Renovating a school in Ecuador
Last week, MEDLIFE staff and volunteers worked with the Atahualpa neighborhood in Tena, Ecuador to paint and restore the local day care school in the area. Volunteers worked for 4…
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MEDLIFE Chapter Spotlight: University of Nevada, Reno
This blog is part of a series showcasing chapters that won awards in this years MEDLIFE Awards. Each week we will be talking to a chapter to hear about…
MEDLIFE Doctor Spotlight: Jose Luis Rodriguez
For five years, Dr. Jose Luis Rodriguez worked in the Amazon as an infectious diseases expert. When he returned to his home in Lima, he reached out…
BUILDING THE FIRST STAIRCASE OF THE SUMMER SEASON
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. …
Life after the Huaicos
Tents provided by the municipal government line the streets, inside them varying levels of food, water and possessions. Some families have a car parked outside the tent, others have functioning…
The Beauty of the Andes
MEDLIFE has two separate destinations, Cusco and Riobamba, where we work in primarily in rural indigenous communities in the Andes mountains. These communities are in very scenic locations in the…
A Second Floor for the Union De Santa Fe Wawawasi
MEDLIFE is proud to announce that the plans to construct a second floor to the Union De Santa Fe Wawa Wasi were finalized in April 2017 as…
8 Things you should know to prepare you for a MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic Trip
1. Language Skills Just kidding, you don’t have to be a Language pro to come on mobile clinic trip, but it is worth it to quickly…
Huayco relief aid underway
Last week, MEDLIFE staff visited Cajamarquilla in Lima, Peru to deliver water and supplies to a community affected by the huaycos. We were able to secure a water tank truck…
Navya Singirikonda : 50:50 Campaign
Navya Singirikonda from Texas A and M raised 3000$ in her 50:50 campaign for her Mobile Clinic Trip to Cusco. We spoke with her to find out how she ran…
The Construction of Soledad’s House has Been Completed!
In April of 2017 MEDLIFE completed one of our long-term projects, building a house for Soledad and her son. MEDLIFE met Soledad in 2014 (full story here), and upon see…
Spring Mobile Clinic Season concludes in Peru
Last week brought a close to MEDLIFE´s Spring Mobile Clinic season. MEDLIFE staff and volunteers from Universities across the US and Canada worked in communities in the capital city of…