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Gaining Ground
Ph.d.
Gaining Ground
Ph.d.
Launched at a kitchen table in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Mano a Mano began collecting and shipping medical supplies to impoverished Bolivian communities in 1994. Twenty years later, an organization that once operated exclusively from the founder's basement has now successfully implemented over 300 infrastructure projects, including medical clinics, schools, roads, and water reservoirs. As a result of their efforts, over 700,000 Bolivians, who face one of the highest rural poverty rates in the world, now have access to health care for the first time.
Gaining Ground is the inspiring case study of how this volunteer-based, grassroots organization is making history in Bolivia, and offers an autobiographical look at the ''how to'' and ''lessons learned'' of their international development work.
Inside Gaining Ground, discover: a blueprint for developing your own international NGO, why the grassroots community partnership model works ,how to facilitate participatory development, approaches to achieving sustainability and self-sufficiency, alternatives to standard organizational structure, the critical nature of a bicultural perspective, and a detailed history of this organization
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 17, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9781592989393 |
Publishers | Beaver's Pond Press |
Pages | 248 |
Dimensions | 385 g |
Language | English |
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