Interview With Marilu Montoya: Former President of One of the Human Settlements in Peru
During my time in Lima, Peru this April, I had the privilege of getting to visit some of the communities we serve, also known as the human settlements of Peru.…
Community Profiles
Celebrating Latin America’s Rural Holiday Traditions
The holiday season is a time of joy and festivity worldwide, and the holiday traditions in rural communities of Latin America are a testament to this spirit. Let’s explore the…
Greenhouse Project in Chahauitiri: Cultivating Sustainability
The greenhouse project in Chahauitiri stands as a beacon of progress in the community. Situated about 1.5 hours away from Cusco, Peru, at 3800 meters above sea level, the rural…
Working Hand In Hand With Ecuador Communities
Volunteering in Ecuador offers a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of marginalized communities. The MEDLIFE Ecuador staff, predominantly comprised of dedicated women, tirelessly dedicate themselves to…
A profile of our Lima Communities
This information is based on a sampling of communities around Lima, Peru that hosted MEDLIFE Mobile Clinics between December – January 2017-2018. Since MEDLIFE clinics take place during…
MEDLIFE hosted a Chocolatada in Cusco, Peru!
Last week, our first group of MEDLIFE volunteers for the winter season helped to host a Chocolatada at the community of Secsencalla, located in the district of Andahuaylillas outside of…
Nicolas de Pierola: Waiting, Forgotten and Thirsty.
Carmen Galanza has lived in Nicolas Pierola for twenty years. She never expected to see a disaster the magnitude of the Huaycos, a flood of mud and water, that…
The Wall of Shame In Lima
In the hills, high above the city center of Lima, Peru, sits the community of Nadine Heredia. One of Lima’s Pueblos Jovenes, or young towns, people began to settle in…
Community Organizer Profile: Edomia Paucarcaja
Edomia Poma Pallcarcajo works in the comedor in the communidad of El Jardines in San Juan De Miraflores to support her family, serving up nutritious, cheap government subsized meals…
Ecuador Earthquake Relief Fund
Two weeks ago, MEDLIFE doctors, nurses and clinic leaders made the 3 hour journey from the city of Esmeraldas to the small, isolated community of Canalon in the province of…
People and communities around Esmeraldas
Hillside in Tabiazo, the town where this volunteer group did project and the site of many other MEDLIFE projects. A few thousand people live in this small agricultural community,…
Learning about New Delhi’s Urban Slums
As many of you know, MEDLIFE is expanding to India! We will be holding our first mobile clinics in India May 7-15 and May 14-22, 2016, in New Delhi India.…