At MEDLIFE Ecuador, constructing bathrooms is a vital component of our healthcare initiatives. Our hygiene projects primarily target rural, predominantly indigenous communities situated on the outskirts of urban areas. These…

 In August 2016 MEDLIFE Ecuador completed two bathroom projects as part of ongoing earthquake relief efforts in Jama, Ecuador, an area that very affected by the earthquake, but that did…

  Last week, MEDLIFE inaugurated our 100th community development project: a sanitary restroom for a preschool in San Sebastian de Wayrayaku, Muyuna, Tena, Ecuador. The school is a Centro Infantil…

    In the community of Galte Yaguachi, located in the region of Guamote, MEDLIFE is currently planning to construct a new school room which will benefit over 100 children.…

We just received these photos from Ccaccaccollo, a community outside Cusco, Peru, where we constructed new bathroom facilities starting in August. The community has been putting the finishing touches on the…

Don Pedro picks us up in the late morning.   Martha sits in the front seat, and I sandwich myself between Mirian Manzano, a coordinator for Colta’s Department of Education,…

The road goes from pavement to cobblestone, to dirt. Small tin-roofed houses reveal themselves, hidden high in the hills. They can only be found by following the trail of concrete…

  Luis and I took a short bus ride from Riobamba. The rhythmic rocking of the behemoths they call buses here was still enough to induce both of us into…

MEDLIFE works with local authorities and community members to aid those most in need.  Hygiene Projects encompass the construction of latrines, waste disposal systems, handwashing stations, and other structures.  We…

    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…

      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…