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- Charity: Americares
- Country: India
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- Country: Colombia
- Photo Credit: Leonardo Perico
- Charity: Americares
- Country: El Salvador
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To save lives and improve health for people affected by poverty or disaster so they can reach their full potential.
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From natural disasters to mental health struggles, no one wants to face hardships in their life, but it’s best to be prepared in case of crisis. Many companies create crisis plans for their businesses, plotting out how they’ll respond to disasters, negative press, or revenue dips. But are you planning how you’ll help prepare your employees to handle crises? Our partner Americares is an expert at responding to disasters. Americares helps people and communities around the world access health in times of disaster and every day. From major hurricanes and earthquakes to wildfires, Americares has a track record of responding in the wake of natural catastrophes, listening to local communities to meet their immediate...
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For most transgender women in Ukraine, there is no way to cross the border to Poland or other countries: Their formal documents identify them as men, so the government prohibits them from leaving the country. But, with Americares help, this group does receive specialized health care – from an ambulance that brings LGBTQ+ care to Lviv. “Since they cannot come to us, we decided to send our ambulance with paramedics and a nurse to deliver medical help to Lviv, Ukraine,” says Anna Szymkowiak, the transgender leader of Acceptance Foundation, Americares Poland-based partner, which owns and operates the ambulance. Americares first supported Acceptance Foundation in 2022, when Acceptance used the ambulance to evacuate people who needed medical care during transport from Ukraine – their only route to safety. In Poznań, Poland, the ambulance serves as a mobile health center for refugees staying in temporary residences, such as hotels. The clinic operated...