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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: 9,900,000
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
• 8,716 requests for donations have been filled in Bolivia since 1995
Medical Surplus Collected
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
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500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
Pounds Shipped (cumulative)
3,000,000 pounds shipped to BoliviaValue of this surplus: over $14 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
Patient Visits by Year: 2000 through 2011
Nearly 4 million patient visits in total
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500,000
1,000,000
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Clinic Program Results• 127 Clinics in Operation• 123 Clinics Financially Independent of MaM • 700,000 have Access to Health Care
Maternal and Infant Survival
In MaM Clinics since 2000:• 16,094 Total Deliveries• 16,005 Total Infants
Survived• 89 Infants did not
Survive• Huge Reduction
Compared to Average for Rural Bolivia (1,288 would be expected to die)
• Rural Bolivia Maternal Mortality Rate :– 50/10,000– 0.5% (.05% in Mano
clinics)
• Rural Bolivia Infant Mortality Rate :– 80/1,000 or 8%
• Mano Infant Mortality Rate :– 89/16,094 or 0.5%– US rate is 0.71%
Schools and Housing for Teachers
Old Facilities New Mano a Mano Facilities
Sanitation Facilities
Old
New
Opening Day
RESULTS• Constructed sanitation facilities, teacher housing, • 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 Four Reservoirs and 153 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
Results: Farmer’s income doubled after the first harvest
of crops watered from their reservoir
Bumper corn 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
Jusku Moll’e Water Project
Jusku Moll’e Water Project
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 over 1,300Patientsto Hospital Care
Mano a Mano International Partnerswww.manoamano.org