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Celebrating 5 Years with a Cessna Caravan and Increased Capacity for our Aviation Program in Bolivia
On July 13, 2018 – 5 years ago today – 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...
Thanks Mano a Mano Warehouse Volunteers!
We are so grateful to the many people that volunteer with Mano a Mano, in many different ways. This includes our St. Paul warehouse volunteers, who help organize the donated medical supplies and equipment we receive on a daily basis in preparation for shipment to...
Donating Medical Supplies and Equipment to Municipality of Vacas in Cochabamba
This week, Mano a Mano donated medical supplies and equipment to the municipality of Vacas in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The 3 health centers in the area are receiving supplies, with the largest center receiving more supplies because they serve a larger...
Hosting our 6th Physical Therapy Workshop for 25 Bolivian Medical Professionals – June 30,2023
We recently received the report below by Lasse H., a current volunteer with our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional in Bolivia. It describes the training of a group of physical therapists from all corners of Bolivia who received orthopedic and related...
New Baby Llama Born at the Mano a Mano CEA in Cochabamba
At the end of June, we received a beautiful surprise in the form of a newborn llama! Though still getting the hang of walking, this llamita already loves being petted and spending time in the sun. Learn More About the CEA Mano a Mano's Center for Ecological...
Local Students Tour the Center for Ecological Agriculture in Cochabamba
From 2013-2022, 9,946 students, along with their teachers, toured Mano a Mano's Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA) and attended classes designed to engage children. The majority of the students live in the Cochabamba area and attend local public primary and...
Recent Weekend Health Clinic in San Lorenzo, Bolivia
Our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Aviation hosted a weekend health clinic in mid-June 2023 for 112 people in the community of San Lorenzo, municipality of San Ignacio de Moxos, department of Beni, Bolivia. Mano a Mano provided health, dental, and physical...
Month in Review – June 2023
Check out what we have been doing together over the past month: Remembering Gloria MacRae From Gloria's memorial service on June 17th, 2023 We were honored to be able to attend and participate in Gloria MacRae's Memorial Service on June 17th. Gloria was so actively...
Remembering Gloria MacRae
We were very sad to receive the news that Gloria MacRae recently passed away. Gloria was actively involved with Mano a Mano, in many ways and for decades, and she will be missed. Our best wishes are with Gloria's many family and friends. Star Tribune Obituary Here is...
St. Kate’s Public Health BA/BS Students Volunteering at Mano a Mano
Nice to see this picture of St. Kate's Public Health BA/BS students volunteering at Mano a Mano this past semester! St. Kate's Public Health BA/BS students volunteering at Mano a Mano this past semester From the most recent St. Kate's Public Health Spring 2023...