1 - Timmy Global Health

Programs Update
Medical Brigades
This year, the Timmy Foundation made huge strides in terms of becoming a
far more robust humanitarian effort. In the past the Foundation sent 60% of
its medical brigades all in the same month- March. This year we made a concerted
effort to streamline our brigades. Our brigades will be spread out
throughout the course of the year, allowing us to visit underserved communities
several times per year and to drastically reduce parasites with consistency.
The Foundation has committed to sending medical brigades to the marginalized
communities of southern Quito, Ecuador in October, January, March,
May, and July. This rotation will provide more consistency and far greater
continuity of care. It also marks a significant
shift in Timmy values from, when it might be convenient for the volunteer
to travel, to when the underserved could best use our services. We hope to
replicate this model in two existing partner organizations, Sousa, Dominican
Republic in January, March, and May; and finally, Quetzaltenango,
Guatemala in March and May.
The Foundation also made a huge step by adopting a neighborhood in
Southern Quito. The neighborhood, La Cocha, consists of roughly 150 families.
It has little access to infrastructure and struggles as it is geographically
removed from Quito. Due to the ongoing success of the La Cocha pilot project,
it was decided that the Foundation would expand its efforts to two other
communities around Southern Quito.
College Outreach
The Timmy Foundation has ten College Chapters nationwide. For the 2006- 2007 academic year these chapters
led responsible campaigns to advocate, fundraise, and serve our international partner organizations. Among
their many accomplishments, these chapters:
● Raised $21,000 for La Fundación Tierra Nueva of Ecuador (University of Colorado and Davidson Collage)
● Raised over $3,000 for Shoulder to Shoulder Ecuador (University of Kentucky)
● Purchased four portable hemoglobin photometers kits for Holy Family Clinic of Jamaica (Hanover College)
● Held a health fair to raise awareness for global health inequity (Tufts University)
High School Outreach
For the past four years, the Timmy Foundation led a trip to Quito, Ecuador for
high school students of the greater Indianapolis area.
In June 2007, students painted the community center and primary school of La
Cocha. This was the Foundation’s fifth follow up visit to the neighborhood since
the relationship began in July 2006.
3 Ten years of service; inspiring and empowering.