Breif updates on my volunteer projects here:
The hospital has improved this year! It's still not anywhere close to first-world healthcare, but it seems to be better staffed and have more supplies. I'm supposed to be writing a paper on infection control standards so that when the other volunteers from Friends of Belampampa return in December they can make simple changes that will make a huge impact. (...but it's been hard to find time to write between working, traveling and studying spanish haha)
I also started a fundraiser between a bar here and Maximo Nivel's (my spanish school) healthcare programs. Half of the proceeds from Game Night are going to buy an orphan girl a hearing aide so she can learn to speak, and the other half is going to buy supplies such as soap for local clinics including my hospital. Last week was the first week, but so far it was a lot of fun!
And of course, I'm still working with Christmas in Cusco to help the street children here. Everytime I see kids sleeping in the 30 degree nights curled up next to a building for warmth, I'm reminded of how great the need is here. We expect PayPal to be up and running for the website by the end of this week to make donating easier. www.christmasincusco.org
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