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Causes: Health, Health (General & Financing), International, International Development, Rehabilitative Care, Religion, Roman Catholic
Mission: Solidarity bridge is a nonprofit based in evanston, il doing work in latin america. Solidarity bridge provides high-level surgical training and equipment to medical professionals in bolivia and paraguay so that they may better serve their fellow citizens.
Programs: Solidarity bridge provides critical medical care and fair trade commerce for impoverished people of bolivia and paraguay. In 2017, 1145 patients were treated. A total of 407 surgeries (including heart, gyne, neuro, and general surgeries) were made possible through the financial, material and managerial support of solidarity bridge. Some surgeries were performed on mission trips while many others in their year-round programs. Their doanted services and equipment/supplies valued over $1. 3 million. Additionally, their fair trade program provided a living wage to dozens of workers in cooperatives via $22,326 in wages paid to them for exports to usa markets.