Global Kindness Foundation (GKF)

was fortunate to send a small team

to Peru to work with Vera Martin of

Hope for Peru (HFP). Dr Dewji has

worked with Vera previously when

he led missions for Kindness in

Action. The purpose of this trip

was to help as many poor people as

we could, and to scout out future

locations to send GKF teams. Both

objectives were achieved

successfully.

Introduction

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FOR DUCT TAPE

LOTS OF HELPERS SO MUCH WORKWE GOT TO WORK IN THE

CENTER’S CHURCH

PERU 2011GLOBAL KINDNESS FOUNDATION &

HOPE FOR PERU MISSION

Our team consisted of Dr Dewji, Fatemah Dewji (assistant extrodinare), Vera Martin (HFP’s medical specialist),

and 3 local volunteers that helped with instrument cleaning, translation, and patient management. We spent 4 days in Calloa, a slum area of Lima, at the

Thomas Helm Center. Dr Dewji has previously worked at this centre in 2005 and 2008. The centre helps poor

children in the area by helping them with homework and teaching them life skills. They also provide meals to these

impoverished children. Vera also has an office at the centre that acts as a medical facility for the neighborhood. She is a practical nurse from Maine

USA who spends 3 to 6 months in Peru providing much needed medical services to poor people. She is

affectionately known as “Doctor” in many communities. The remaining 4

working days were spent in Vista Alegre outside of Pachacamac. This squatters village with about 80 poor families is

about 1.5 hours south of Lima. Vera has recently started going to this community once a week to provide medical services. In the village we set

up in the mayors “living room” and had to rent a generator since there wasn’t enough wattage in the electrical supply

they had. Both GKF and HFP shared the room. As we fixed teeth, Vera examined patients, did urine analysis,

dispensed free medication, administered shots, and gave health advice. She also helped translate for our dental patients. GKF also gave Panetons (Christmas

Cake) to each family. These Panetons were bought from the community of Children as a fundraiser (more on that

in the next section.) The Panetons were much appreciated and brought a smile to many a face.

How we Helped

HIGHLIGHTS

MEDICAL DENTAL TOGETHER

LETS CHECK YOUR STOMACH BEFORE FIXING YOUR TEETH

PANETON DISTRIBUTION

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY MUM WHILE I ’M EATING?

OUR TEAM IN VISTA ALEGRE

COMMUNITY OF CHILDREN

One of the goals of this trip was

to investigate La Comunidad de

Los Ninos - Sagrada Familia. It

roughly translates to Community

of Children. This compound is

about 1.5 hours north of Lima,

and has been running for the last

17 years. Presently, it has 836

abandoned children ranging in

age from 2 months to 18 years.

The compound has 6 buildings

that house all the children, a fully

functioning school, a health

center, a commercial bakery for

fundraising (hence the Panetons

we bought), and a kitchen that

cooks a 100 kilos of rice a day.

The children seemed well cared

for, but there was definitely a

need for dental care. GKF is

planning a dental mission to the

community in May 2012. Further

details will be coming out in the

next few weeks.

The Scouting MissionPERU 2011 STATS

1. CHILDREN TREATED 44

2. ADULTS TREATED 67

3. TEETH TREATED 660

4. AMALGAM SURFACES 207

5. COMPOSITE SURFACES 126

6. FISSURE SEALANTS 289

7. PULPOTOMIES 29

8. STAINLESS STEEL CROWNS 42

9. EXTRACTIONS 124

10. MEDICAL PATIENTS 75