“Water is Life” – Mano a Mano 2021 Water Projects

“Water is Life” – Mano a Mano 2021 Water Projects

2021 was the year of focus on water projects for our Bolivian counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo. In spite of the pandemic, political unrest, and the perennial challenges present in the rural areas where we work, Nuevo Mundo completed two major Laguna...
Laguna Sulti Reservoir is Full of Water After One Rain

Laguna Sulti Reservoir is Full of Water After One Rain

Mano a Mano’s expansion of the Laguna Sulti water reservoir is now complete! The rain recently arrived and filled the reservoir. One rain and the reservoir is about to overflow by the large overflow opening. Area farmers are excited, happy to see so much water....
Making Progress on Water Reservoirs and Water Wells

Making Progress on Water Reservoirs and Water Wells

During the summer of 2021, Mano a Mano initiated a set of integrated projects in the municipality of Punata, which includes two water projects: the 3rd expansion of the Laguna Sulti Reservoir, and drilling a well in the community of Chirusi Rosario. Our Bolivian...
Expanding the Laguna Sulti Water Reservoir for a 3rd Time

Expanding the Laguna Sulti Water Reservoir for a 3rd Time

In 2005 a Bolivian subsistence farmer in whose community Mano a Mano had built a school made this plea along with his neighbors. “Our plants produce little or die of thirst. A reservoir would hold enough rain so all of us could irrigate our fields. Then we would have...