Medical
Project (Ecuador 2002) 
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In April 2002 we organized and operated clinics in Ecuador, treating up to two hundred children and adults in the villages of Del Boca, Del Sucia, Tes Vias, La Tola, Salima and Daule in the coastal Esmeraldas area, and at Mojanda north of Otavalo in the Andes of Ecuador. Our team consisted of Chris Lee, Debbie Mains, and Sue Witt, nurses from Calgary, Alberta; Violet Shadd and Ray Pantin, doctors from Kitchener, Ontario; Eliza Cutcher, translator from Puyo, Ecuador; and Mary Tidlund.
The clinics were set up in schoolrooms and homes, as well as in existing medical clinics. We also gave interactive classes during the day and evening to the community on first aid, family planning, addictions and abuse. Local nurses, medical retirees, pediatricians and doctors worked with us for portions of the clinics. 
Class on First Aid in Mojanda clinic. We are continuing with our letter exchange program between students from the Puyo Curaray village area of Ecuador where we have previously set up clinics, and students from the Waldorf School in Calgary, Alberta and the MeadowBrook Middle School in Airdrie, Alberta. Students exchange letters and drawings to learn about each other's lives, including their families, hobbies, and the local animals and plants. Our projects have been successful and we look forward to returning to continue our work.
Thank you to
the generous medical volunteers and suppliers, translators and organizers
that help to make our work in Ecuador so successful.
Transportation problems with the medical team on the road to Boca de Tiqua. |
Click to view the Ecuador 2000 Medical Project.
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