Last year, because of your direct donations on this page, we were able to provide two ultrasounds to Curamericas’ maternity centers in rural Guatemala. I am pleased to share that I was able to hand-deliver the ultrasounds and that I was accompanied by a volunteer team of labor and delivery nurses from North Carolina to get the ultrasounds set up and in use! Mil gracias (a thousand thanks) for making this possible!

This year, I am raising funds for Curamericas’ project serving moms and young children in Kenya. Every month, Community Health Workers visit the homes of moms in their community to provide one-on-one health counseling. They also collect data on health practices, vaccinations, and illness that allow us to quickly adapt the program to meet the highest needs. Empowered with data and the dedication of our Community Health Workers, we have drastically improved health across 93 partner communities.

Here’s the problem – every month, staff and the Community Health Workers spend hours condensing and transferring hundreds of pages of health data into our digital system. Hours that could be spent providing services and leading health initiatives in their communities. In October of this year, I went to Kenya to provide 14 of these health workers with tablets to pilot a digital data system – and it’s going really well! We want to expand the program to reach all 94 health workers in 2023, but funds are limited.

Please help me in reaching my goal of raising $7040 to provide tablets, cases and solar battery packs needed to launch this program. This is a donation that will continue to impact the community for years to come. Any amount contributed takes us one step closer to help making this a reality.

Thank you for your help!

All the best,
Barbara

P.S. We were able to find the supplies at the following costs: tablets ($50), and cases and screen protectors ($16) and solar battery packs ($22 through a partnership with mpowerd.com). If you have ideas on how we can get these items donated or at a reduced cost please reach out to me at [email protected]