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Our friends at ReSurge recently spoke with Dr. Percy Rossell Perry, the director of one of their Surgical Outreach Programs in Peru.  He shared the account of a little girl he had recently treated, Rosa, who had a touching story about returning to school without fears of being bullied by other kids after her cleft […]

I had the privilege of working in Kenya with the non-profit organization Prevention International No Cervical Cancer (PINCC). It was my first time to Africa and my second trip with PINCC. We were a small group this time, 6 of us Americans –and our Kenyan colleagues numbered about 30 in total. I was with the […]

We received the most amazing greeting in a new town for us, Banane, Haiti. This city will get Barco’s Nightingales Foundation’s 6th solar water well at the end of 2014. The community met us in their church; nearly 300 attended. What a grateful and humble community. We hope you enjoy this video as much as […]

Ever wonder why we build solar water wells in Haiti?  Here are a few statistics that underscore the importance of our work. An estimated 200 million hours are spent each day globally collecting water. Surveys from 45 developing countries show that women and children bear the primary responsibility for water collection in the vast majority […]

We were blessed to spend an extraordinary day at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times with our grandson Dylan and his parents. While we were there, we had a chance to see so many amazing children and adults, all embracing life with joy and hope. While in the cafeteria the entire campers – nearly 120 […]

Guest Blog by Jennifer Scroggins, ReSurge International   ReSurge International is celebrating the end of a very successful 44th annual trip season. This past year, we sent eight multidisciplinary surgical team trips to Nepal, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Vietnam, Bolivia and Nicaragua, where they performed life-changing surgical procedures for 336 patients. Since July, we have also provided […]

Bon Dlo.  In Haitian it means good water. These are words we’ve been hearing frequently as our 5th solar water well in Haiti nears completion.  This well,  which will be called Bon Dlo, is located in Boucan-Guillaume and will be dedicated to the memory of our good friend, Tim Dortch, who passed away in May […]

In May of this year, we joined with The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to raise money through a Facebook Friendraiser.  For every person who joined Barco’s Nightingales Foundation’s growing community of followers on Facebook, we pledged a donation of $5.00 to the foundation.  We are delighted to announce that, with your help, we are […]

It is with great joy that I presented this small token of appreciation to Iris Amano during a surprise birthday lunch for her on May 12, which also happens to be our namesake Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Iris has been steadfast in her support and unrelenting in her work to support Barco’s Nightingales Foundation’s goals and […]