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Healing Through Food: Understanding Nutrition in Peru blog fimrc global health volunteer program maternal & child health medical student peru professional development public health volunteer experience Aug 11, 2025

Every August, Peru honors the essential role of nutritionist with the celebration of Día del Nutricionista Peruano. It’s more than a holiday; it’s a reminder of the vital work being done to fight against malnutrition and the importance of public health.

Malnutrition remains one of Peru’s most press...

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FIMRC Peru & SOCIEMC: A Transformative Alliance for Health blog fimrc fimrc partnerships global health volunteer program partnerships peru professional development project huancayo volunteer experience Aug 01, 2025

At FIMRC’s site in Huancayo, Peru, volunteer impact is amplified thanks to a  collaboration with SOCIEMC, the medical student society of the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú. This alliance strengthens our shared mission: to bring healthcare to underserved communities through education, preve...

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Medical Volunteering in Peru: One Student’s Life-Changing Experience with FIMRC blog fimrc global health volunteer program medical student peru professional development project huancayo volunteer experience Jun 26, 2025

Brodie, a second-year neuroscience student at the University of British Columbia, always dreamed of visiting Peru. With aspirations to specialize in pediatrics and a strong interest in global health, he joined FIMRC’s Global Health Volunteer Program (GHVP) in Huancayo, Peru—an experience that would ...

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Parasites Without Borders Creates Pop-Up Fundraiser for FIMRC costa rica dominican republic ecuador fimrc partnerships peru press release project alajuelita project anconcito project bududa project huancayo project la merced project restauraciĂłn uganda May 21, 2021

NEW YORK CITY, New York (May 1, 2021) – Starting today and running through the end of July, all donations made to Parasites Without Borders (PWB) will be matched by the organization and donated to the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) with a minimum pledged donation of ...

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Raising Awareness: World Suicide Prevention Day costa rica ecuador fimrc staff highlight foundations in global health mental health peru project alajuelita project anconcito project bududa project la merced uganda world suicide prevention day Sep 10, 2020
Since 2003, September 10th marks World Suicide Prevention Day in which initiatives are taken to raise awareness and take action to prevent suicide across the globe. According to the International Association for Suicide Prevention, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death worldw
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Virtual Volunteer Projects Make a Lasting Impact dominican republic global health peru philippines project cavite project huancayo project restauraciĂłn virtual programs virtual volunteer Aug 21, 2020
 

In today’s world,  almost everything has gone virtual, including international volunteerism, but what does being a virtual volunteer really mean? When you join one of FIMRC’s virtual volunteer programs, it means that you will make a direct impact at a FIMRC site and build

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Virtual Volunteers Share What It’s Like to Make a Global Impact From Home costa rica dominican republic foundations in global health global health global health essentials graduate student high school student peru project alajuelita project bududa project huancayo project restauración student explorer program uganda undergraduate student virtual programs virtual volunteer Jul 02, 2020

For the past few months, our Virtual Volunteer Programs have been creating opportunities to make a lasting impact on FIMRC’s sites and the communities we serve while volunteering from home. Since our virtual programs first started, we’ve had volunteers from all backgrounds join us, including nur

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From Building On-Site Programs to Creating a Virtual Volunteer Platform: Q&A with FIMRC CEO Meredith Welsh careers in global health costa rica covid-19 fimrc staff highlight global health peru project alajuelita project bududa project huancayo uganda virtual programs virtual volunteer Apr 16, 2020

Interested in global health volunteer opportunities or a career in global health? We recently spoke with our very own CEO, Meredith Welsh, about her career path, FIMRC’s amazing evolution since we first started in 2002, and how our organization is innovating by creating virtual volunteer program...

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Volunteering with FIMRC Gave Me the Confidence to Pursue My Dreams global health peru project huancayo undergraduate student volunteer experience Mar 04, 2020

Winter break scholarship recipient Sarah Mullen was at a crossroads, then she decided to volunteer abroad with FIMRC and her path became clear. Find out how Sarah’s volunteer experience at Project Huancayo, Peru changed and inspired her as she prepares for medical school. 

“Twenty years from no...

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Undergraduate and Graduate Student Volunteers Bring Invaluable Skills and Perspectives to Global Health Programs costa rica ethical volunteering global health graduate student medical rotation program medical student nicaragua peru project alajuelita project bududa project huancayo project limĂłn sihf summer international health fellowship uganda undergraduate student volunteer experience Mar 25, 2019

Jessica Southern recently transitioned to a new role as Key Relations Manager at FIMRC HQ after spending more than seven years as Field Operations Manager at Project Limón, Nicaragua. Jessica is sharing her insights on the value of partnerships since she took on this new role.  

Partners are

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