VV Action Saúde Petrópolis R$ 249.90

In this VV Action, in partnership with the NGO Flor de Lótus, we will take medical students from Unifeso University to provide basic assistance to the population assisted by the NGO, such as: checking blood pressure, measuring glucose, calculating BMI and providing general instructions on preventive care, general health and hygiene. 

The NGO Flor de Lótus has as main objective to help in the personal and professional development of the citizens assisted by it so that they can reach their financial autonomy. With this focus, the NGO encourages education, sports, reading and culture, through courses, workshops and conversation circles. The NGO was born after the tragedy of the rains in the city of Petrópolis to help the community of the 1o de Maio neighborhood that was extremely affected. 

VV is guided in all its actions by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda adopted during the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2015. There are 17 goals and 169 goals to be achieved by 2030.

For this program we work with the following SDGs:

- SDG 3: Health and Well-being

- SDG 10: Reduction of inequalities

- SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Solid Institutions

April 29th de 2023 (Saturday)

07:00 Departure from Teresópolis - Meeting point Unifeso University

08:30 Arrival of volunteers at the NGO Flor de Lótus, welcome and breakfast.

09:00 Start of assistance

13:00 End of sessions

• Assistance from the VV Team on site

• VV medical coordinator

• Assistance from the Flor de Lótus Team on site

• Breakfast 

• Material 

• Donation to NGOs

• volunteer certificate

• E-book: VV Volunteer Guide

Mariana Serra

VV Coordinator

Social entrepreneur and co-founder of VV. She has worked in social and humanitarian projects in Haiti, India, Thailand, Costa Rica, Jamaica, USA, Brazil, Tanzania, Kenya, Indonesia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Honduras and acting as general coordinator of actions in refugee camps in Middle East, Lebanon and Jordan. She is co-author of the book Young Entrepreneurs, leaders of Brazil that works, from Leader publishing house. Mariana entered the list of 30 UNDER 30, by the renowned Forbes magazine, as one of the most promising young women in Brazil under 30 years old. 

Dr. Marcus Alexander

  Graduated from the Faculdsde de Medicina de Catanduva, he is an Orthopedist specializing in spine surgery. He was an Army doctor for 4 years with field missions and worked in a military hospital. He worked for 15 years at AACD providing care to children with orthopedic deformities and is co-founder of the NGO AEPAS, focused on orthopedic care for the underprivileged population in the city of São Paulo. He has already participated in medical care actions for Venezuelan refugees in Roraima, he was the medical coordinator of a team in Ilha de Marajó, where they provided care to the Ribeirinhos population, he was with VV in the action with Refugees from the War in Ukraine and among some other participations.