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Manos Amigas Board
In Honduras we partner with a non-governmental organization (NGO) called Manos Amigas de Hondurras (Helping Hands). These are the people on the ground with medical, dental and organizational skills in the town of La Entrada to whom we provide the supplies and who administer and run the clinic in the country with our assistance. The Board of Directors for this NGO is composed of the following people:
| Dr. Sonia Yadira Bustamante Moncada |
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| Dentist and Board President | |
| Dr. Marleni Suyapa Valle Moreira | |
| Dentist | |
| Dr. Carlos Roberto Valle Chinchilla | |
| Surgeon | |
| Josefa del Carmen Sanabria Aguilar | |
| Agriculturalist and Cattle Rancher | |
| Danilo Dubon Villeda | |
| Agricultural Engineer | |
| Dr. Maria del Carmen Perez Garcia | |
| Oral Surgeon | |
| Dr. Norma Maribel Zamora Corado | |
| Pharmacist | |
| Misael Coto |
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| Tailor and Secretary of Manos Amigas | |
| Dr. Irina Ivone Alvarado Sanabria | |
| Physcian | |
| Dr. Obed Jerohan Rivera Bonilla |
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| Physician | |
| Fredesvindo Villanueva Giron |
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| Agricultural Engineer and Treasurer of Manos Amigas | |
Announcements
- Crossroads receives Best In America certification. Less than 2,000 charities in the US receive this seal. To read the full story, click here.
- Serving at the Crossroads featured in The Daily Local. To read the full story, click here.
- Serving at the Crossroads featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer. To read the full story, click here.
Clinic Update
- Clinic nears 25,000 mark in treating patients during first 3 years of serving people in La Entrada
- Well drilling completed on new clinic site
- Eagle Scout project collected more than $15,000 worth of over-the-counter medications
- Audiometer donated, which will speed up examinations, enabling patients to qualify for hearing aids
- ASIDE, the Association for Ecological and Social Economic Development, signed cooperative agreement with Manos Amigas to supply food, bedding and medical supplies
- Finland's Project Norte partnered with Manos Amigas by providing funds for well construction, waste water disposal and environmental preservation of new clinic site
- First micro-enterprise development project receives grant to test market "high-end" fabric products sewn in Honduras for sale in US with portion of profits to support the clinic
Headlines
Crossroads Gets a Make-over - New Logo Design (12/7/08) ...full story...
Administering Hearing aid tests (12/6/08) ...full story...
Amigos de Jesus Orphanage and the hand of Providence (12/5/08) ...full story...
Your buying decisions can help the Manos Amigas Clinic (12/4/08) ...full story...
What would you do if you had access to a Rainforest? (12/4/08) ...full story...
Clinic Acquires New Bus to Pick up Patients (12/3/08) ...full story...
News at Noon – Lights, camera Action! (12/2/08) ...full story...
Once is Not Enough - Geisinger Brigade returns with more healthcare help (12/1/08) ...full story...
Best in America certification leads Crossroads to 2009 Combined Federal Campaign for Charitable Giving (11/14/08) …Full story…
Rotary Seeks to Equip New Clinic Blood Laboratory (5/5/08) ...full story...
Manos Amigas Makes Good Use of Medical Network (4/18/08) ...full story...
World Bank – A potential source of funding for developing nations with a record of accomplishment (4/6/08) ...full story...
Manos Amigas and SATC calls on the Honduran Ministry of Health (4/5/08) ...full story...
The Blue Baby – a Special Case for Humanitarian Assistance (3/7/08) ...full story...
Geisinger Brigade – Medical Volunteers from the Keystone State (3/1/08) ...full story...
A Report from the State Capitol - Harrisburg, PA (2/4/08) ...full story...
Threads of Hope - A new Micro-enterprise Arises (1/15/08) ...full story...
The Gift of Sound (12/18/07) ...full story...
Daring to be Different - Scout Earns Eagle Award (11/5/07) ...full story...
Living Water… but first you must smite the rock! (10/30/07) ...full story...