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Mano a Mano International Partners

Mission: To create partnerships with impoverished Bolivian communities that improve

health and increase economic well-being.

Population: 9,400,000

US Daily Income = $44

>$1020%

$5 to $10(20%)

$2 to $5(20%)

$1 to $2(20%)

< $11.3 billion (20%)

Total Population: 6.1 billion

Daily Income of World Population

RURAL BOLIVIA

94% of rural Bolivians live below subsistence level – the highest rural poverty rate in the world

The average yearly income of a rural family is $200 - $300

60% have no access to health care

Medical Surplus Program• US hospitals throw

away 2 million tons of medical waste each year

• Mano a Mano volunteers save nearly 200,000 pounds of supplies from US landfills each year and ship them to Bolivia

Supplies are distributed to Mano a Mano’s network of clinics and to other organizations in Bolivia

• 7,527 requests for donations have been filled in Bolivia since 1995

US Volunteers since 1994

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

02,0004,0006,0008,000

10,00012,00014,00016,00018,000

Hours Contributed by Year

110,563 hours contributed Value of these hours: $2,339,513

Medical Surplus Collected

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

Pounds Shipped (cumulative)

2,163,427 pounds shipped to BoliviaValue of this surplus: $9.6 million

Mano a Mano International Partners Our Bolivian Counterparts___ _____________________________

Mano a Mano – Bolivia: • Health and Education

Mano a Mano – Nuevo Mundo: • Economic Development

Mano a Mano – Apoyo Aereo: • Transport Staff • Emergency Rescue

Mano a Mano – Bolivia: Clinics

Residents Involved in Every StepAgreements Define Responsibilities

Residents Provide all Unskilled Labor

Volunteer Hours in Bolivia

2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

Weekend Health ClinicsCochabamba Volun-teersCommunity Volunteer Hours

Patient Visits by Year: 2000 through 2010

Almost 3 million patient visits in total

17,3320

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,0002010200920082007200620052004200320022001

Clinic Program Results• 127 Clinics in Operation• 121 Clinics Financially Independent of MaM • 700,000 have Access to Health Care

Maternal and Infant Survival

In MaM Clinics since 2000:• 11,181 Total Deliveries• 11,131 Total Infants

Survived• 50 Infants did not

Survive• ALL Mothers Survived• Huge Reduction

Compared to Average for Rural Bolivia

• Rural Bolivia Maternal Mortality Rate :– 50/10,000– 0.5% (0% in Mano clinics)

• Rural Bolivia Infant Mortality Rate :– 800/10,000– 8%

• Mano Infant Mortality Rate :– 50/11,181– 0.4%

Schools and Housing for Teachers

Old Facilities New Mano a Mano Facilities

Sanitation Facilities

Old

New

Opening Day

RESULTS• Constructed sanitation facilities in 44 communities

• Built teacher housing in 44 communities

• Built schools in 44 communities

Nuevo Mundo: Economic Development Need For Infrastructure

Lack of roads limits transport of food

Lack of means to retain rain water leads to crop failure

Agricultural Water Reservoir Projects

Completed Three Reservoirs and 148 Farm Ponds

Raise two crops yearly

Improve Diet

Prevent erosion

Serve 13,200 Families

Ucuchi Water Reservoir

Choquechampi Reservoir: Drinking water for 800 families (4,800 people)

Agricultural water for 400 families (2,400 people)

28,800 Hours Contributed by Choquechampi Volunteers

Choquechampi Reservoir filling with water

Results: Farmer’s income doubled after the first harvest

of crops watered from their reservoir

Bumper bean cropCorn on left received reservoir water; Corn on right did not

Road Projects: Built or Improved 1,400 Km

Selecting the Road Site Construction of 86.9km road in Cotagaita. Ascends from 8,500ft

to 13,000ft.

Dedication Ceremony for New Road

Results:

Reduced Market Drive from 2 Days to 1 Hour

Farmers Have Begun Planting Peaches and other Fruits

Community volunteerscontributed over 80,000hours last year

Farmers work alongside machines

Apoyo Aereo: Aviation Support Saves Hundreds of Staff &

Volunteer Travel Hours

Volunteer health professionals provide specialist care on weekends

Air Rescue Results

Delivered 42,000 pounds of food to flood victims

Airlifted 982 Patientsto Hospital Care

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