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The 9th Annual DB Peru Glamourween Masquerade Gala was held at the British Embassy Residence in Lima, Peru. This successful masquerade evening was one of the most beautiful nights of the year of great food and drinks and plenty of dancing. We want to thank everyone who came out to support this signature fundraising event...
Hospital Regional in Iquitos now has a lending library! Amy Young of Via Libro in Lima donated 45 books, which Yale intern Paul and Diana Bowie took to Iquitos. DB Peru volunteers Dr Geordan Shannon and Josephine Vandevender donated the supplies to build a library cart and Dr Enrique of the Hospital Regional had the...
Five 4th Grade Classes at Newton College in La Molina hosted the first Walk-A-Thon in the school’s history, raising S/17,968.7 (approximately $5,528.83) to support DB Perú’s work with isolated communities in the Lower Napo River region of Loreto. [edgtf_blockquote text="We are all sending a million Thank Yous to these amazing students and their equally amazing teachers,...
Our September class of obstetrics (nurse midwives) and physicians were trained on colposcopy and cryotherapy treatment for cervical cancer. The class was taught by Dr. Drew Moffrey and Dr. Geordan Shannon in Mazan and was approved by the Minister of Health in Iquitos so all professionals received proper credit for the course. [edgtf_blockquote text="How amazing to...
The World Bank has awarded the healthcare NGO DB Peru and the University College of London a grant of US $150,000 for Gender-Based Violence Prevention in the Amazon of Peru (GAP) Project DB Peru is an NGO in Peru and in the USA, both being founded in 2003 to provide healthcare and education to remote communities...
Annual DB Peru Fundraising Gala December 2, 2017 hosted by Romanian Ambassador Gafita and his wife. ...
Volunteer Dr. Drew Moffrey publishes his experience on his September 2017 jungle trip - Gold Coast magazine ...
Beth Ellen Hollimon, President of Dining for Women, joined our group of volunteers for a site visit in June. Here is her blog post from the organization’s newsletter: My Site Visit to DB Peru Once a year, I have the distinct pleasure of doing site visits of some of our grantees. This year Dr. Khandke, our Director...
Medical Director Dr. Geordan Shannon published the article Somos Iquales in the Journal of Global Health Action with her work on gender-based inequalities in the Peruvian Amazon. Diana Bowie is co-author of this impactful article on using a structural violence framework. View article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1330458...
Yale graduate Paul Holden will be completing a 10-month internship with DB Peru starting in September. We welcome Paul to this new adventure....