhouses in partnership with community farmers. Juan Carlos was visiting Jironkota in response to a request for help in controlling pests in their...
3 Years With a Cessna Caravan: Improving the Capacity of Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program in Bolivia
On July 13, 2018 - 3 years ago - Mano a Mano staff, board members, and volunteers went to Fleming Field in South St. Paul to check out the Cessna Caravan before it started its journey to Bolivia. Since arriving in Bolivia, this plane has increased the capacity of Mano...