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Traveling to Peru For Well-Drilling Parts – to Be Able to Complete Water Projects in Bolivia
To be able to partner with Bolivian communities on projects that they request from Mano a Mano and ultimately own themselves, Mano a Mano depends on our skilled staff and machinery (in addition to funding!) as our contraparte alongside the community, so that we can...
Mano a Mano Emergency Flight from Chuquisaca to Cochabamba in Bolivia
Mano a Mano’s aviation program has 3 primary programs working with Bolivian communities that have minimal access to health care: emergency rescue of ill and injured individuals, transporting them to urban hospitals for life-saving treatment (this is one such recent...
155,040 Pounds of Supplies and Equipment Sent from Minnesota to Bolivia So Far in 2023
Mano a Mano has sent 6 containers with 155,040 pounds of medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other in-demand items from Minnesota to Bolivia so far in 2023! We are now getting ready for our 3rd and final shipment of the year in the coming weeks. (In 2022, we...
Transporting Teachers To Their Schools in the Bolivian Tropics
Public school teachers Elvis Alanoca, Basilio Mendoza, Elizabeth Cusi, and Grecia Rodríguez hitched a ride on the Mano a Mano aircraft in early September, avoiding what would otherwise have been a 6-7 day trip to arrive in the tropical communities in which they teach....
Minnesota Educator Article – “Minnesota teachers bring training to rural Bolivia” (Originally from 2017)
Minnesota Educator - "A publication for the members of Education Minnesota" wrote an article in their October 2017 edition about Jackie Smith and Debbie Hadas; Jackie and Debbie have been a huge part of Mano a Mano’s teacher training trips to Bolivia over the past...
Month in Review – September 2023
Check out what we have been doing together over the past month or so across our 5 counterpart organizations in Minnesota and Bolivia: REUSE 23 Conference: October 3-4, 2023 We are looking forward to being a site host for the Reuse Minnesota REUSE23...
Mano a Mano’s Network of Health Clinics in Bolivia Had 605,760 Patient Visits in the First Half of 2023
Through the first half of 2023, Mano a Mano's network of health clinics throughout rural Bolivia had 605,760 patient visits. With a focus on primary health, most of these visits are related to vaccinations, births, nutritional supplementation, basic lab work, dental...
Flying in the Bolivian Andes
The picture above is a view from the wing of Mano a Mano's Cessna Caravan recently flying in the Bolivian Andes. Learn more about our aviation program, and why it's so important in rural Bolivia: Mano a Mano's Aviation Program Celebrating 5 Years with a Cessna Caravan...
Mano a Mano International Earns a Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
St. Paul, Minnesota, September 21, 2023 - Mano a Mano International is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. This rating designates Mano a Mano as an...
Dedicating a Deep Water Well in Villa Rosario, Bolivia
On September 13th, 2023 Mano a Mano dedicated a deep water well in Villa Rosario, Bolivia! We completed this deep well in 2021 (check out our 2021 Annual Report), but at the time gatherings were not allowed due to COVID. We were happy to celebrate the access to water...