Amazon Promise

¡Soy Capaz! is the educational branch of Amazon Promise.

As part of our ongoing work throughout the year, educator and patient advocate, Angela Valcarcel provides monthly workshops in the impoverished urban community of Belen on topics such as HIV prevention and domestic violence targeting diverse population groups. She also conducts house-to-house calls and provides individual counseling linking people to HIV services and the Emergency Center for Women (CEM) whom we partner with.
She recently had the opportunity to provide an educational talk to the elder community residing at the Algo Bello Para Dios convalescent home run by Father Raymond Portelli who is also a physician.

With her expertise, Angela not only provides essential health education during our remote jungle outreach clinics but also successfully navigates the obstacles that arise when patients encounter barriers to care. Her swift problem-solving skills enable patients who may otherwise feel lost and abandoned, to receive the urgent and follow-up care they desperately need.

Angela's dedication and compassion are integral to our mission, making her an indispensable asset in our pursuit of comprehensive care and health education for all.

Thank you Angela!

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Volunteer with Amazon Promise!

Join our October 31st - November 7th medical outreach team in Peru! This is the only team we have placements available for this year.

Amazon Promise will provide primary health care, dental care, laboratory analysis, and health education in jungle communities of the lower Ucayali River.

This team is open to all medical professionals and student applicants (medical/dental/nursing/nurse practitioner/physician associate). We can accept one non-medical volunteer on this team.

https://amazonpromise.org/outreach-trips/

One-week trip cost is $1600 and includes a combination of jungle camping and city hotel accommodations, transportation, all medical and clinic supplies. Most meals included.

Access to clean water reduces disease.
Children are healthier and can attend school more often when they have access to clean water.
Clean water empowers women by eliminating hours spent collecting water.

With are partners from Engineers Without Borders, Amazon Promise has installed potable rainwater systems in 21 communities of the Peruvian Amazon.

House calls to attend to those who can't make it to where we're holding clinic in remote Amazonian villages make a big difference.
It might be an adjustable cane, reading, sun, and distance glasses, medications, wound evaluation, an ultrasound, or food. It can also be something much more serious requiring a medical evacuation to the city. We had two patients taken to Iquitos and are monitoring them at the hospital.


Thank you, Western Michigan Medical team for being here these last two weeks.
Thomas Austin Melgar Missi Melgar

Thank you to our incredible Amazon Promise team!

Thankful for a successful first clinic day in the village of San Pedro 1, yesterday.
Great team from Western Michigan, Exitos!

No more traveling far from home just to get water; more time to study and have fun!
Clean water makes the difference!

For the people of Bello Horizonte, no more trekking down to the muddy slippery shore to collect dirty water for drinking.
The new potable rainwater catchment system is already changing lives!
So proud, so awesome!