Mission and Opportunity

"When I learned about Clinica Verde I was touched by the mission. It goes beyond creating sustainable access to medical care but also educating women and children on the value of their worth. I support Clinica Verde because as a child someone supported me. Someone noticed that I had worth. Someone gave me the opportunity to be healthy and to succeed. Together with Clinica Verde, I can help make the same difference in someone else's life."

– Gretchen Layman, physician assistant, with her husband Ben

Innovation and Drive

"Clinica Verde is not just providing much-needed medical care to impoverished women and children, but presents a new model of health that is innovative and rigorous. I've been impressed by the drive and commitment of the talented team behind this project. It's an honor to support this good work, and I encourage others to do so too."

– Andrew Gross, novelist

Compassion and Competence

"When asked why we devote so much time and money to Clinica Verde, our reasons for doing so have been twofold: The leadership and other people committed to the project provide confidence that it will be well managed and successful. The other is based on two statistics which are deeply disturbing: Maternal mortality in Nicaragua is 20 times that in the U.S. and 20% of the deaths of children under 5 are from preventable causes. Clinica Verde focuses on both these crises and brings compassion and competence to an area of enormous need."

– Don Farrar, retired executive, and his wife Joan