Project Report
| Dec 10, 2018
Chile Needs Your Help
By Adam See | Executive Director
VIDA is making a last ditch effort to save our project in Chile. Although VIDA has experienced record shipments in 2018 to our projects throughout South America, sadly we have not been able to send aid due to a lack of funding both here in the U.S. and Chile. Although the devastating earthquake seems like a distant memory, the plight of millions of impoverished Chileans is as bleak as the day the earthquake struck. In spite of the tremendous economic strides Chile has experienced over the past decades, one of the sad realities is that Chile has one of the highest income disparities in the world. Millions continue to live in extreme poverty. Unfortunately, VIDA's decades of medical aid to Chile is drawing to a close as funds to pay for shipments have dried up and the cost to clear containers in Chile is going up. This double hit is making shipments nearly impossible. The VIDA team is working hard to raise funds to continue with this project and we hope that we can count on the continued support of the Global Giving community in saving this important mission
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Sep 10, 2018
Chile Needs Your Help
By Adam See | Executive Director
Although the devastating earthquake seems like a distant memory, the plight of millions of impoverished Chileans is as bleak as the day the earthquake struck. In spite of the tremendous economic strides Chile has experienced over the past decades, one of the sad realities is that Chile has one of the highest income disparities in the world. Millions continue to live in extreme poverty. Unfortunately, VIDA's decades of medical aid to Chile is drawing to a close as funds to pay for shipments have dried up and the cost to clear containers in Chile is going up. This double hit is making shipments nearly impossible. The VIDA team is working hard to raise funds to continue with this project and we hope that we can count on the continued support of the GlobalGiving community.
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Jun 12, 2018
Ecuador in Need of Help!
By Adam See | Executive Director
Povert, natural disasters and political challenges have continue to plague the Ecuadorian healthcare system. VIDA is partnered with the Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil, a 115-year old charity based in Guayaquil that operates large hospitals as well as several clinics and nursing homes in this large port city. They provide free medical care to 500,000 patients a year who are among Ecuador’s poorest citizens. VIDA provides them with medical supplies and equipment that they desperately need and helps to alleviate costs in serving the poor. Junta’s vast network makes them particularly effective in responding to the regions impacted by the quake.
VIDA needs your help! VIDA covers all costs of the shipment and we need to raise additional funds to send our next container. This container to Guayaquil will primarily carry medical equipment donated from local Bay Area hospitals. Hospital beds, gurneys, exam tables, wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and other ambulatory equipment will fill the container to the brim. On an ongoing basis we drive around the Bay for scheduled equipment donations -so that when an event happens - such as this earthquake - we are fully prepared to respond in Latin America.
Your support will go directly to covering the shipping costs and import fees!
Thank you for helping us to achieve our goals.
Regards,
The VIDA Team
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