When one pictures improving community health services in low-income neighborhoods, rarely do concrete steps first come to mind. But in the hillside communities on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, a…
In Lima, Peru, a new community development project is creating safer conditions and improving daily life for hundreds of families. Focused on long-term impact, this initiative reflects MEDLIFE’s commitment to…
In June 2024, MEDLIFE visited the community of San Francisco in Lima, Peru, where we met with local leaders to learn about their struggles. Residents shared not only their challenges…
MEDLIFE’s volunteer building projects are hands-on opportunities for students to make a lasting impact on communities in need in Latin America and Africa. One of the most significant projects we’ve…
Are you curious about why we do staircase construction projects on our Service Learning Trips? There is actually a story behind these projects, one that highlights MEDLIFE’s values surrounding sustainability…
Last Friday the MEDLIFE summer interns joined the community members of Union de Santa Fe to inaugurate the completion of a new staircase. Not only will this provide safe and…
Our Staircase Construction Projects were inspired by the story of a MEDLIFE patient, Chais Pipa. Chais fell down the steep hillside that leads to her home, prompting a premature birth…
Nadine Heredia is a community in Lima, Peru established in 2012. MEDLIFE has been working in Nadine since its founding and this week we will complete our eight staircase project. Nadine Heredia Community. …
MEDLIFE recently completed our second of two massive staircases in Ecuador, drastically improving access to the community of Llinllin Santa Fe. The path is used by the communities school children to…
MEDLIFE has completed over 207 projects in Peru and 74 in Ecuador. Many of these projects are either Stair Cases or Hygiene projects, both of which have been a core…
From the MEDLIFE office in Riobamba, Ecuador, we took a taxi to the bus station and a 1-hour bus to Columbe, another city near Riobamba, where MEDLIFE has held several…
Director of MED programs Carlos Benavides stood on a steep dirt path in Paraiso, a community where MEDLIFE has never done a project before. It was daytime and the deplorable…
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