One hundred twenty Bupa employees from around the world to build community and health center with 12 volunteers selected from Bupa Latin America and the Caribbean
MIAMI, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/
– Bupa’s Latin America and Caribbean operation — a division of Bupa, a leading international healthcare company — announced today the launch of the international Ecuador Challenge, which will take place in a deprived community in Ecuador where many families survive on average on just $4 a day. Some 120 Bupa employees from around the globe will travel to Ecuador until November 29 to build essential health and education facilities, which will provide healthcare, childcare, and opportunities for education and development for the small agricultural community of Miraflores.
Due to its remote location and virtually non existent income, a doctor currently visits Miraflores only six times a year, while children as young as four years old work in the fields, and babies less than two years old are left at home alone.
The Bupa volunteers will work alongside the Martha Estrella Foundation — a registered charity based in Ecuador, which helps disadvantaged communities find lasting solutions to improve social and economic conditions.
The Ecuador Challenge is being wholly funded by Bupa, with volunteers aiming to raise $1,600 each, meaning that at least $192,000 will go towards improving the lives of the Miraflores community for the long term. All funds raised will benefit the community by providing a medical and dental facility; childcare services so children of the village can be safely looked after while their parents work; classrooms and education facilities, an Information Technology suite, and bedrooms for teachers to stay during their visits.
Truly an international project, the Ecuador Challenge will bring together Bupa employees from Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Denmark, Thailand, the United States,Latin America, and the United Kingdom, and is part of Bupa’s long-term commitment to support the communities in which it operates.
