We advance community wellness through surgical brigades in Ecuadorian communities
Working alongside our partner NGO, Benemérita Sociedad Protectora de la Infancia (BSPI), we offer free surgical services in Ecuador. Our volunteer surgical teams in Guayaquil, Ecuador partner with local physicians to provide critical care and surgeries to those with life-threatening conditions – therefore advancing generational wellness in the country’s most underserved communities.
EMPOWERING STORIES
Read the latest stories of how people and families have found hope, health, and fulfillment in the communities we serve.
Ecuador, South America Stories
David loved his mom Lorena dearly, but he struggled to hold her hand starting at age 4. That’s when David’s hands and arms were severely burned in a house fire … set…
Jennifer is a mom who refused to give up. She thought giving birth to her new son would be routine, just like it was for her other kids. All her doctor’s visits…
With one in every 1,000 children affected at birth, clubfoot is one of the more common deformities found in infants. Here in the U.S., treatment usually begins shortly after birth when non-surgical…
For the past 51 years Phoenix-based nonprofit, Advance (formerly Esperança) has provided hope to under-resourced communities around the world through health education, food security programs, access to clean water, ecological home-building and…
Now more than ever, our world is looking to the strength and guidance of its physicians. Frontline health workers have been stretched thin and risk their own lives daily to ensure our…
Honoring Our Heroes The observation of Hispanic Heritage Week began in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson, and was expanded to Hispanic Heritage Month by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Every year the…
So many of us can pick up the phone and make an appointment with our doctor when we have a cold or the flu. It's heartbreaking to realize that half the population…
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses at different rates through every country around the globe, Esperança is responding to the unique needs that arise in each of our partner communities. Today, we would…
In 2019, after a thorough evaluation and site visit, Esperança began sending volunteer surgical missions to Hospital León Becerra in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Three teams have completed missions at the new site, seeing…
Submitted by: Jazmin Hernandez, Community Health Educator The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year. The United Nations recognizes the family as the basic “unit” of…
