Despite some shipping costs increasing by 150% and other new shipping challenges due to COVID, Mano a Mano shipped 7 containers with 180,180 pounds of medical supplies and equipment from Minnesota to Bolivia in 2021. (We averaged 187,951 pounds shipped over the...
In 2020, Mano a Mano’s Twin Cities’ volunteers picked up more than 150,000 pounds of medical supplies and equipment, office furniture, tools, spare parts, and almost anything else our counterparts in Bolivia need in order to accomplish their work. Our First Truck Was...
Many think of aviation as a luxury. But for many in Bolivia, small aircraft provide their only access to health care, literally the difference between life and death. Comparing Bolivia’s roads and helicopter services with what’s available in Minnesota helps...
On Saturday, Mano a Mano donated medical supplies and equipment for the hospital in Colquiri – a municipality in the department of La Paz that is roughly equidistant from the cities of Cochabamba and La Paz (a 4-hour drive from either city). Staff drove to our...
Distributing Supplies in Bolivia – March 2020 We were looking forward to this distribution of donated medical supplies on Saturday, March 14th to be the first event for our group of Minnesota travelers visiting Mano a Mano. While the trip had to be canceled, and...
