Training Qhalis
Chris & Marina work with DESEA to teach emergency response health care to the Qhalis. They are rural health workers in some of the most remote communities.
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Posts filed under 'Community Health Team'
Before Our Time is Done
I did not really spend a lot of time with Team Peru but three weeks is enough time to create life-changing bonds that will hopefully last me a lifetime. I say this at the risk of sounding melodramatic, but I am willing to live with the consequences of that. My time with Team Peru has […]
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I’m a Big Kid Now
Over three weeks have passed since I first flew into Peru over Andean mountains peaking through thickets of clouds. A day in Lima, a few days in Cusco, and finally settling into the big-but-not-spacious-enough-for-thirteen house in Calca gave me a little taste of everything. However, the adjustment from tourist-flooded streets to rural dirt roads was […]
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Visits with a Rural Nurse
We made it to the bus terminal at 7:30 to meet with Miriam, the rural nurse from Clinica Kausay Wasi, and Matt, a med student from Indiana volunteering at the clinic. After some haggling with the taxi driver, Miriam was able to get us into a cab for five soles each that would take us […]
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Accha Pampa
The Gender Assessment Team will be doing 2 facilitation sessions with the women of Accha Pampa. Our goals are to understand their worldview, identify their key strengths, and listen to their aspirations for the future. We are including a nutrition lesson that highlights the health benefits of local foods to corresponding body parts. Our findings […]
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Week One: Adapting to Life in Rural Peru
The Other Side of the World It has been one week since Team Peru has arrived in Cusco, and even if I were to depart today, I would leave with richer knowledge in so many ways. I arrived Monday morning, jet- lagged and constantly having to remind myself that I am on the other side […]
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Big Ideas for Community Development from Cusco, Peru
Hola compañer@s! Team Peru arrived in Cusco earlier this week to prepare for our health and education summer projects within indigenous communities. Today we will travel to Calca and set up headquarters. We’ll be living in one house with 13 beds, so stay turned for all the drama, crying, and fighting over 2 bathrooms. Real […]
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