I'll take this post to discuss my charity, Global Links, a little more in depth. Based out of Pennsylvania, Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to promoting environmental stewardship and improving health in resource-poor communities, primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean. They use the mottos "people in other countries are literally dying for what we through away" and "sharing surplus, saving lives" and those few words speak volumes about what Global Links does for those in need.
From their website:
Hospitals and clinics in under-served communities often lack the supplies and equipment necessary to provide even basic care to their patients, resulting in needless suffering and deaths. At the same time, the US healthcare industry generates a staggering amount of medical surplus which, without intervention, is destined to pile up in our landfills.
Global Links' innovative model of recovery and reuse connects these two social problems in a way that helps to solve both, creating a "virtuous circle" that converts an environmental burden to a life-saving purpose.
Global Links offer a variety of incredible programs but I am specifically raising funds for their Nebulizer Campaign. As a mother to a child with a respiratory condition, I cannot imagine having to carry him or miles, for days, listening to him wheeze and fight for breath in hopes we can find a shared community nebulizer. This, however, is the reality for so many mothers. Despite asthma being on the rise, nebulizers are in such short supply in rural areas where they are most needed. In this country, most nebulizers cannot be returned for reuse -- they're simply tossed into landfills. This breaks my heart and I am determined to do whatever I can to help Global Links put nebulizers in the facilities where they are so very much needed.
To read more about Global Links, visit their website at globallinks.org. It's such an honor to help raise funds for such an incredible organization.
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