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.

We hope you enjoy this three minute documentary video, which shows in words and images the desperate need for clean water in Haiti.  We are continually blessed to be able to help build solar wells that provide access to fresh, life-saving water for thousands of women, children and families in Haitian communities. To watch the […]

We thought you’d enjoy this letter from Susie Pharney, one of the nurses who received a scholarship from Barco’s Nightingales Foundation through our work with One Nurse At A Time. “Thank you to One Nurse At A Time and Barco’s Nightingales Foundation for helping support me on my medical mission to Kenya. Here is the […]

With the New Year we are often drawn to make resolutions to improve our lives in areas from health, finances, and relationships to self worth. One resolution to consider this year, especially as a nurse, is volunteering.

A nurse is an integral part of the healthcare profession. There are a number of institutions all over the world which offer different courses in nursing. Nursing is not just an admirable profession and good way to earn a living, it is a profession that demands skills, hard work, and devotion.

This story was written by the daughter of one of our long-time Barco Uniform employees, Alma Ahumada. She is one of the bravest young women we know and we are delighted to say, after a fierce battle she has been cancer free for five years.