It’s been a couple long travel days to The Gambia for our team!
Meanwhile, the advance group was working to secure supplies and finalize plans with our partners at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital. They even found time for a little PR!
Today the team can rest and recharge ahead of the busy week, beginning with patient screening and set-up tomorrow! 🙌🏻 🇬🇲
Our main team of volunteers is en route to The Gambia and the advance team has safely arrived.
Over the coming days, they'll be providing pediatric urology and general surgeries, medical care, professional training, and supply donations — transforming the lives of children and families.
📍 Follow along for stories, photos, and updates this coming week!
Last call! Only one day left to order your holiday greens through CSI. Sales close end of day tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 30 → www.gertensfundraising.com (Store ID: 878) Pick up at our Holiday Open House on Dec. 2, 3–6 p.m. (alternate arrangements available). Let’s deck the halls and change lives!
66 life-changing surgeries last week in Ethiopia — and the hands-on surgical training to keep that impact growing. Thank you to our volunteers, donors, and partners who make this work possible.
It's with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Lourdes Montijo — a strong, courageous woman with an enormous capacity for love.
Lourdes co-founded and engaged CSI to collaborate on our now 21-year mission in Hermosillo, Mexico, transforming the lives of thousands of children. Her kindness, generosity, and vision touched everyone who had the privilege of working alongside her.
Lourdes will be dearly missed, and we are comforted in knowing her light continues to shine in the lives she's changed. ... See MoreSee Less
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a lifetime of possibility and confidence worth? Day 3 of transformative surgeries has wrapped in Ethiopia!
Nothing can shake this team — not even a 4.5 magnitude earthquake overnight (that some volunteers slept through) and some unusual power outages during the day.
Together with our partners, our team changed 11 lives today with free, specialized ENT and urology surgery — all while valuable collaboration and training occurred with our Ethiopian medical colleagues.
We are so very grateful for this incredible team! 💫
An update today from Medical Records volunteer Mary Jo Wagner: "Medical records is the busy central hub of the [CSI] mission and today was no exception. It's the gathering place for each day's surgical patients and families, it's the entertainment center, art school and gallery, and first port of call for prospective new patients. Today we helped usher in 14 patients and screened about 20 more, some of whom were lucky to be added to our packed schedule. It's such a joy to play a small part in making a difference in their young lives." Great work, team! 👏 More to come tomorrow — stay tuned!
It’s been a couple long travel days to The Gambia for our team!
Meanwhile, the advance group was working to secure supplies and finalize plans with our partners at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital. They even found time for a little PR!
Today the team can rest and recharge ahead of the busy week, beginning with patient screening and set-up tomorrow! 🙌🏻 🇬🇲
#GlobalHealth #Gambia #changinglivesonechildatatime
#coffeetimewithpetergomez ... See MoreSee Less
Our main team of volunteers is en route to The Gambia and the advance team has safely arrived.
Over the coming days, they'll be providing pediatric urology and general surgeries, medical care, professional training, and supply donations — transforming the lives of children and families.
📍 Follow along for stories, photos, and updates this coming week!
#globalhealth #Gambia #pediatricsurgery #volunteersmakeadifference
Embassy of the Republic of The Gambia in the United States of America
Impact Health The Gambia ... See MoreSee Less
Last call! Only one day left to order your holiday greens through CSI.
Sales close end of day tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 30 → www.gertensfundraising.com
(Store ID: 878)
Pick up at our Holiday Open House on Dec. 2, 3–6 p.m. (alternate arrangements available).
Let’s deck the halls and change lives!
#twincities #newbrightonmn #nonprofit #fundraiser ... See MoreSee Less
66 life-changing surgeries last week in Ethiopia — and the hands-on surgical training to keep that impact growing.
Thank you to our volunteers, donors, and partners who make this work possible.
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
#globalhealth #pediatricsurgery #nonprofit #changinglives ... See MoreSee Less
OREO, we think this might be your cutest fan yet!
#cookiemonster #pediatricsurgery #globalhealth #Oreo ... See MoreSee Less
It's with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Lourdes Montijo — a strong, courageous woman with an enormous capacity for love.
Lourdes co-founded and engaged CSI to collaborate on our now 21-year mission in Hermosillo, Mexico, transforming the lives of thousands of children. Her kindness, generosity, and vision touched everyone who had the privilege of working alongside her.
Lourdes will be dearly missed, and we are comforted in knowing her light continues to shine in the lives she's changed. ... See MoreSee Less
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a lifetime of possibility and confidence worth?
Day 3 of transformative surgeries has wrapped in Ethiopia!
#changinglives #pediatricsurgery #SurgicalTraining #Ethiopia #globalhealth ... See MoreSee Less
Nothing can shake this team — not even a 4.5 magnitude earthquake overnight (that some volunteers slept through) and some unusual power outages during the day.
Together with our partners, our team changed 11 lives today with free, specialized ENT and urology surgery — all while valuable collaboration and training occurred with our Ethiopian medical colleagues.
We are so very grateful for this incredible team! 💫
#Ethiopia #pediatricsurgery #globalhealth #volunteers #pediatrics
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital ... See MoreSee Less
An update today from Medical Records volunteer Mary Jo Wagner:
"Medical records is the busy central hub of the [CSI] mission and today was no exception. It's the gathering place for each day's surgical patients and families, it's the entertainment center, art school and gallery, and first port of call for prospective new patients. Today we helped usher in 14 patients and screened about 20 more, some of whom were lucky to be added to our packed schedule. It's such a joy to play a small part in making a difference in their young lives."
Great work, team! 👏 More to come tomorrow — stay tuned!
#pediatricsurgery #cleftstrong #globalhealth #changinglives
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital ... See MoreSee Less