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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Visit Mano a Mano at the Minnesota State Fair
We are looking forward to being at the Minnesota State Fair with ReUse Minnesota on Friday, August 23rd from 3-9pm! (The reuse and repair booth is at the Eco Experience Progress Center.) Stop by and say hi! From ReUse Minnesota: "Get inspired to lead a more...
New Health Clinic in El Carmen, Bolivia is Almost Complete
Mano a Mano's newest health clinic in El Carmen, Bolivia is almost complete! Every Mano a Mano project is a partnership: thank you to our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia, who oversees the process of building clinics from start to finish; the local...
Providing Access to Water in Chirusi Rosario, Bolivia (Video)
Mano a Mano’s mission is: “Partnering together – Hand in Hand – to transform the health and well-being of Bolivian communities in need.” We have worked with the community of Chirusi Rosario on a number of projects recently, including a water distribution system and...
Fight until the End, Give All You’ve Got — Lessons and Stories from CEA Senior Agroecology Technician Rubén Jesús Cotrina
Growing up in a family of farmers, Rubén was often known to live in the “house of agriculture,” where his farming experience was purely empirical — what his father taught him. However, his father made it perfectly clear. His advice? Don’t become a farmer. Farmers were...
From Trainee to Trainer — Personal Transformation at the CEA by Senior Agroecology Technician Feli Garcia
Any day at Mano a Mano's Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA) in Cochabamba, Bolivia, you may find Feli among rows upon rows of hydroponic lettuce or taking care of one of the four beehives at the CEA. Ask him any question about either of these areas, and he’ll...
Thanks Volunteers!
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...
Community of Laguna Sulti Holds Memorial Service for Pilot Ivo Daniel Martínez Velásquez
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...
Buy a Custom Canoe or Kayak, Support Mano a Mano
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:...
New Beginnings – Inspiration All Around
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...
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 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...
Mano a Mano’s Network of Health Clinics Had 678,916 Patient Visits in the First Half of 2024
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...
Containers Sent From Minnesota in April Arrive at Our Warehouse in Cochabamba
Mano a Mano's 3 containers that were loaded with 79,545 pounds of donated medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other in-demand items at our St. Paul warehouse in April arrived at our Cochabamba warehouse yesterday morning! These supplies will now be unloaded and...