First Half of 2015 – 7 Things We’ve Done So Far

First Half of 2015 – 7 Things We’ve Done So Far 2015 is flying by! With half of the year gone, we wanted to share a few notes and updates of what we have been doing this year, thanks to you, our generous supporters. Here are 7 projects that we have done so far in 2015; […]

Mano a Mano Co-Founder Segundo Velasquez Talks About How & Why We Started

Mano a Mano Co-Founder Segundo Velasquez Talks About How & Why We Started In 2012, Mano a Mano co-founder Segundo Velasquez was 1 of 3 finalists for the Opus Prize 2012, with a $1 million award for the winner and $100,000 each to the two runners-up. At the awards ceremony at St. Catherine University, Mano a […]

A Look Back at What We Did in 2014 – Mano a Mano 2014 Annual Report

Mano a Mano 2014 Annual Report In many ways 2014 was a milestone year for Mano a Mano – we celebrated our 20th anniversary, completed our 50th school project and are closing in on our 150th clinic project, dedicated one of the most challenging projects to date (a 37-mile road in El Palmar, Bolivia), and shipped […]

2014 in Pictures

2014 in Pictures Just a few pictures of Mano a Mano’s work through 2014 on our Facebook page (they are also on Google+). Thanks to everyone that has been a part of a great year! Youtube Photo Slideshow Facebook Album Post by Mano a Mano International.

Overview of Mano a Mano Programs

Learn more about Mano a Mano – why we started, our programs, why we work in rural Bolivia, how we work (very important for us) – and learn how you can be a part and make a difference. We handed this presentation out to all attendees of our 20th Anniversary Celebration in April; here it […]

20th Anniversary Celebration Video

On Saturday night, Mano a Mano celebrated our 20th year in operation with food, Bolivian-inspired music from Leo and Kathy Lara, and the release of Gaining Ground, Mano a Mano’s new book! As part of the event, we also showed a video highlighting Bolivians from rural areas talking about the impact that Mano a Mano projects […]

A Look Back at What We Did in 2013 – Mano a Mano 2013 Annual Report

2013 Annual Report 2013 was a busy and exciting year for Mano a Mano! As we get closer to celebrating our 20th year in operation in 2014,  we wanted to look back at a few of the things that we were able to accomplish with YOU – our amazing staff, donors, volunteers, and communities in […]

Mano a Mano 2013 in Pictures

As 2013 comes to a close, we wanted to post a few pictures of what Mano a Mano did over the past year. This was a big year for us; we surpassed 5 million patient visits in our network of 144 (and counting!) health clinics, completed our 10,000th distribution of donated medical supplies from the […]

Dedication of New Road Project in Curzani, Bolivia

On September 21, Mano a Mano’s counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo dedicated 2 complementary road projects in Curzani, Bolivia, a small community located in the municipality of Punata, department of Cochabamba. What the New Road Project Does The road project consists of 2 components: Improving and widening at 2-kilometer road that circles Curzani, which […]

Update on 56-Kilometer Road Project in El Palmar

Mano a Mano has recently been working on a road in the municipality of Culpina, department of Chuquisaca, Bolivia. Current Status The road project  is completed to about kilometer 40 out of a planned 56.6 km. According to Ivo Velasquez, Project Manager for Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo, the most difficult portions of the road, […]