by manoamano | Aug 8, 2024 | Blog
Mano a Mano volunteers were hard at work yesterday in our St. Paul warehouse, sorting donated medical supplies and mobility equipment for the next shipment to Bolivia (months from now, as 4 containers with more than 100,000 pounds just started their journey from...
by manoamano | Aug 8, 2024 | Blog
Laguna Sulti’s community leaders and residents held a memorial service last week for Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez, 30 days following his tragic death; they invited Mano a Mano personnel to attend. Capitán Martinez had become a welcome, much-loved presence in Laguna...
by manoamano | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog
Thanks Tony, who is selling 3 of his boats with proceeds supporting Mano a Mano! (Here is an article about Tony and his one-man shop Frogtown Kayaks, which is located in Mano a Mano’s office/warehouse in St. Paul.) Full Details on Craigslist:...
by manoamano | Aug 5, 2024 | Blog
Editor’s note: We are happy to have Grace Jones back for a second summer (summer in the US, winter in Bolivia) volunteering with our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional! Grace wrote the following newsletter about some of the day-to-day activities at...
by manoamano | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog
Four containers loaded with 102,772 pounds (137,522.8 pounds total with container weight included) of medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other in-demand items were picked up earlier this week and are now on their way to Bolivia! 1 of 4 containers starting their...
by manoamano | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog
Through the first half of 2024, Mano a Mano’s network of health clinics throughout rural Bolivia had 678,916 patient visits. With a focus on primary health, most of these visits are related to vaccinations, births, nutritional supplementation, basic lab work, dental...
