by manoamano | Dec 12, 2022 | Blog
We were sad to receive the news last week that Dr. Víctor Hugo Ortuño Cárdenas passed away. Victor Hugo has been involved with Mano a Mano in many ways for more than 2 decades. He was the on-site physician at some of our earliest clinic projects in Tablas Monte,... 
by manoamano | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
Mano a Mano collects donated medical supplies, mobility equipment, and other items in Minnesota and ships them to Bolivia, where they are distributed to people and organizations in need throughout the country. Just last week, we made our first shipment of 2022,... 
by manoamano | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
Last week there was a large fire at Laguna Alalay in Cochabamba; the fire is now under control thanks to firefighters and groups like GEOS and the local Red Cross. In one of their recent posts, Cruz Roja Boliviana – Filial Cochabamba shared some pictures of... 
by manoamano | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog
Thanks Ogema, Wisconsin Fire Department! Thanks to Mark and Chris Kempen for the truckload of firefighter gear – a gift from the Ogema, Wisconsin fire department! These supplies will be included in our next shipment to Bolivia, where they will be distributed to... 
by manoamano | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog
In the first 2-3 months of 2014, there was very heavy flooding in the Beni region of Bolivia, where the majority of our aviation program takes place: Bolivia’s Amazonian region has experienced the most disastrous flooding of the past 100 years. In the Beni department,...