Peru
HealthVolunteers for Interamerican Development Assistanc - Send Medical Relief to Peru's Earthquake Victims
Address
Volunteers for Interamerican Development Assistanc
6251 Hollis Street
Emeryville,
CA
94608
United States
510-655-8432
http://www.vidausa.org
Mission
VIDA is a non-profit organization providing dual service to both Latin America and Northern California by collecting surplus medical supplies and equipment from health institutions, diverting them from landfills, and shipping them to Latin American hospitals and clinics that rely on such donations for the provision of basic health care.
Programs
VIDA’s main program is diverting medical supplies from Bay Area landfills and sending those supplies down to Latin America. Progarms also include responding to disasters in the Latina American coumunity for instance the earth quake in Ica Peru in 2007. Other programs we run include medical missions to treat people and provide practical medical instruction in cooperation with other NGO's.
Volunteers for Interamerican Development Assistanc's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Baby formula for HIV+ teen mothers in Lima, Peru |
Volunteers for Interamerican Development Assistanc's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Send Medical Relief to Peru's Earthquake Victims |
Personnel Overview
Haydée Rodríguez-Pastor - President
When a cholera epidemic broke out in Haydée’s native country of Peru in 1991 and quickly spread to neighboring Latin American countries, the crisis hit close to home and Haydée realized the dire healthcare situation in Latin America. She subsequently founded VIDA to send surplus medical supplies to Latin America, shipping over $300 million (650 tons) in supplies to date.
Personnel Statistics
Haydée Rodriguez-Pastor, President and Founder
Founded in 1991
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 50
Financial Statistics
Budget (2006): 219,500
Budget (2005): 237,800
Maximum Budget: 246,000
Overhead: 998%
Other funding sources: Individal donations, grants
Religious Affiliation: Private donors via Network for Good, Universal Giving, Global Giving, Facebook Causes
