Updates From Ecuador: March 2013 Clinics
In Ecuador, MEDLIFE is wrapping up its second Mobile Clinic of the spring break season. This week we’re working in communities outside of Riobamba: Last week, MEDLIFE also…
MEDLIFE Stories
Building Stairs, and Friendships, in 8 de Diciembre
“That’s my birthday!” said one of the students, when we told her the name of the community we were going to be working with, named for the date of its…
Student Leader Spotlight: Melanie Askari
Melanie Askari started a MEDLIFE chapter at the University of Michigan just last year, and so far they’ve already completed successful fundraisers last semester, and their first Mobile Clinic in…
A Path Toward Land Title: Property Rights in Peru
Lima’s pueblos jóvenes are not like Brazil’s favelas, or Argentina’s villas, or the slums of Mexico City. While most of Latin America’s shantytowns have been haphazardly thrown together, without state…
First Mobile Clinic in Esmeraldas Off to A Great Start!
The MEDLIFE team in Ecuador is off to a great start with our first-ever Mobile Clinic in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Although we are just starting to build a presence in…
Mobile Clinic Update: Lima, Peru
The Spring 2013 Mobile Clinic season kicked off yesterday with a Mobile Clinic in Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru, staffed by enthusiastic volunteers from schools including University of Michigan, University…
Lima’s Community Kitchens: Serving Hot Meals
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,…
Patient Update: Luis Angel Tuso
Luis Angel Tuso is an eleven-year old who enjoys art class and dreams of becoming a police officer when he grows up. When he began complaining last year of intense…
Medlife Role Models: Meet Nancy
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…
Educational Workshop Sheds Light on Legal Rights
Our latest educational workshop was located in a small community in the Nueva Esperanza area of Via Maria del Triunfo. MEDLIFE will bring a Mobile Clinic to this same…
50:50 Campaign Spotlight: Ashley Debnam
Ashley attended a Mobile Clinic in Lima, Peru last month, and raised $2,345 through the 50:50 Campaign — enough to cover her Mobile Clinic expenses AND sponsor a community development project!…
McGill’s Tutorial Program a Top Large-Scale Fundraiser
One of the most successful and unique student fundraisers we’ve seen over the past five years is McGill University’s “tutorials” – two- or three-hour exam review sessions taught by student…