Rosadia lives alone with her green pet parakeet whose cage sits near the door, surrounded by cluttered bits of clothing, garbage bags, buckets. Even her mattress is covered. The house…

The Pueblos Jovenes are complex places. Looking the bleak surroundings and hearing about the grave struggles that these communities on a daily basis, it can be easy to see nothing…

Ediberta Malpartida met Isabelle at a festival for the Virgin Del Carmen, a Christian saint that is widely worshipped in Peru and Colombia.  In the 40 years since their meeting…

Back in 2014 we blindly followed Carlos, MEDPrograms director of Peru, up a number of stairs to reach Julio’s home in the hills of Lima. This was the first time…

The Pueblos Jovenes are not an easy place to make ends meet. Residents face long commutes to work and markets, and a long trip up the hills to their…

  Cecilla Rubinos went to the doctor because her throat was so sore she couldn’t talk. When the doctor tilted her head back to examine her throat, he noticed…

What do a soccer goalie in a giant spider costume and three guys dressed in clownish overalls have in common? Pikachu, the giant yellow mouse-like creature from Pokemon, is…

Graciela Montes Leiva is 45 years old and lives in the community of Ciudad de Dios at San Juan de Miraflores. She was born in Arequipa, lived in La…

Raul lives around the corner from a primary school in San Juan de Lurigancho with big murals of lush scenes from children’s stories outside it, Little Red Riding Hood…

Last week we posted a video of our little patient Guadalupe as she received the milk formula donation from our Florida International university Chapter (You can watch the video here).…

Petronila Santi has lived a long life. In her 70 years, she has endured great hardship, overcome adversity, and emerged out of the darkest moments of her life to raise…

In her dark, unlit kitchen filled with swarming flies and dust billowing up from the dirt floor, Maura lifts up her skirt to reveal her left leg—mangled. Her flesh…