Impact Mission Fundraiser
Ziggy Karraa
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
As far back as I can remember I’ve always been worried. Whether it was worrying that I was having a heart attack, or feeling like I was slipping in and out of reality, controlling my mind and its anxious thoughts has always been a challenge for me. But always, there was something there that helped me through the toughest days: school.
School provided me with a structure that brought me out of my own mind and gave me a place to work together with my peers. More importantly though, school always gave me something to be excited about. In every subject I’ve found something to fall in love with, something that fascinates me and engages my mind in the world around me, rather than letting me stay stuck in my own head.
School has also shown me the value of a strong work ethic. Quite possibly the most valuable thing I learned in school is that no matter what you are doing, if you give it your full effort, you will get something out of it. This has transferred directly to my career as a musician and has helped me find a way to control my anxiety through discipline and hard work. This gift that I’ve received is something I want to help bring to the people of Antigua, Guatemala.
In Antigua, Guatemala, education is not as much of a right as it is a privilege. The net secondary school enrollment rate in all Guatemala is currently 43% and in Antigua specifically, the secondary school graduation rate is less than 10%. I’m trying to raise funds to help support a primary school in Antigua that needs new desks, a new kitchen, and a new auditorium stage. Your donation will help give these kids the same gift I was given: a safe and sufficient school environment, and will hopefully give them the same space to work through any and all problems they might be having. Thank you so much for your donation, and hopefully together we can help change these kids’ lives!
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
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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