RSVP by Friday, September 6th for our 25th Anniversary Celebration on September 15th
RSVP by Friday, September 6th for our 25th Anniversary Celebration on September 15th Join us on Sunday, September 15th for BBQ and wood-fired pizza as we celebrate everything we have been able to accomplish together. A lot has changed since Mano a Mano started out of our Co-Founders Joan & Segundo Velasquez’s home in Mendota […]
67,000 Pounds of Recovered Resources En Route to Bolivia from Minnesota
67,000 Pounds of Recovered Resources En Route to Bolivia from Minnesota Yesterday, 3 containers filled with 67,865 pounds of recovered resources started their journey to Bolivia, where Mano a Mano distributes them to people and organizations in need throughout the country. Thanks to everyone that helped out over the past week! What Are We Shipping? […]
Dedicating a New Clinic in Palca, Bolivia
Dedicating a New Clinic in Palca, Bolivia On August 20, 2019 Mano a Mano dedicated our newest health clinic in Palca, Bolivia. The Palca clinic provides access to health care for 1,314 people. Palca Clinic – Community Information Palca is a rural community in the Tiraque province, Tiraque municipality, department of Cochabamba – about a […]
Day One of Container Loading – August 2019
Day One of Container Loading – August 2019 Yesterday was day one of container loading at Mano a Mano! Over the week, volunteers will load roughly 60,000 pounds of medical supplies and equipment, school supplies, orthopedic items like wheelchairs and crutches, and many other recovered resources for shipment to Bolivia, where Mano a Mano distributes […]
148th Health Education Workshop for Nurses
148th Health Education Workshop for Nurses These photos are from our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia’s 148th Health Education Workshop in July 2019 for nurses. Continuing education is an integral part of our health program; Mano a Mano Bolivia provides education to: communities through providing training for volunteer health promoters; communities through weekend health […]
A Look Back At What We Did in 2018 – Mano a Mano 2018 Annual Report
A Look Back At What We Did in 2018 – Mano a Mano 2018 Annual Report Mano a Mano’s biggest strength is our community-based partnership model – bringing many people together to accomplish things that none of us could do on our own. Every activity, every project new or old, every event, depends on the dedication […]
Dedicating a New Health Clinic in Chaqui Mayu, Bolivia
Dedicating a New Health Clinic in Chaqui Mayu, Bolivia On March 16, 2019, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia dedicated a new health clinic in Chaqui Mayu, Bolivia. This is Mano a Mano’s 167th clinic project in Bolivia. Chaqui Mayu Clinic Chaqui Mayu is a rural community in the Campero province, department of Cochabamba […]
Thanks Stradis Healthcare
Thanks Stradis Healthcare for sending a truckload of drapes, instruments, and medical supplies to Mano a Mano! We unloaded 11,093 pounds of supplies at our warehouse in St. Paul yesterday. And thank you to Jeff Milne for picking everything up in Illinois and driving it to Mano a Mano!
Distributing Donated Medical Supplies in Bolivia – September 2018
Distributing Donated Medical Supplies in Bolivia – September 2018 Over the past week, Mano a Mano has distributed donated medical supplies in a large-scale distribution event to people & organizations in need on Friday, September 21st. Today, we traveled to Punata to deliver medical supplies to 4 Punata-area clinics and the Nursing Faculty: Health Care […]
3 New Clinic Projects Dedicated in Bolivia
3 New Clinic Projects Dedicated in Bolivia Over the past 3 months, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia has completed 3 new clinic projects: a new clinic in Jatun Mayu (our 163rd clinic project in Bolivia) a clinic expansion in Candelaria (our 164th clinic project) a new clinic in Villa Rosario (our 165th clinic […]