June: Kenya
Donald Ellis, MD worked with Beacon of Hope, an NGO based in Kenya that provides free medical and dental care to underserved communities.
July-August: Kenya
Duke School of Nursing students partnered with Curamericas Global to observe and assist with maternal and child care in Kisli, Kenya.
October: Haiti
Shelia Rittgers, Pediatric Clinical Social Worker at Duke organized supplies for a birthing center in Haiti.
November: East Africa
Nateefa Wade, pediatric RN at UNC partnered with Compassion for Africa and her local church to deliver supplies to an orphanage in Uganda and a birthing center in Kenya.
December: Kenya
Barbara Hotelling, RN and clinical nurse educator at Duke School of Nursing assembled home birthing kits and other medical supplies for a nursing student project in Kenya.
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TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR 2019: 52