Meet the Staff: Dina Cayllahue Jimenez
Dina Cayllahue Jimienez is a field-nurse who has been working with MEDLIFE for the past eight months. Read more about Dina below: Where are you from? I was born…
Staff and Interns
Intern Journal: Exploring Parque Zonal Huáscar
A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to visit Villa El Salvador on the outskirts of Lima; myself and Nicole as yearlong interns, along with Luis from…
Meet the Interns Year-long 2013-14 Part 3
Meet our new MEDLIFE year-long interns! Part 3! Name: Joanna Dainton Hometown: Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK School: University of Leeds Major: Politics BA How I got involved…
Meet the Staff: Ruth Varona
Ruth Varona is a certified nursing assistant who first joined our team as a volunteer in 2010. She now works with us as a Patient Follow-Up Coordinator and Field Nurse.…
Meet the Staff: Lucia Suarez
Lucia Suarez is a certified nurse who first began volunteering with MEDLIFE in February as a leader for a staircase project in her community. Now she joins us as both…
Intern Journal: Getting to Know La Florida and 27 de Diciembre
Community members from La Florida smile for the camera during an educational workshop. As I looked around the room lined with community members, a young girl smiled and caught…
Intern Journal: A Walk in Vilma’s Shoes
When MEDLIFE initially approached Vilma to assist with her comedor, she was quite reluctant, as she was convinced that MEDLIFE’s assistance included a hidden agenda. But after a…
Intern Journal: Sharing and celebrating an accomplishment
Year-long intern Hannah Gillean writes about her experience at the inauguration of a staircase project in community 15 A-1. Yesterday marked my third staircase inauguration, and it was…
Meet the Interns Year-long 2013-14 Part 2
Meet our new MEDLIFE year-long interns! Part 2! Name: Ebony Bailey Hometown: Porterville, California School: University of Southern California Major: Print and Digital Journalism How I…
Meet the Interns Year-long 2013-14
Meet our new MEDLIFE year-long interns! Name: Jennifer Clay Hometown: Syracuse, NY School: George Washington University Major: Public Health Tell us a little…
Introducing our new MEDLIFE Director of Tanzania: Terry Mulligan
We are glad to introduce Terry Mulligan, a 26 year old teacher who after teaching for 2 years in Chicago, started a life changing journey to Moshi, Tanzania. In Tanzania,…
Intern Journal: Esperanza
Los pueblos jóvenes is the name given to the many shantytowns scattered throughout the sprawling city of Lima. Nueva Esperanza was the first community of its kind that I…