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This is Rafael and his daughter. Rafael is a key figure in our solar water well projects and our future. He is an amazing young man with a great future in helping us expand our water well presence in Haiti.  We are very grateful for his guidance, support and hard work.

Nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care industry, numbering in the millions. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ employment projections, the registered nursing workforce is the top occupation in terms of job growth through 2020. (American Association of Colleges of Nursing).  Part of the reason for that growth is […]

Owie BowWowie™ founder Gina Woods, while hospitalized she shared a room with a young girl recovering from brain surgery.  A nurse gave the girl a plush dog, but it was damaged, which upset the girl, who tossed the dog away. Gina picked up the dog, took some gauze and wrapped its head, and told the […]

During our trip to Haiti in February 2014, we gave out nearly 500 outfits and T-shirts to school children and their families.  Denisse Casales and Vicki Little spent hours organizing the clothes to be sure we could help as many families as possible.  All together, we brought nearly 400 pounds of clothing.  I want to […]

This story from ReSurge International is one of many that touches our hearts.

Tonmoy is a 13-year-old boy from Bangladesh, who loved climbing trees and running.  One day, while running through the house, he bumped into the stove and knocked over a pot full of boiling water severely burning his skin.  His doctors did not think that Tonmoy would survive but he did and through the many painful […]

U.S. Missionary Tim Dortch, established the Hispaniola Mountain Ministries (HMM), in the Dominican Republic in 2005 after making multiple mission trips to Haiti beginning in 1998.  When Haiti became politically inaccessible, Tim turned his mission trips to the Dominican Republic with the intention of eventually branching back into Haiti.  One area of ministry under HMM, […]

We are delighted to announce a new Friendraising program to support Owie BowWowie™.

The diagnosis of ‘cancer” is always devastating, but when it is your child who is diagnosed; the impact on the entire family can be unbearable. Whatever the prognosis, a cancer diagnosis interrupts childhood and hinders the experiences that lead to normal child development.

It’s gratifying to see the impact our scholarships through One Nurse At A Time are making around the world. We like to share this report from Wendy Libowitz on her journey to Tanzania.