Working Hand-In-Hand to Improve Lives in Rural Bolivia
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Is to create partnerships with impoverished Bolivian communities that improve health and increase economic well-being.
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Celebrating 30 Years in Operation
Mano a Mano International Partners (our Minnesota-based nonprofit, with four counterpart organizations in Bolivia to follow over the next decade+) was formally founded in October 1994 - 30 years ago! Check out a quick snapshot of how some of Mano a Mano's major...
Distributing Firefighting Equipment and Supplies in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Five volunteer firefighter groups in Cochabamba received 3,000+ pounds of equipment and supplies from Mano a Mano last week (over the first week of September, 2024). This included 27 firefighting suits/outfits, 5 backboards/stretchers for transport of people with...
Thank You Unitepc Volunteers!
Thank you to the 30 nursing students from Unitepc (La Universidad Técnica Privada Cosmos in Cochabamba, Bolivia) that are volunteering with our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Internacional over the next month helping out with our Recovered Resources program!...
Weekly Wrap-Up – Early September 2024
With 5 counterpart organizations in Minnesota and Bolivia and many projects and programs, Mano a Mano is always busy! Check out a few updates of what we have going on, in partnership with Bolivian communities and supported by many people and organizations: Welcome...
Providing Physical Therapy in Bolivia for Children Like Axel
Since 1994, Mano a Mano's Recovered Resources Program collects supplies and equipment destined for Minnesota landfills and ships them to Bolivia, where they are distributed to people and organizations in need. In recent years, we have established a comprehensive...
Thank You Melissa, Physical Therapy Intern
We are so grateful to Melissa for her 10 months spent interning with Mano a Mano's Physical Therapy program in Cochabamba, Bolivia! Pictures and Video From Melissa's Internship with Mano a Mano Internacional View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mano a Mano -...
Month in Review – August 2024
Check out a few Mano a Mano updates from August 2024: More Than 100,000 Pounds of Supplies Now on Their Way From Minnesota to Bolivia Four containers loaded with 102,772 pounds (137,522.8 pounds total with container weight included) of medical supplies, mobility...
A Week at Mano a Mano Internacional: August 19th-23rd, 2024
Check out a few of our activities last week at Mano a Mano Internacional, one of Mano a Mano's 5 counterpart organizations (4 in Bolivia, 1 in Minnesota): Learn More Fight until the End, Give All You’ve Got — Lessons and Stories from CEA Senior Agroecology Technician...
Visiting a Mano a Mano Clinic in Lope Mendoza, Bolivia
Mano a Mano's clinic in Lope Mendoza was completed in 2000 - one of the first clinics we ever built in Bolivia, and it is still providing healthcare in the community 24 years later. We visited in April 2024 to talk with their doctor and hear from one recent mom that...
Water Projects Provide…Water, Which Provides Opportunities for Communities
Tourists from the city of Cochabamba are beginning to view the Laguna Sulti reservoir as the perfect spot for a Dia de Campo – a vacation day in the countryside. This water reservoir was originally built by Mano a Mano in 2008 in partnership with the community, with a...
Unloading Containers of Supplies Sent From Minnesota in Bolivia
Mano a Mano staff and volunteers worked last week to unload containers of medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other in-demand items sent from Minnesota in April at our Cochabamba warehouse. They will organize these supplies for distribution to people and...
Visiting a Mano a Mano Clinic in Palca, Bolivia
On August 20, 2019 Mano a Mano dedicated a new health clinic in Palca, Bolivia. Mano a Mano's 169th clinic project in Palca, Bolivia was dedicated in August 2019. These dedication events are a part of the process formally turning the project over to the community....