Here at MEDLIFE, we recognize that strong families arecentral to any community or society. In the communities we serve, maintaining healthy families is one of the most important ways…

It is very important to MEDLIFE that the citizens of the communities we serve have the necessary informationto maintaina stable quality of life, which is why we hold educational workshops…

    Before hosting a Mobile Clinic in a new community, Carlos Benavides, Director of MEDLIFE Peru, understands the importance of visiting the community first to learn more about its…

Community members gathered at a nighttime meeting in Villa Maria del Triunfo. Photo by Benjamin Ostrander   The number of communities in need of staircases and other infrastructure projects in…

Written by Rosali Vela and translated by Rachel Goldberg   The house was packed at the educational workshop on Friday   Even though I’ve lived in Lima my entire life,…

One of the strengths of MEDLIFE’s work in the shantytowns of Lima is the relationships we build with local leaders who are committed to improving conditions in their communities. This…

Holanda poses at the project site   “I’m 37,” Holanda Marquez tells me, without any intention of lying about her age. She easily lifts a bucket full of rocks that…

A strong sense of solidarity in poor communities can sometimes give rise to innovative solutions in the face of extreme hardship. One example: the case of comedores populares in Lima,…

This past year, we’ve completed six staircase projects and numerous Mobile Clinics in the community of Laderas de Nueva Esperanza, in large part thanks to the persistence of the community’s…

Wearing her characteristic black woolen ski hat even in the blistering heat of Lima summer, Rosita Muñoz purposefully ascends the steep hillside of Santa Cruz, an enormous bucket of cement…