Give Prostheses to 35 Maimed Colombian War Victims

Thanks to the support of Hughes International Clinics and the US Embassy in Colombia, this past May we had a prosthesis brigade at Fundación CIREC in Bogotá. A big group of volunteers and staff from those organizations worked together for a week to achieve one goal: positively affect the lives of 32 landmine survivors. 

Get to know some of them...

Darley, our little boy from Sipi, Choco, can continue walking! For consecutive time, Darley participates in this kind of brigade!

Carlos, was working on a farm in Tarazá, Antioquia when he stepped on a landmine that caused the amputation of his left leg. This is the first time since the accident occurred, a year ago, that Carlos can walk by himself!

Roquelina is from Choco and loves to dance "Mapale" (afro Colombian style of dance) but she couldn´t do it because her prosthetic leg was in very bad shape (as pictured). After this brigade, she happily returned home and is ready to party!

• 32 bright new smiles (PDF)
  

Thanks to your support during 2018, 13 youth beneficiaries, all landmine and unexploded devices victims, now have new opportunities in life after receiving state-of-the-art orthopedic care!

United for Colombia commits on strengthening partnership with different donors to continue support of its rehabilitation program in Colombia. Through this program, severely wounded, maimed and disable civilians receive annual orthopedic care and rehabilitation, including technologically-advanced prosthetic devices every year.

These miracles give survivors their youth back, opening new doors of hope for a better and happier future.

Darley is 7 years old and lives in Sipi, Chocó, Colombia. During a fight between the Army and the ELN, when Darley was 3 years old, an explosive fell into his house. As a result of the injuries, his right leg had to be amputated above the knee. 

Emilsen is 26 years old and lives in Pisba, Boyacá, Colombia. When she was 10, her brother brought an unexploded grenade into the house thinking that it was a toy. The grenade exploded causing the death of two of her family members, including her father.Since 2006, Emilsen is receiving treatment thanks to UFC.

Dairo is 28 years old and lives in Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia. When she was 22, on his way home he stopped to take some wood for the stove. When he moved a branch of a tree activated a landmine.The explosion caused the loss of vision, mutilation of 4 fingers in his left hand and multiple injuries in his body.UFC provided an ocular prosthesis for his left eye.

• 2018, opening new doors of hope (PDF)