Medical & Impact Mission Fundraiser
Vaughan Hooper
Help this Mission trip volunteer 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 Guatemala
This will be my second trip with OHNF, and I am super excited for the opportunity to return and to use my passions and skills to learn and to make an impact in Guatemala.
I am a PTSD clinical research coordinator with a passion for addressing issues of public health and mental health in vulnerable populations. I discovered my passion for public health issues while studying psychology at the University of Oregon, where I recognized large disparities in health, access to mental health resources, and quality of life in Eugene, Oregon. During that time, I volunteered in community gardens and kitchens aimed at addressing food insecurity in Eugene. I also helped provide materials to unhoused individuals. I even worked with a group of women to sew together reusable menstrual products for girls who did not have steady access to basic needs.
After leaving the University of Oregon, I got my masters degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where I spent a majority of my time working with community based organizations that offer services to pregnant women who use substances in order to improve health outcomes for them and their children.
All of this work has instilled in me a strong desire to use what I have to help others where I can. I hope that this trip will give me the opportunity to use my skills and knowledge as a researcher and a global citizen to make an impact where I can. More than anything, I hope this will be a learning opportunity and jumping off point to further my passion for addressing important issues in underrepresented and underserved communities.
I’ve committed to raising $5,000 towards Medical and Impact Missions in Guatemala. With your support we can change lives.
Medical and Impact Missions are 100% funded by donations from supporters like you. We commit to communities with little to no access to medical care, and bring all supplies needed to perform a wide array of medical services.
Your donation is…
- Providing clinical and surgical services, at no cost, to those living in extreme poverty in Guatemala
- 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 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 Guatemala who don’t have access to the critical medical attention they need. Thank you.
Guatemala
Language: Spanish
Living in Poverty: 60%
Poverty Defined: Earning less than $150 US a month
- Over 40% of the population has no access to medical care
- Guatemala is ranked 31 out of 33 latin countries in child mortality and positive health outcomes
- On average, it takes 9 hours of travel to see the closest doctor
- Patients are often asked to bring medical supplies, hospitals do not have budgets to cover basic needs
- Over 20 languages are spoken making access to care difficult
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 Mission 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.
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