Mano a Mano - Who We Are and What We Do

Mano a Mano Mission: to Create partnerships with poor Bolivian communities to improve health and increase economic well-being

Population : 9,400,000

BOLIVIA… A LAND OF MOUNTAINS

Beautiful People

… TRADITIONAL TEXTILES

… RICH CULTURE

AND… EXTREME POVERTY

RURAL AREAS 94% of rural Bolivians live below subsistence level – the highest poverty rate in the world The average yearly income of rural families is $200 – 300. 60% have no access to health care

8 % Rural Infant Mortality at Birth Maternal mortality in Childbirth is 400 per 100,000 Rural life expectancy is 55 years

MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Mano a Mano International in the U.S. sets the vision and direction, raises funds and other resources. We accomplish our work in Bolivia through three sister organizations:
Mano a Mano – Bolivia established in 2000, focusing on health and education;
Mano a Mano -Nuevo Mundo established in 2005, focusing on rural economic development;
Mano a Mano – Aviation , incorporated in 2006, transports ill and injured patients from isolated areas to urban hospitals, supports our sister organizations, and assists other NGOs that work in rural areas.
Mano a Mano depends on donors and volunteers to carry out its mission.

Collecting and Distributing Surplus Medical Supplies and Equipment

3,000,000 Pounds shipped

FROM MINNESOTA TO BOLIVIA

Mano a Mano has constructed and co-administers a network of 112 Medical Centers in rural areas Saving the lives of mothers and babies

12,283 births in these Centers. All mothers and all but 59 babies survived More than 2,500,000 patient visits since 2000

Sanitation Projects: New Bathrooms Latrines

Women washed clothes in the stream Now they have New Laundry Sinks

Old Classroom Classrooms in 40 communities Infrastructure for education

Old Housing for Teachers New Housing in 40 Communities

Infrastructure for Economic Development 145 Farm Ponds Completed

Laguna Sulti Ucuchi Choquechampi 3 Reservoirs Completed: Water for 12,000 people Choquechampi

Doubling Income

Constructing Roads – More than 1,000 km

Transporting Produce to City Markets Producing more Food

Aviation Program New Runway

Airlifted more than 640 patients

Weekend Clinics for Unserved Areas

HOW WE WORK

The Need Communities Request Help

Community Leader Signs Agreement Partners: Mano a Mano, Communities, Local and National Govermments

Mano a Mano Contributes:
Master Builders
Materials
Plans
Salaries: one staff for three years
Administration , medical supervision,
training
Medical supplies and equipment

Government pays salaries, provides vaccines, medicines and matching funds

Communities Contribute:
Lot for the Medical Center
Locally available Materials
Unskilled Labor

Community Residents Contributed 80,000 Volunteer Hours Last Year

Donors and Volunteers Visit Bolivia and Participate in Making this Dream a Reality

Thank You - Muchas Gracias Dius Pagarapusuchun

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Mano a Mano - Who We Are and What We Do

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