Medical and Impact Mission Fundraiser
Dean Osborne
Join this fundraiser and help make an impact in the lives of families in need of surgical care.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Population: 1 million
Language: Spanish
Living in Poverty: 60%
Poverty Defined: Earning less than $150 US a month
Mission Facts
Fundraising Goal:
$150,000
Volunteers:
Surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and medical support staff
Impact: The Osborne Head & Neck Foundation (OHNF) delivers life-saving and life-changing surgical care to communities in need around the globe. Through our annual Medical Mission we connect expert volunteer surgeons with those suffering in remote areas of developing nations. Past missions have included Ethiopia, India and Peru.
Fundraiser Profile
Join Me And Change Lives In Ghana
As we barrel towards this year’s mission, I foresee this year’s project at the orphanage in Ghana being the most challenging we have ever tackled. The Impact Missions have grown in difficulty and influence as we continue to add more team members and work on projects further out of our comfort zone. Once again, I am grateful that the foundation trusts and believes that I can lead the Impact Team. Being in this role is the greatest accomplishment in my adult life and I dedicate all my physical and mental faculties to producing the best outcome for the orphanage and all the volunteers that join us.
This will be my sixth humanitarian mission I have been a part of and one common thread between all of them is the way the members of these communities look out for one another. The people within these communities see the areas that they can help their neighbor and step in with a helping hand time after time. It is hard not to feel the overwhelming spirit of selflessness around me when I am on these missions. It is a hooking feeling that keeps me coming back on these trips each year.
Through my volunteer experiences, I have learned that just because someone can use the help does not mean they are helpless. I view these missions as attempts to lighten the load where we can for communities that have been carrying it without outside assistance for too long. They serve as a reminder that there are people outside of their community who would like to help and can make an impact that stretches beyond the completion of the physical work.
We can continue having these missions through the giving nature of so many donors who contribute what they can. We hope you can get help us impact the lives of the people of Ghana through getting involved in this year’s efforts! Thank you so much!
Together we can change lives. Learn More about your impact.
I’ve committed to raising $10,000 towards Medical and Impact Missions in Ghana. With your support we can change lives.
You’re supporting communities with little to no access to medical care, and helping provide a wide array of medical services.
Your donation is…
- Providing clinical and surgical services, at no cost, to those living in extreme poverty in Ghana, Africa.
- Arranging and paying for transportation for patients living in remote villages
- Providing local language experts to eliminate language as a barrier to care
- Securing lodging for patients in the city during treatment and post op care
- Refreshing a orphanage and school with onsite community works
- Increasing access to educational opportunities for children
Fundraising
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Your gift makes a major impact in the life of someone in need. By donating you are providing surgical care, shelter, food and transportation for families around Ghana who don’t have access to the critical medical attention they need. Thank you.
Ghana, Africa
Language: English and Akan
Living in Poverty: 24% of Ghanaians live below the poverty line.
Progress in Poverty Reduction:
Ghana has made significant strides in reducing poverty since the 1990s, halving the national poverty incidence from 51.7% in 1991
Poverty Defined: Earning less than $11 a day
Key barriers to healthcare access:
- More than half (53%) of Ghanaians or someone in their household experienced not having medicines or medical treatment at least once in the past year
- Geographic inaccessibility: poor road networks, and limited transport options are major obstacles
- Cost: High transportation costs and drug expenses
- Low spatial access to physicians and health facilities: Long travel distances for many to reach care.
- Inadequate distribution of health personnel: A significant disparity exists between urban and rural areas, with the majority of health personnel concentrated in urban centers.
Mission Facts
Team Fundraising Goal: $250,000
Volunteers: Surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, medical support staff, and concerned humanitarians like you.
Impact:
The Osborne Head & Neck Foundation (OHNF) provides life-saving and life-changing surgical care to communities in need around the globe.
Through annual Medical Missions we connect expert volunteer surgeons with those suffering in remote areas of developing nations. Impact Mission volunteers simultaneously work towards improving the lives of underserved children and those living in poverty in the same region.
Past missions have included Ethiopia, Belize, India, Peru, and Guatemala.
Ghana Impact Mission
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Guatemala Impact Mission
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