MEDLIFE Education Update: Family Health Workshops
Villa El Salvador, one of the many districts in Lima, Peru where MEDLIFE operates, is characterized by a long history of diligence and self-sufficiency. The area was awarded the…
MEDLIFE Project Fund Projects
Hygiene Project: Palmira
Students and teachers at 27 de Febrero School in the community of Palmira in Riobamba, Ecuador are now benefitting from new bathrooms, classrooms and a better education due to a…
Hygiene Project: Huinatus
In the small community of Huinatus in Riobamba, Ecuador, the 57 students and three teachers at Manuel Bermeo School are now benefiting from the recent completion of a MEDLIFE…
MEDLIFE Education Update: Workshops Provide Basics on Nutrition
MEDLIFE Intern Amara Channell writes about a new facet of our educational programs — health and nutritional workshops for the poor in Latin America: “What can I do to…
50:50 Campaign Supports New Staircase Project
Sophomore Charlotte Groch, a participant on one of our 2012 Mobile Clinics in Lima, was also one of the first students to successfully use MEDLIFE’s 50:50 fundraising campaign. Through our online…
Longest staircase built during MEDLIFE’s largest Mobile Clinic!
2012 has started off with some impressive firsts for MEDLIFE. This January, we reached our largest number of student volunteers in a single week — 76 students participated in…
Supporters’ $1 Bills Build New Staircase in Santa Cruz
Earlier this fall, we introduced Joe and Tommy’s $1 Tour: a journey up and down the East Coast of the United States with the goal of giving presentations at current…
Peer Education in Pamplona: An Unexpected Weapon in the Fight Against Anemia
Education is an integral tool for improving the overall health of communities and promoting healthy lifestyles; likewise, it is a core component of MEDLIFE’s work in Latin America. Our most…
Photo Update: MEDLIFE Is Building Stairs in Santa Cruz!
We’re off to a great start on our new stair construction project in the community of A.H. Santa Cruz (Nueva Rinconada) on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. Here are…
Next on Our Radar: School Construction Project in Cumanda, Ecuador
Written by Martha Chicaiza, Director of MEDVIDA Ecuador; Translated into English by Laura Keen, MEDLIFE year-round intern in Lima, Peru At the swelling feet of the central Andes…
How Does MEDLIFE Promote Health Education?
The first three letters of ‘MEDLIFE’ stand for Medicine, Education, and Development. Our work in Latin America seeks to improve the overall welfare of people living in poor communities by…