Why HBI?

Health Bridges International is an organization that was started with the mission of creating bridges between resources and needs. This rather daunting task has led our organization to partner on a number of projects – from healthcare outreach campaigns to educational conferences to community surveys. Our work has been shaped by the ever-present desire to create sustainable change in the lives of people living in extreme poverty through collaboration.

For HBI, collaboration is a tool to serve the underserved. Our goal is ending extreme poverty.

Our ambitious programs have taken a slight shift in the last few years. This shift has been partly due to the changing economic and societal needs of the countries where we operate and partly due to our organizational need and desire to focus our efforts. We are still fully grounded in the belief that true change - lasting, sustainable change – comes from empowering people to develop their own futures; and, we believe that one of the critical ways that this happens is through educating and training the next generation of leaders.

HBI works to train, educate and motivate leaders at the professional level, community level and individual level. In 2011 we will be expanding our program to reach underserved communities through conferences and trainings, care delivery programs, and research projects.

For many years HBI has worked to bring services and advocacy to boys living on the streets of Peru. In 2011, we hope to develop a program that can be a training opportunity for students to learn the best practices and promising models of support. We hope that such a program will empower the next generation of change agents in their own communities.

HBI is dedicated to changing the world through connecting people, programs and ideas. We are working to build a community of providers, professionals and people dedicated to creating and sustaining change. We are working to build bridges that allow everyone to cross over and make a difference.