OUR WORK
Change & make the world better
Our Work
SAGE is a non-profit, whose mission is to improve the health of under-served communities while enhancing the education of health professions students. Communities guide our projects and receive quality care that is respectful of their personal values, beliefs and way of life. With close faculty supervision, our students contribute their knowledge, skills, and compassion, and gain confidence and personal insight.
EDUCATION
Child mortality decreases 8% with each subsequent grade their mom completes.
HEALTH
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. – Mahatna Gandhi
FUTURE PROJECTS
As followers of community-oriented primary care, we believe that health is dependent on numerous social factors.
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Working “Side by Side” = Successful Community Development
Medical schools and medical providers come to Honduras to offer much needed medical services. For that, we are very grateful.
But, the folks at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Fairfax Family Practice Centers (FFPC) have gone a step further. They have hired a Honduran (Iris Giron) to work in Community Development in their eight communties.
Each community was given $400, and advised to use the funds on a needed community project. What can you get for $400?? You’d be amazed:
A new kitchen at a school
Printer and supplies
A new floor and walls at a Community Hall
Bathrooms and Water Tanks
Iris wrote a short report on each project. As they say, “a picture is worth 1,000 words.” Iris’ reports are a graphic depiction of what can happen when you invest — not just money, but invest in working side by side with a community.
Click below to read the articles: