Open Wide Foundation, in concert with the municipality of Villa Nueva, launched their second annual Pediatrics week in the Peronia Open Wide Clinic during the week of September 29 through October 2nd. Open Wide volunteers, Drs. Bergen James and Jennifer …
It was a busy and exciting time at the Peronia Clinic where we sponsored two specialty weeks in a row: Special Needs Week and Pediatric Week. It was an incredible experience for all of our volunteer doctors who gave so …
Open Wide Foundation sponsored their first Special Needs Week in the Peronia clinic September 22 -25. A team of U.S. & Canadian specialist volunteers treated 87 patients performing 351 procedures; each one needing special accommodations due to their severe mental …
Dear Current or Prospective Open Wide Volunteer/Donor,
The current reality of the pandemic in Guatemala has made our existing model of sending volunteers to work onsite untenable—the risk is just too great both for the local patients and our volunteers. As a result, we are forced to make the difficult decision to suspend current operations of the foundation. We will keep you appraised as we continue to monitor the situation and have more clarity on the pandemic and its consequences.
Thank you so much for your interest in Open Wide.