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Top 5: The World’s Highest Commercial Airports Outside Of China (Simple Flying Article)
"The five highest airports in the world outside of China are all located in South America, with Bolivia counting four of them." Simple Flying Photo credit: Simple Flying Mano a Mano's aviation program routinely flies to these airports, and has 3 primary programs...
Health & Agriculture Workshops at Mano a Mano Internacional – August 2023
During the week of July 31-August 6, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional hosted workshops on Sustainable Gardening and Physical Therapy for dozens of Bolivian University students. These continuing education and training workshops complement Mano a...
Month in Review – July 2023
Check out what we have been doing together over the past month: Equipping a Dental Clinic in the San Antonio Prison in Cochabamba Until this summer, neither the 400+ inmates – nor the wives and children who live in Cochabamba’s San Antonio prison with them – had any...
Halfway+ Through Loading 3 Containers for Bolivia
We are more than halfway done loading 3 containers of donated medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other in-demand items at our St. Paul warehouse for shipment to Bolivia! A huge thank-you to our staff and volunteers that are doing the hard (and hot!) work of...
Dedicating a New Health Clinic in 20 de Septiembre, Bolivia
On Friday, July 28th, 2023 Mano a Mano dedicated a new health clinic in 20 de septiembre, Bolivia! On the same day, we also dedicated another clinic in nearby Santa Ana. The community of 20 de septiembre gathering at their new clinic to celebrate its completion - July...
Dedicating a New Health Clinic in Santa Ana, Bolivia – July 28th, 2023
On Friday, July 28th, 2023 Mano a Mano dedicated a new health clinic in Santa Ana, Bolivia! This is Mano a Mano's 183rd health clinic built in Bolivia. The community gathering to celebrate the dedicatation of their health clinic - July 28th, 2023 Santa Ana is a...
Birds Flying at the Laguna Sulti Water Reservoir (late July 2023)
A large number of birds flying at Mano a Mano's water reservoir in Laguna Sulty, Bolivia. We completed this project initially with the community in 2007, and have expanded/deepened the reservoir multiple times over the 15+ years it has been in operation. 15th...
Containers From Minnesota Arrive in Bolivia
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...
Getting Ready For Our Second Shipment of Supplies from Minnesota to Bolivia
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 next week! Almost all of these supplies would end up in the local landfill; instead, they get new life for people...
Students, Sheep, & Supplies – How Mano a Mano is Developing the Next Generation
This week first-year agronomy students traveled from Chapare, a tropical region 4 hours from the Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA), for a week-long series of workshops and practices on the farm. Though they were sad to leave, we are excited to see some of them...