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Mission Statement
Esperanca's mission is to improve health and provide hope for families in the poorest communities of the world through sustainable disease prevention, education and treatment. Working both in the Phoenix area and internationally, Esperanca's modalities include health education and referrals, clean water and sanitation, free life-changing surgeries, food security, safe housing and micro-enterprise. Through Esperanca, nearly 50,000 lives were transformed last year alone- 5,000 of which are right here in Phoenix.
About This Cause
Esperança envisions a world where communities across the globe have the tools, training and support to achieve optimal health through access to: clean water, safe housing, nutritious food and disease prevention and treatment. Our model is to partner with organizations indigenous to the local countries where we work- Nicaragua, Bolivia, Mozambique and Peru, in addition to Phoenix, Arizona. The partners Esperanca has recruited identify the community's needs, identify families in the greatest need and ensure programming is implemented in a culturally relevant way. A few 2020 highlights: * In spite of the enormous challenges we faced because of COVID-related restrictions, we increased our efforts to produce some of these highlights: - Nearly $2 million in medical supplies was donated; - Four surgical teams and several medical brigades volunteered to complete hundreds of surgeries and medical consultations for over $2M of in-kind services; - Over $150,000 in direct aid was delivered to indigenous people in Peru for multiple life-sustaining projects; - More than $200,000 in direct aid was sent to Nicaragua for medical aid, multiple community water system installations, and much-needed COVID relief assistance; - Over 3,000 Arizona children, parents, and senior citizens benefited from bilingual health education relevant to disease prevalent in their communities; and - All of this, and more, was done with 90 percent of funds funneled directly to programming. Every dollar Esperanca receives makes an impact on our local communities, and communities worldwide who need it most.