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7:30 - 8:30 at the Michigan Union Rm. 2105B
Interested in Global Aid?
Come to our mass meeting, Thursday Sept. 24th
7:30 - 8:30 at the Michigan Union Rm. 2105B
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
As we wrap up our last week in Puno, things have been again slowed due to local striking. This week there was a transportation strike which has disabled us from leaving the city. We were hoping to visit some medical posts this week but lack of transportation put that out of the question, although, if all goes as planned we hope to make the trip tomorrow morning. Although many of our plans fell through this has only opened up new and unexpected opportunities for our group. We met some very intelligent young journalism and communications students from an organization called APEPCO. Our relationship with them has only been positive and we hope to build on it with our future programs. Thank you everyone for your support and we will see you back in the United States in just about a week.
Take care,
EGW
Casa de espera
APEPCO
APEPCO
Take care,
EGW
APEPCO
Casa de espera
APEPCO & Project Suyana
APEPCO
APEPCO
APEPCO
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Due to the recent spread of the H1N1 influenza virus to the region, our progress has once again been subdued. Please do not worry though, as the reason for this is only in the preventative measures that the government and schools are taking. The schools were supposed to have a week long break starting next week Monday, but out of precaution officials decided to change the break this week instead. There has only been one confirmed case in Puno, and the majority of cases in the area were found and have been treated in Arequipa. Again, do not worry, the city is taking extreme preventative and safety measures, and keep in mind, we may be safer than all of you, as the US has had the most confirmed cases and deaths to date.
Despite our slowing progression with the schools, we seem to have made progress in other areas. We took our first trip to Ilave, a rural town in the Puno region. In Ilave we took a tour of the hospital and learned about some of the barriers that they face by being in a rural town. While on the tour we happened to meet a great group of young journalism students of whom we will be visiting again and hope to build a stronger relationship with them. We were also able to visit a Casa de Espera, where we gained a better understanding of what that entails and how they work. We made another trip to the orphanage, Virgen de la Calendaria, where we spent a few hours with the kids, always a pleasure. At first it seemed a misfortune that we are unable to visit the schools this week, but it can also be seen in a positive light, as we have been given the opportunity to visit other parts of the community and try to help in new ways. If all goes as planned, tomorrow we will be visiting a local retirement home. Beyond this, of course, we have continued to shadow in the hospital each morning, which has resulted in healthy relationships between the hospital staff and our members. With a little under two weeks left, we hope that the bonds we are forming with the community members will begin to solidify and that our programs will be welcomed into the community with an open heart. Thank you to the friends and family who support us back at home and please keep us in your thoughts these next few weeks.
Best,
EGW
Helping with homework at orphanage
Helping with english homework
Despite our slowing progression with the schools, we seem to have made progress in other areas. We took our first trip to Ilave, a rural town in the Puno region. In Ilave we took a tour of the hospital and learned about some of the barriers that they face by being in a rural town. While on the tour we happened to meet a great group of young journalism students of whom we will be visiting again and hope to build a stronger relationship with them. We were also able to visit a Casa de Espera, where we gained a better understanding of what that entails and how they work. We made another trip to the orphanage, Virgen de la Calendaria, where we spent a few hours with the kids, always a pleasure. At first it seemed a misfortune that we are unable to visit the schools this week, but it can also be seen in a positive light, as we have been given the opportunity to visit other parts of the community and try to help in new ways. If all goes as planned, tomorrow we will be visiting a local retirement home. Beyond this, of course, we have continued to shadow in the hospital each morning, which has resulted in healthy relationships between the hospital staff and our members. With a little under two weeks left, we hope that the bonds we are forming with the community members will begin to solidify and that our programs will be welcomed into the community with an open heart. Thank you to the friends and family who support us back at home and please keep us in your thoughts these next few weeks.
Best,
EGW
Orphanage
Helping with homework at orphanage
Helping with english homework
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
We are now in our second week, and each day has brought us more challenges. As we began to settle into our departments, the relationships between Project Suyana members and Hospital staff have helped to push along our other programs. Unfortunately, our progress has been put to somewhat of a halt because of the local strikes. Do not worry friends and family, we are all safe and the protests are all contained and organized. The local miners are protesting for the reversal of a recently passed law, and are marching for 3 days to have their side heard. In solidarity many businesses and schools have shutdown, and these closings have affected our programs in the local schools. Thankfully our friends at ACEM-UNA (a local medical student group) helped us place our education program at a local orphanage. We have been enjoying our experience so far and hope that our efforts can give fruit someday. Although it may seem that we are doing a lot, please keep in mind that our programs are in their pilot-stage. With every contact and trip we hope to solidify a program that is sustainable and helpful for the community, for this reason we ask that you keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Best,
KRMC
The strike
The strike
The strike
The strike
Best,
KRMC
The orphanage
The strike
The strike
The strike
The strike
Sunday, July 5, 2009
As we wrap up our first week in Puno everything seems to be running pretty smoothly. We had two more members join us yesterday, just in time to celebrate our independence day together. This first week was primarily introductory but nonetheless has been eventful and fulfulling. We did our hospital paperwork on Tuesday and following we met with doctor Ivan for a tour of the local university, la Universidad Nacional del Altiplano. On Wednesday we started our hospital shadowing in the mornings. We´re spread out through pediatrics, surgery, obgyn, and general medicine and we plan on staying in our respective departments for the entire month, hopefully this will result in stronger bonds with the hospital staff and a better understanding of each departments working. Aside from the hospital, we visited a local elementary school and briefly met the students from grades 1 through 5. The school director was overly appreciative and is glad to have us back throughout our time in Puno. Aside from our work, the group has been doing wonderfully and our group dynamic seems to be perfect. I think we´ve been acclimating pretty well as we´ve been playing quite a bit of soccer, both with eachother and some of the Punaen college students. Hope all is going well back in the states and that everyone had a great independence day.
until next time,
egw
until next time,
egw
Sunday, June 28, 2009
After two days of traveling we made it to Puno, Peru where we will be staying for the next month. Our travels went smoothly and we arrived safely and soundly. As of now we are acclimating to the altitude and beginning some of our preliminary work. We met with Doctor Ivan yesterday and will begin our hospital shadowing and work in the schools on Tuesday (as Monday is a holiday). We met some wonderful people in the airport who were traveling to a remote village in the Andes, and with them we sent a portion of our donation supplies of toothbrushes and toothpaste. Hope all is well back in the states and keep checking for updates. At that, we are about to go support our country as they play against Brazil in the futbol finals.
Best,
egw & all of our lovely travelers
Best,
egw & all of our lovely travelers
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