by Mano a Mano | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Paul Cormier, a mountain guide from New Hampshire, and his team just returned back to the US from their annual climbing expedition in Bolivia. Paul’s trip was more than mountain climbing; two years ago, during one of his climbing trips in Bolivia, Paul heard... 
by Mano a Mano | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
This past weekend the community of Omereque held an Agriculture Fair to showcase the new crops they have been able to grow this year. With water from the 148 atajados (farm ponds) Mano a Mano has built in the Omereque area, farmers planted vegetable and fruit... 
by Mano a Mano | May 24, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
A few days ago we wrote about Martha, a 17 year-old girl from San Borja, Bolivia. Martha had a large tumor in her knee, and Mano a Mano provided an emergency air transport for her to Cochabamba.Martha being transported to CochabambaMartha was taken to... 
by Mano a Mano | May 20, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Last week Mano a Mano hosted 15 doctors, nurses, and health care professionals from Minnesota for a continuing health education conference with our medical staff in Bolivia. This was the fourth conference in the past 2 years that Regions Hospital staff has... 
by Mano a Mano | May 19, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
One of our most recent emergency air rescues occurred on May 5, 2011. We received a call from a small community that was 3 hours away on horseback from San Borja, Bolivia, in the department of Beni.There were 5 people that needed... 
by Mano a Mano | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Our container of supplies recently arrived in Bolivia! In October of 2010, Mano a Mano US volunteers loaded 16,634 pounds of school supplies, wheelchairs, walkers, and other items. We have now shipped more than 3,000,000 pounds of supplies since 1994, valued...