Trip to Colca Canyon

Saturday brings with it a half-day of work and a plan for a majority of the team to take a 24-hour excursion trip to the Colca Canyon. The team will spend the morning split into activities; with most of the work focused on our construction related projects. At 1:30 pm a private van will pick up the 11-team members for a trip high into the Andes to one of the great wonders of the world.

Some of the team will be partcipating in the "Providers for the Underserved" meeting at Catholica University. In early 2009, HBI helped to start a focus group/club for medical students at Arequipa's prestigious Catholica University. The club provides an opportunity for students interested in working with poor and underserved communities to receive mentoring and support by faculty and outside facilitators who have dedicated their careers to working with undersered healthcare.

This morning, Dr. Bob Gehringer will be leading a group of 15 medical students (including 2 U.S. medical studnets placed in Alto Cayma by HBI) in a 5-hour training on basic CPR and pediatric approaches to CPR and advanced life-support. As the foundation of our working is helping to develop the next generation of providers and advocates for the underserved, HBI is excited to be a part of such an important project.