By Angie John | Fundraising Specialist, Remote Area Medical
While Remote Area Medical has been unable to travel to Guyana so far in 2020 due to restrictions during the global COVID-19 pandemic, the team remains committed to the mission of providing free, timely, and consistent cervical cancer screenings, HPV vaccinations, diagnostic and preventive services, and other gynecological services to Amerindian women in the impoverished remote villages.
Knowledgeable volunteers and transportation are two critical elements to the success of this program. Delmar ‘Muscle’ Rogers, a gold miner working in the vast interior in Guyana, has been volunteering for more than 15 years and says that, “Being a RAM volunteer takes dedication. It is service above self. You always have to be thinking of the less fortunate.”
When asked why he continues to volunteer trip after trip and year after year, Delmar explains, “I just enjoy seeing the gratitude on the villagers faces and also knowing that they expect us to return and continue to be of service to them.” With your continued support, and when travel bans are lifted, RAM will continue the Women’s Health Program in the remote villages of Guyana.
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