Student Chapters Volunteer at Home by Serving, Building, Running
MEDLIFE’s mission of providing access to medicine, education and development to everyone may be based in Latin America, but it doesn’t end there. One of the most important things that…
Rosali Vela
Fall Fundraising Highlights
This month, we asked our supporters to direct their fundraising efforts to a very special project: our Wawa Wasi daycare center in Lima, Peru — and you came through! Here…
MEDLIFE Goes Above and Beyond for a Breast Cancer Patient
Written by Multimedia Producer Rosali Vela and translated by Rachel Goldberg and Lindsay Bigda: Patient follow-up is more than treating the illness itself; it’s getting to know our patients…
One Billion+ Campaign Tour UPDATE: Oct. 19
A bittersweet ending to week four as we bid farewell to two of our dedicated MEDLIFE presenters, Maurico Parra and Biz Shenk. They’ve wrapped up their legs of the tour and…
One Billion+ Campaign Tour UPDATE: Oct. 12, 2012
Our third week is winding down on the tour and our presenters have sent in their updates for all of you to see. This time, we have a special treat–…
New Water Project for Union Santa Fe
MEDLIFE works by partnering with local communities and listening to their needs. That’s how we became involved in the construction of our first-ever potable water project, which will provide…
UGA to Host a “Killer” Fundraiser Next Month
Our MEDLIFE Chapter at the Unversity of Georgia has come up with a ghoulishly fun idea for fundraising: a Zombie 5K! Runners will run for [their] lives on campus while…
Peru Intern Journal: Rachel
Rachel Goldberg came to us fresh out of the University of Virgina to intern with the Communications dept. of MEDLIFE in Lima, Peru for a full year. Now, after her…
“Be The One” Team Leader Profile: Mauricio Parra
During his senior year at Florida State University in 2011, Mauricio Parra helped create his school’s first MEDLIFE chapter and soon led over 25 students on a Mobile Clinic in…
“Be The One” Team Leader Profile: Amrita Athwal
Amrita joined us her freshman year of college as a participant in the MEDLIFE Be The One Campaign. She started her school’s MEDLIFE chapter, joined the Student Advisory Board, and…
Ecuador Intern Journal: Amrita
Ecuador Summer Intern Amrita Athwal is now back in her hometown of San Diego, California after her eight weeks abroad working with MEDLIFE. Before she left, she wrote about her…
Cervical Cancer Patient Update: Teresa Quispe Mallqui
In January of 2012, Teresa Quispe Mallqui approached a MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic in her community of Defensores de la Familia after hearing about the importance of getting a routine Pap…