We need your help to get the supplies and equipment we have in our warehouse ready for our upcoming shipment to Bolivia 2 weeks from now. You are welcome to come to Mano a Mano (925 Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul, MN 55104) on any of the following days between 9:30am and noon:

• This Week: Thursday, September 3rd; Friday, September 4th; Saturday, September 5th from 9:30am-noon
• Next Week: Every day Tuesday, September 8th – Saturday, September 12th from 9:30am-noon

You can stop by for as long or as short as you can any of those days between 9.30am and noon – no need to RSVP. We will have different stations spread out inside and outside the warehouse to work on the different tasks needed and to have plenty of social distancing and ventilation. We do require masks inside at all times (mask breaks can be easily taken outside of the warehouse). Usually, our big need for volunteers is when we are shipping and loading containers, but we are keeping that process limited to maintain a safer environment. What we need this time is help getting the many unprocessed supplies we currently have ready for the upcoming shipment, which includes:

• Sorting donated miscellaneous medical supplies into specific categories
• Sorting and bagging medical linens
• Pairing and wrapping crutches
• Disassembling and packing equipment (such as physical therapy equipment)

If you have any questions please contact us. We hope to see you!

Distributing Supplies to People & Organizations in Need Throughout Bolivia

We started in 1994 with the goal of saving surplus medical supplies from the landfill in Minnesota and shipping them to Bolivia, where we knew these supplies were desperately needed and could be used immediately. Mano a Mano continues to donate roughly 200,000 pounds of medical supplies and equipment to health care organizations throughout Bolivia annually. With the current pandemic, most of our distributions in 2020 have been to provide support for COVID-19 efforts. We currently have 91,556 pounds of medical supplies and equipment en route to Bolivia from Minnesota that was shipped in June, and this upcoming shipment will provide more supplies to help address the heavy demand.

Medical Supply Distributions in Bolivia & Minnesota: March-August 2020

• Donating Supplies in Cochabamba for COVID-19 Support
• Medical Supply Donations in Cochabamba and Mano a Mano Updates This Week (August 6, 2020)
• Donating Medical Supplies in Puerto Quijarro, Bolivia
• Donating Medical Supplies and Mobility Equipment to 21 Organizations from Potosi and Cochabamba
• Donating Medical Supplies and PPE to Hospital in Comarapa, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
• Donating Medical Supplies and Equipment to Hospital Eduardo Eguia in Tupiza, Bolivia
• 4 Containers with 45+ Tons of Medical Supplies En Route to Bolivia
• More Than 15,000 Pounds of Supplies Flown to Beni in Late May/Early June
• Minnesota National Guard Loads Supplies For Honduras
• Flying Medical Supplies & Equipment to Beni for COVID-19 Support
• Donating PPE & Medical Supplies to Hospital German Busch and Hospital Centinela in Beni
• Donating PPE and Medical Supplies to 33 Organizations Responding to COVID-19 in Bolivia
• Distributing PPE & Medical Supplies to 70 Organizations in Bolivia
• Donating Supplies to Southside Harm Reduction Services in Minneapolis
• Donating PPE and Medical Supplies to Hospital Gineco-Obstetrico in Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
• Distributing Supplies, Equipment, and Food in Bolivia
• Mano a Mano Will Be Closed Until May 4th
• Mano a Mano, Our Medical Supply Program, and COVID-19 Updates
• Distributing Donated Medical Supplies in Cochabamba
• Donating Supplies to Hospital Cochabamba
• Donating Supplies to Red Cross Potosi
• Distributing Supplies in Bolivia – March 2020
• Sorting Supplies from Minnesota for Distribution in Bolivia