Working with local leaders, DB Peru works to improve access to healthcare and education in the most remote villages along the lower Napo River in the Peruvian Amazon.
Recent News
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Responding to an emergency in the jungle city of Iquitos, Peru
March 2, 2021UPDATE March 2021: Needs continue for oxygen and oxygen tanks as hospital beds are full, and many COVID patients must be treated at home. Please indicate “oxygen” if you wish to donate to this effort on PayPal. UPDATE ...
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Medicine Hut Project
September 30, 2019This exciting project is underway to build medicine huts in jungle villages in order to have supplies of medicines where there are no pharmacies. The sponsor of this project is Altro, a company in England that will test thei...
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Gender-Based Violence Project Gaining Community Support
September 10, 2019The Gender-Based Violence project began in November 2017 in meetings with 80 leaders from 18 communities in the lower Napo River. With a grant from the World Bank, DB Peru and the University College of London have embarked o...
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Two Amazing Dental Teams from Kindness in Action
August 1, 2019More than 1,000 patients received extractions, fillings and cleanings with fluoride during our week in the jungle and the week in the Chulucanas villages. Each year DB Peru teams up with this professional NGO from Canada t...
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Deysi – Follow-up
July 29, 2019One of our hallmark programs is follow-up of patients of concern in the river villages. Many of our volunteers have been involved with these visits. At any given time, there are patients in the river villages who have se...
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DB Peru Gala 2019
July 1, 2019The 2019 DB Peru Blue Butterfly Gala was, yet again, the most beautiful night of the year! We started in the jungle, and this year we returned to the jungle on the wings of the beautiful Blue Morpho butterfly. We would like ...
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“Lady with the Pink Umbrella”
Come see our work up close. Here’s a preview of our film on women’s health and gender-based violence from Global Scream Productions.
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4 Ways You
Made an Impact in Peru in the Last 5 Years
2500
Pairs of Reading Glasses Distributed
300
Healthcare Workers and Midwives Trained
1500
Breast Exams Completed
2500
Dental Treatments Performed
Become a VOLUNTEER
Join us for a life-changing journey to the Peruvian Amazon. Share your talents and expertise to improve access to healthcare and education for the people in the villages of the jungle. Experience the unique culture and daily life while making a difference in the lives of those who reside by the banks of the Lower Napo River.
