Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The mission of the local nonprofit is to bring development, health and education to the poorest of the poor.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mendota Heights resident Segundo Velasquez has received $100,000 from the Opus Foundation to support the work of his nonprofit, Mano a Mano, which builds infrastructure and health clinics in Bolivia, one of the poorest countries in Latin America. In January 2011, Mendota Heights Patch published a two-part series on the Velazquezes and the organization they built: Since 1994, the couple has been able to expand their reach by working from the ground-up: Bolivian locals noticing a need within their own community are the ones who solicit projects. Their needs are basic, but vital. To date, Mano a Mano has built 118 medical clinics, 40 schools, 1,100-plus kilometers of roads, 153 atajados (small water reservoirs) and three large water …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Their work building roads and clinics could be featured on the YouTube home page.
Mendota Heights nonprofit Mano a Mano has entered the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards on Youtube. Mano a Mano helps build roads, health clinics and schools in rural Bolivia, the home country of co-founder Segundo Velasquez. (Check out our two-part series from last year.) The nonprofit is entered in the medium-size category for nonprofits with budgets of $1 million-$5 million. Sixteen finalists will be chosen by a panel on March 12, and the competition will be open for public voting March 14-28. Winning videos will be featured on the YouTube home page on April 5. Winners will also receive $3,500 and products from Cisco; as well as recognition and free registration at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco. The submitted …
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Local parents and their children joined together to complete two service projects in the community last week.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Mendota Heights MOMS Club completed two service projects last week in the community. First, moms and a few little helpers raked leaves at the home of a mother on bed rest. Next up, the women visited Mano a Mano to sort medical supplies that will be shipped to clinics in Bolivia. The Club draws moms from Lilydale, Mendota Heights and Sunfish Lake for family-friendly outings, community service and "Mom's Night Out" events.
