A Partnership to Improve Health
A Partnership to Improve Health
Support our RPCV Gratis Match!
Each year, Hesperian gets thousands of requests from health workers, teachers and others who want to care for health problems in their communities, but cannot afford to buy books.
Supported by individual donors, Hesperian’s volunteer-led Gratis Books Program provides health libraries to these communities at no cost to them! This summer, a generous donor is matching up to $3,000 in gifts from RPCVs supporting this program!
Please share the word or donate today to keep this vital program thriving.
Other ways to get involved
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Donate to help us develop and send books to those who need them.
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Double Your Gift by asking your HR department if your company offers an employee matching program.
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Purchase books for your host community.
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Share our digital materials with community leaders and health educators.
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Connect host communities to the Gratis Book Program so they can receive free health materials.
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Melinda Glines (Fiji 1994-96) visits with a new mother and her baby.
© WorldView Magazine
Hesperian in WorldView magazine
Hesperian long partnership with the Peace Corps was celebrated in WorldView magazine’s Spring 2023 edition! Check out the stories of 4 featured Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who used Hesperian books during their service abroad.
Share your story
Contact our outreach coordinator Amol ([email protected]) to share how you used Hesperian materials for your own health or the health of your host community. Email your story, photos/videos, or arrange for a brief interview to talk to us about your time in the Peace Corps.
Melinda Glines (Fiji 1994-96) visits with a new mother and her baby.
© WorldView Magazine
Hesperian books have been used by Peace Corps volunteers to improve health in their host communities for decades. Rulester Davis served in Kenya as a Senior Nutritionist/Research Specialist, where Hesperian’s Where There Is No Doctor helped her in a surprise situation. She performed her story live as part of the 2016 Peace Corps Storytelling Contest:
