When I visited Haiti this year, I had the opportunity to see some amazing and caring doctors, nurses and dentists bringing health and healing to their patients in Haiti.  The experience touched my heart and reaffirmed our vision and mission for Barco’s Nightingales Foundation. For six days the volunteer teams provided dental and medical help […]

We had a chance to sit down with our founder, Michael Donner and talk candidly about Barco’s Nightingales Foundation.  Below is part two of the conversation.                 Q.      Do you anticipate working with additional organizations in 2014?   A.      No.  This is our style – hands on and […]

Sometimes children can grasp the most complex concepts and illustrate them in a way that is so easy to understand.  That’s the case with these pictures.  They were drawn by Los Angeles area children between the ages of five and 12 years old, and powerfully communicate the need for clean water and conservation. Enjoy!   […]

For the fourth year, Barco’s Nightingales Foundation will walk with RMHC in their annual Walk for Children.  Since its inception in 2008, Barco’s Nightingales Foundation has been on a mission to lift the lives of children around the world in honor of nurses.  Since then, we have been able to make a difference in the […]

We are proud to announce the beginning of out 5th solar water well in Haiti.  On this site, the hole for the well was dug successfully.  We reached water after only going down 90 feet. We are hopeful that this will be operational within 90 days.

I am completely inspired and motivated from this medical journey to continually provide the best care for my patients. I am so thankful for the generosity and kindness that were shown to me in supporting my decision to give back to the under-served communities in Guatemala. I volunteered with Concern America within their Global Health […]

On our trip to Haiti in February, we handed out nearly 400 pounds of clothes to the children and adults. This video shows Denisse Casales of Barco handing out clothing to the children at a school where one of the Barco’s Nightingales Foundation’s solar water wells is located. We invite you to view the video […]

We had a chance to sit down with our founder, Michael Donner and talk candidly about Barco’s Nightingales Foundation.  Below is part one of the conversation. Q.     What motivated you to start Barco’s Nightingales Foundation?   A.     For some time my wife Frida and I had been trying to think of a way to pay […]

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.

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 […]