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EART16 IN NAIROBI, DAY 2

Jun 22, 2016

The second day of our inaugural East Africa Regional Training (EART16) began in the OR. While a young child who had suffered severe scalding underwent a skin graft, training participants were able to observe a demonstration of the techniques that had been covered in...

EART16 IN NAIROBI, DAY 1

Jun 21, 2016

Yesterday was the kick-off of Mission: Restore’s first ever East Africa Regional Training in Kenya, bringing together surgeons from 9 countries throughout the region to the University of Nairobi Kenyatta National Hospital. The excitement and conviviality was palpable,...

Here at Mission: Restore, we’re proud to welcome our new 2016 summer interns! Our diverse crew is ready to learn and grow as individuals and a team. We can’t wait to see what they’ll learn and create this summer. Learn more about them through their interviews below!

INCOMING! MISSION: RESTORE INTRODUCES SUMMER 2016 INTERNS

Jun 10, 2016

By Arlene Lormestoire Here at Mission: Restore, we’re proud to welcome our new 2016 summer interns! Our diverse crew is ready to learn and grow as individuals and a team. We can’t wait to see what they’ll learn and create this summer. Learn more about them through...

EDUCATION IS SOMETHING THAT CAN NEVER BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU…

Jun 6, 2016

By Kate McAuliff The Mission: Restore Field Team is growing! This summer, we will be working with two brilliant Summer Fellows. One of them, Ava Attari, has only been in Tanzania for one week of her three-month stay – and already she is an integral part of our Field...

NEW TEAM MEMBER MARTINE CHAPTY MASWI!

May 3, 2016

by Kate McAuliff Mission: Restore is thrilled to introduce our newest team member: Martine Chapty Maswi. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Martine since my return to Tanzania, and from our first meeting he has been bursting with energy and ideas about how Mission:...

TELEMEDICINE IN ACTION

Apr 1, 2016

Telemedicine is a concept we’re hearing more and more about in the non-profit health world. As technology improves and as global networks expand, it has become a tool particularly exciting for those working with healthcare in distant or underresourced settings. At...

GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL RAISES $520 FOR MISSION: RESTORE!

Mar 24, 2016

By Nikki Mehran Hi everyone! My name is Nikki Mehran, and I am an intern at Mission: Restore. I recently graduated with a biology degree from Emory University. Throughout my studies and my internship at Mission: Restore, I have been amazed at the disparity between the...

10 days

2 partner hospitals

18 surgeries

1 regional training with 20 participants

3 surgeons educators

6 Tanzanian surgeons

2 Mission: Restore staff

…in 1 surgical training visit

OLD FRIENDS & NEW PARTNERS

Feb 22, 2016

By Kate McAuliff 10 days 2 partner hospitals 18 surgeries 1 regional training with 20 participants 3 surgeons educators 6 Tanzanian surgeons 2 Mission: Restore staff …in 1 surgical training visit Our most recent surgical training visit explored new initiatives and...

ANATOMY OF A SURGICAL TRAINING VISIT

Feb 10, 2016

Dr. Joyce Aycock lectures during the November surgical training visit in Tanzania. By Kate McAuliff In November 2015, Mission: Restore facilitated a surgical training visit in Mwanza, Tanzania. The methodologies we used to train local surgeons there and in our work in...

THANKS, FROM OUR TEAM IN TANZANIA!

Dec 28, 2015

From our team to you, thanks for your support in 2015! The surgical team in Tanzania made this video to show you how thankful we all are for your support in 2015. Just remember it’s the thought that counts…and we promise we’re better at surgery than filmmaking!...