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Editor’s Note: This piece was written on June 15, when Senior Program Officer Rebecca Singer and Senior Clinical Officer Elisa Vandervort were in Peru, investigating Grounds for Health expansion. It is our last morning in...

Nicaragua: Natural Born Trainers

26 Jun 2012

Rebecca Singer

It was the last day of our training and campaign in San Juan de Rio Coco. Women were still waiting to be screened and a few women were waiting for cryotherapy. I was sitting outside...

Grants, Cause-Based Promotions and more

24 Jun 2012

Jane Dale

ECOM Awards Grant Grounds for Health is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a two-year $75,000 grant from the ECOM Foundation. The funding will enable Grounds for Health to further deepen existing cervical...

Coffee with a Cause: Coffee Auction Raises $100k

22 Jun 2012

Justin Mool

IMMEDIATE RELEASE COFFEE WITH A CAUSE: GREEN COFFEE AUCTION RAISES $100K TO SAVE LIVES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Non-profit Grounds for Health benefits from online event to continue its mission of preventing cervical cancer in coffee-growing...

ECOM and Grounds for Health team up to fight cervical cancer

22 Jun 2012

Justin Mool

IMMEDIATE RELEASE ECOM FOUNDATION AND NON-PROFIT TEAM UP TO FIGHT CERVICAL CANCER ECOM Foundation awards Grounds for Health with a two-year $75,000 grant to deepen current prevention programs in Nicaragua and establish new programs in...

A Focus on Training in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Mexico

19 Jun 2012

Dra. Lupita Jovel Sanchez

Earlier this month, Grounds for Health and Ramal Santa Cruz conducted a two-day training of Community Health Promoters in Chiapas, representing some of the region’s most isolated communities. In advance of the training, Grounds for...

Capacitación de promotoras y promotores de ramal santa cruz

19 Jun 2012

Dra. Lupita Jovel Sanchez

Se realizo como actividad previa al curso de visitas a la comunidades en las cuales antes no ha habido promotoras que pertenezcan a la organización con la finalidad de tener un grupo fuerte para continuar...

Job Openings

14 Jun 2012

Justin Mool

We currently have two positions open: Senior Clinical Officer Looking for a health care professional with international public health experience to manage cervical cancer programs in Africa and Latin America. Must have Spanish language skills,...

From the field: SJRC Nicaragua

22 May 2012

Elisa Vandervort

Hello from SJRC, Kayla and I are just sipping coffee here at the hotel. Rain is pattering down as it has been all night. It seems to be letting up now! It is 6:30 AM...

Grounds for Health at WHO

16 May 2012

Grounds for Health Staff

While most of the team was celebrating at SCAA in Portland, Grounds for Health Executive Director August Burns traveled to Geneva to take a seat at the table as a technical adviser to the World...

One Week: Around the World Retro Diary

15 May 2012

Justin Mool

During one whirlwind week in April, you could clearly see how Grounds for Health has been having an impact on a global level. From April 22-28, Grounds for Health was doing work on both coasts,...

Support at SCAA: Flowed like the Willamette River

15 May 2012

Jane Dale

Grounds for Health was so gratified to be able to participate fully in SCAA’s Symposium and Trade Show in Portland, Oregon last month. For five days we interacted with old friends and supporters, producer groups...

A Peruvian Marriage

Nicaragua: Natural Born Trainers

Grants, Cause-Based Promotions and more

Coffee with a Cause: Coffee Auction Raises $100k

ECOM and Grounds for Health team up to fight cervical cancer

A Focus on Training in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Mexico

Capacitación de promotoras y promotores de ramal santa cruz

Job Openings

From the field: SJRC Nicaragua

Grounds for Health at WHO

One Week: Around the World Retro Diary

Support at SCAA: Flowed like the Willamette River

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