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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.
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An overview of Mano a Mano's programsthe US and Bolivia.
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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
Mano a Mano International Partnerswww.manoamano.org
