Our Work

The Dr. Atamjit Gill Women’s Health Legacy Fund will ensure that Dr. Gill’s passion for women’s health around the world continues. To learn more, please click here.

Two volunteer teams, Team Calgary + Team Newfoundland, will join forces to deliver vital medical care in Antigua, Guatemala from Nov 15 – 23, 2024. Significant barriers to accessing healthcare is a problem that affects so many Guatemalans, but our compassionate, caring, and skilled volunteers are determined to make a life-changing difference for this vulnerable population. To learn more, please click here.

From November 23 to December 1, 2024, Team Broken Earth’s Ottawa team will be providing care in Azua, Dominican Republic. This will be Team Broken Earth’s second time visiting this location – a region with a significant population of uninsured patients, including many Haitian refugees, who have poor access to medical care. We will be providing orthopedic surgical care for patients who would be forced to endure their pain and discomfort without our help. To learn more, please click here.

Team Broken Earth Vancouver is excited to return to Guatemala for our fifth mission to work with Partner for Surgery. Our team will travel to Guatemala from November 23 to December 1, 2024 to provide surgical care for those living in Guatemala’s most remote and under-served regions. This year, our volunteers will focus on providing care to those needing gynecological, orthopaedic, and general surgeries. To learn more, please click here.

From May 24 – 32, 2025, Team Brantford will embark on their second mission to rural Guatemala, bringing hope and healing to communities in need. This dedicated group of 13 volunteers will perform pre-op assessments to identify and triage essential orthopedic and gynecological surgeries while also delivering vital education to midwives and caregivers in local villages. To learn more, please click here.

Every year, over 1 million burn injuries occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, often leading to long-term disabilities, especially in children. The Africa Burn Project is dedicated to changing this reality by providing reconstructive surgery for children with burn contractures and training healthcare professionals in burn care and reconstruction. To learn more, please click here.

On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the coast of Haiti causing widespread fear and devastation in the already-suffering country. In its wake, hospitals are struggling to keep up with the demand. We are in constant contact with our partners on the ground and they have identified an intense need for trauma supplies. To meet this urgent need, we’re asking for your help. Learn more here.

Team Broken Earth has partnered with the Nunatsiavut Government, Labrador-Grenfell Health and local communities to provide educational courses for first responders and local health care providers. Mission trips to date have included training for first responders and local health care providers in the areas of women and children’s health, chronic disease including diabetes, physiotherapy, remote trauma and overall mental health and wellbeing. Plans are underway to build on this program in 2022. To learn more about our Canada North – Labrador educational mission, please click here.

Team Broken Earth lost a valued team member and dear friend this past year, Dr. David Lacey. Dr. Lacey volunteered his medical expertise in Haiti and is described as a “man who loved life and giving back”. The Dr. David Lacey Memorial Scholarship has been established by his family to provide annual funding for a Memorial University Medical student to join a support mission in Haiti. The chosen student will have demonstrated excellence in patient-centred and compassionate care. To learn more, please click here.