Sacred Valley Health
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Promoting health in underserved rural communities in the Sacred Valley of Perú through the pillars of #Education #Empowerment and #Access
Ollantaytambo, Perú
Joined December 2013
Peru has closed its borders and instituted a mandatory 15-day social distancing policy in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Our staff is working from home and sending radio messages in Quechua, the language spoken in the communities we work with, in order to r…
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Ayúdanos compartiendo esta foto para que llegue a la mayor cantidad posible de compañeros y compañeras quechuas. La información es un derecho de todos. #coronavirus #coronavirusnews #quechua #covid_19 #march2020 #publichealth #runasimi #peru #informationispower #intersectio…
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As we continue to work from home, we will be sharing relevant information to everyone's health. Remember to wash your hands frequently and to maintain social distancing! #mythbusters #coronavirusmyths #coronavirusfacts #coronavirus #coronavirusperu #publichealth #healtheduc…
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It is very important to stay reliably informed. Garlic does not protect people against coronavirus, nevertheless, having a healthy diet will, overall, keep our immune systems strong! If you are lucky enough to be able to work from home, do it! Social isolation is key to sto…
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As a preventive measure and until further notice, SVH staff will be working from home. We invite our community to follow Health Organization's recommendations: wash your hands frequently, avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth, maintain social distance, stay informed, and foll…
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Direct from the community of Soccma: @worldleadershipschool participants doing a Wilderness Medicine practice. Thanks to visiting groups like this one we are able to continue our work promoting health in the underserved rural communities of Peru's Sacred Valley! Write an em…
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#internationalwomensday Through your support, 20 adolescent girls from the Peruvian Andes will have the tools to effectively navigate womanhood in a setting that offers few options for women's advancement. Take action: https://t.co/DSsdkrTfMW
#womensday #march8th #women #gi…
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We want to support the development of female leaders from the highlands of Peru. Our project is competing for a year long spot in the @globalgiving Girl Fund. If you want to help us make this a reality, TODAY is the day were you can help us THE MOST since GG is matching a 1…
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The Docente Program, or “Train the Trainer” Program, is part of Sacred Valley Health’s sustainable staffing model. Docente is a Spanish word for teacher or mentor. Promotoras (community health workers) who have completed their basic training apply to become trainers of new p…
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Happy Monday to everyone -especially to all of the potato lovers out there- #monday #funfact #funfactmonday #potato #potatoes #potatolove #potatolover #peru #perufood #publichealth #healtheducation #nonprofitorganization #nonprofit #womensempowerment #womenempowerment #gree…
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Mayumi and Marjorie visiting the office today and sharing with us their artistic drawings <3 #wednesday #wednesdaymotivation #visitors #girls #ngo #nonprofitwork #peru #travelperu #southamerica #healtheducation #publichealth #childdrawings #drawing #representationmatters #w…
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Victoria (a former SVH intern) and Julia (a SVH health trainer) walking around one of the two new communities that we will start working with this year #intern #internationalinternship #internship #peru #cusco #mountains #publichealth #healtheducation #communityhealthworker …
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Candid photo of Yeni, who works as a community health worker within the high altitude community of Chupani #peru #perutravel #latinamerica #ruralphotography #rurallife #candidphoto #candidphotography #mountains #indigenouswomen #representationmatters #indigenousrights #human…
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We want to thank @bport_international for being our partners, for supporting us greatly in our work, and for the past 10 days when they assisted with our Wilderness Medicine Program. We hope you enjoyed your visit to SVH, the beautiful mountains of the Sacred Valley, and Mac…
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Let the old year end and the New Year begin with the warmest of aspirations. Happy New Year to all of our family and thank you for your constant support! #happynewyear #2020 #happynewyear2020 #fundraising #nonprofit #publichealth #teamwork #womensempowerment #healtheducatio…
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