Physical Health Venezuela Project #57328

Improving healthcare access in Bolivar, Venezuela

by Maniapure Foundation

Summary

Fundacion Proyecto Maniapure es una ONG con mas de 25 anos de experiencia que busca incrementar y mejorar el acceso a servicios de salud primaria de calidad para comunidades indigenas y criollas, de dificil acceso, del sur de Venezuela | Fundacion Proyecto Maniapure is an NGO with more than 25 years of experience that provides access to healthcare to indigenous and creole communities in southern Venezuela, specifically in the state of Bolivar, Venezuela, in the districts Cedeno and Gran Sabana.

$20,000
total goal

$12,453
remaining

102
donors

1
monthly donor

8
months

Challenge

FPM opera en comunidades remotas del sur de Venezuela con mas de 30.000 habitantes. Estas comunidades cuentan con acceso limitado a servicios de salud; algunas solo son accesibles mediante via aerea o fluvial en curiaras. | FPM supports more than 30,000 people in remote communities in southern Venezuela. These communities are hard to reach and lack access to healthcare services. Not all of them are accessible by car; some are only accessible by small airplanes or boats called 'curiaras'.

Solution

FPM ha brindado servicios de salud a comunidades indigenas y criollas aisladas por mas de 20 anos en nuestro centro pionero Centro La Milagrosa. Tambien asistimos a otros centros de la region. Nuestra labor respeta la cosmovision de cada comunidad| FPM has provided healthcare access to isolated indigenous and non-indigenous communities for more than 20 years at our pioneer center Centro La Milagrosa. We also assist other healthcare centers in the region. Our work respects each community's vision

Long-Term Impact

Cada ano, el Centro La Milagrosa recibe aprox. 8000 consultas por todas las causas. FPM realiza programas de atencion primaria en salud, salud sexual y reproductiva, atencion psicosocial, fortalecimiento de capacidades y telemedicina en los centros a los que beneficia. |Each year, there are approximately 8000 consultations at CLM. FPM carries out programs on primary care, sexual and reproductive health, psychosocial intervention, capacity strengthening and telemedicine in the centers we support.