Posts by Brother's Brother Foundation
Update on Response to Earthquake in Morocco
Brother’s Brother Foundation responded to the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck outside Marrakesh, Morocco, on Sept. 9 by providing a grant to Life for Relief & Development. The organization used the funding to distribute food packs to 250 families, reaching a total 1,500 people. The earthquake flattened mud-brick villages, killing over 12,000 people and displacing 500,000…
Read MoreGuatemala Shipment Provides Pain Relief Medications
Argentina, a 59-year-old woman in Guatemala, didn’t think she would find relief from her pain. “I initially told the nurse not to treat me because I am not able to pay for the medicine anyway,” she said. Nearly 60 percent of people in Guatemala live below the poverty line, and with very little government…
Read MoreCritical Equipment Resumes Lab Operations at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti
Lab technicians at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) in Haiti normally run hundreds of tests each day, but recently, they ran into a problem: the equipment they use for the testing, a critical chemical analyzer, stopped working. HAS is the main referral hospital for more than 350,000 residents in rural central Haiti. Physicians rely on the…
Read MoreWhat is the “Safety Net” in the US Public Health System?
If you read about public health in the United States, you have likely heard this term, and wondered to yourself… what is the “safety net”? This is actually a great question, as it is often not clearly defined. While designing our domestic programs, we took a close look at the major components of the “safety…
Read MoreCreating Ukraine’s Next Generation of Nurses
Photo Caption: Seven nursing students at Sambir Medical College in Sambir, Ukraine, receive laptops presented by the college’s Director, Liubomyr Kovalchuk. | Photo courtesy of Sambir Medical College Nurses are critical in Ukraine, but the ongoing war has created a shortage that has caused many of them to burnout. It also doesn’t help that the…
Read MoreISRAEL – HAMAS CONFLICT: BROTHER’S BROTHER FOUNDATION RESPONDS TO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) has set up a fund to assist innocent civilians impacted by the widespread destruction and loss of life caused by the ongoing fighting in the Middle East. We are also working with partners on the ground to evaluate how we can most effectively support those impacted by the crisis. Our response…
Read MoreAntiseizure Medication Sent to Armenia for Refugees
A shipment of antiseizure medications has been sent to a hospital in Armenia, following a mass exodus from the neighboring region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Brother’s Brother Foundation partnered with the ROW Foundation to send 432 starter kits of Lamotrigine to Arabkir Medical Center, located in Armenia’s capital city, Yerevan. Each kit provides medication for five weeks…
Read MoreHard Hats and Respirator Masks Sent to Hawaii
Seven weeks after severe wildfires destroyed 2,200 buildings in West Maui, residents began returning to their charred homes to see if they had any possessions that survived the fires. For thousands of individuals in West Maui, recovery is on hold until the cleanup of debris from the August 8th disaster is finished, a task…
Read MoreDonation Supports Free Health Clinic in Downtown Pittsburgh
Brother’s Brother Foundation sent a truck of assorted medical equipment and medical supplies to a free medical clinic in Downtown Pittsburgh earlier this month, establishing a new partnership with Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh. Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh’s Free Health Care Center provides free medical services to adults ages 19 years or older who make an…
Read MoreBack in School, Maui Students Process Trauma
August 9th was supposed to be the first day of a new school year at Maui Preparatory Academy. But on the last day of summer vacation, a brush fire started in the village of Lahaina. Strong winds led to a flareup, then a road closure. There was a storm of black smoke, quick decisions on…
Read MoreBooting Up A More “Tech”uitable Pittsburgh
Laptops and smartphones from Brother’s Brother Foundation are helping students in economically disadvantaged communities learn the skills they need to enter a job market fueled by digital literacy. The Steel City is transforming into a tech town as more companies choose Pittsburgh for their headquarters. But today’s youth will need modern technology skills if they…
Read MoreMobile Health Clinic Update
Volunteer doctors and medical students visited Ambridge in the “eyeVan” and prescribed nearly 50 pairs of glasses. The Guerilla Eye Service traveled to Ambridge, PA, this summer to provide free eye exams in the new “eyeVan” at two mobile health clinics. The events prescribed and ordered nearly 50 pairs of glasses for adults and children…
Read MoreVermont Underwater
Brother’s Brother Foundation provided a grant to Capstone Community Action, a non-profit organization headquartered in Barre, VT, that helps people in crisis access food, housing and job training. BBF also sent hygiene kits and tarps for Capstone to distribute to flood victims. Smooth roads and Main Street shops in Barre, VT, turned into heaps of…
Read MoreHawaii Wildfire Response
The wildfires that swept across the Hawaiian island of Maui on August 8th have become the deadliest wildfire outbreak in the United States in over a century, taking more than 100 lives and leaving over 1,000 others unaccounted for. As first responders, DNA analysts and anthropologists continue to search for and identify the people who…
Read MoreFrom our President, Ozzy Samad
Responding to disaster and helping address longer-term needs – your impact on both fronts. Having developed an avid interest in World War II history since my teenage years, though differing in magnitude, the burnt out remains of the town of Lāhainā in Maui, rekindled images of a near obliterated Dresden after the bombing runs over…
Read MoreA Message from Laura Kelly, VP of Communications and Development
I have always loved fall. It is a vibrant season of change and renewal. The cool, crisp air is energizing and inspires me to create. This year, my BBF Development Office to-do list is overflowing as we have brainstormed so many fresh ideas for the fall and end of the year. Before we start with…
Read MoreMay Clean Water Flow
Written by Dr. Steve Greene President and Founder of Hope for Ghana 2023 has been an exciting year for Hope for Ghana as we reach new heights, in large part because of the incredible partnership with Brother’s Brother Foundation. A strong relationship forged at the end of 2021 has been built on the similar visions…
Read MoreHaiti Response Update
There’s never an ideal moment for the ground to start shaking, but June 6 was particularly bad timing for an earthquake in Haiti. It had only been a few days since a torrential rainstorm overflowed rivers across the country, causing severe flash flooding, rockslides and landslides. The storm impacted 45,000 households and killed 58 people.…
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