Author: Callie Johnson

On their first day at the Municipal Health Clinic, Brooke Latulippe and Margareta Sikorski had no shortage of excitement: two dog bites, two motorcycle accidents, and an axe injury.  They jumped right in, cleaning, disinfecting and giving tetanus shots.

Normally, though, they do consultations, pre- and post-natal checkups, deliveries, immunizations and IUD insertions.  The clinic serves as the local health point for the community of Babatngon, taking care of anything that doesn’t require urgent care at the Tacloban hospital.

Margareta and Brooke are almost finished with a B.S. in nursing from McGill University, and the five weeks they spend volunteering with VFV will serve as their final internship. Read More »

Author: Callie Johnson

For the second year in a row, VFV has sent some of the teens from the Dumpsite Project to a youth camp in the town of Dulag. Going to the camp, which is run by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, is a way to reward high school graduates as well as those who keep their grades high enough. I tagged along last Friday with ate Wimwim, the director of VFV, to see what they were involved in. Read More »