Project Description Region: Central America Country: El Salvador Location: San Salvador Total Budget: $133,359 Area of Focus: Maternal and child health View Online Proposal Form To empower Salvadorans to care for Salvadoran children by furthering the development of a pediatric cardiac surgery, catherization and aftercare program in El Salvador by supporting the Salvadoran team with the following: Funding 4 scheduled missions where the Salvadoran pediatric cardiac team will operate on 5 children in 5 days on each mission independent of a visiting team. Fund supplies and medications necessary to complete 20 open heart surgeries. Fund Physician Fees for Salvadoran healthcare professionals completing the 20 surgeries. The Beneficiaries will be 20 Salvadoran children with heart disease. This is a program that was started in 2010 and since 2015 the Salvadoran Team has treated 1115 children. Our goal is to ensure the dedication of a pediatric cardiac unit at Hospital Bloom with a dedicated budget, staff and Director and eventually support the treatment of 250 children. Primary Host Partner District: 4240 Rotary Club of: San Salvador Cuscatlán Primary Contact: Lissett Burgos de Castro Email: lburgoscastro2007@hotmail.com Primary International Partner District: 5340 Rotary Club of: La Jolla Sunrise Primary Contact: Estelle Ebert Email: estelleebert@gmail.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2016-17 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #1636171.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total La Jolla Sunrise (5340) 9-May-16 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 Coronado (5340) 19-Sep-16 $1,000 $0 $1,000 District 6960 DDF 21-Sep-16 - $5,000 $5,000 Poulsbo-North Kitsap (5020) 21-Sep-16 $3,715 $0 $3,715 Bainbridge Island (5020) 19-Oct-16 $5,000 $0 $5,000 Torrey Pines (La Jolla) (5340) 18-Nov-16 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 Ciudad Merliot-Santa Tecla (4240) 22-Dec-16 $500 $0 $500 District 5280 DDF 8-Feb-17 - $5,000 $5,000 District 7255 DDF 22-Apr-17 - $8,000 $8,000 Woodstock-Oxford (7080) 23-Apr-17 $3,500 $3,000 $6,500 Matching Grants Website DAF Donations Name Date Status Amount Gabriel Quesada 26-Jun-17 Collected $525 Collected $525 - $525 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $17,120 $41,000 $58,119 Total $133,359 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 9-May-16 System Entry Creation of project page. 19-Sep-16 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by T. Rainier of the Rotary Club of Coronado, District 5340. 21-Sep-16 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 DDF by Sandra Hempstead of the Rotary Club of Bonita springs, District 6960. 21-Sep-16 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $3,715 by Ann Pyles of the Rotary Club of Poulsbo-North Kitsap, District 5020. 17-Oct-16 by Estelle Ebert Gift of Life and Latidos de Esperanza are honored to be selected as the project that the Rotary Clubs of El Salvador chose to support as their Centennial Project at the upcoming Uniendo America Project Fair in January 2017. 19-Oct-16 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 by Michael Rosen of the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island, District 5020. 18-Nov-16 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 by Donald Yeckel of the Rotary Club of Torrey Pines (La Jolla), District 5340. 18-Nov-16 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 with $10,000 DDF by Donald Yeckel of the Rotary Club of Torrey Pines (La Jolla), District 5340. 22-Dec-16 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Efrain Romero of the Rotary Club of Ciudad Merliot-Santa Tecla, District 4240. 8-Feb-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 by Alison Ames of the Rotary Club of Burlington, District 5050. 8-Feb-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 DDF by Allen Sellers of District 4240. 8-Feb-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 DDF by Greg O'Brien of District 5280. 22-Apr-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 DDF by Lou Auricchio of District 6960. 22-Apr-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 DDF by Doug Vincent of District 7080. 22-Apr-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $8,000 DDF by Frank DiMarco of the Rotary Club of Gift of Life N.Y., District 7255. 23-Apr-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Pledge of $3,500 with $3,000 DDF by Doug Vincent of the Rotary Club of Woodstock-Oxford, District 7080. 27-Apr-17 by Janice Kurth System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged". 26-Jun-17 by Efrain Romero System Entry: Pledge of $525 by Gabriel Quesada through the Matching Grants Website DAF. 3-Jul-17 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 27-Jul-17 by Estelle Ebert Approved 6-Nov-17 by Estelle Ebert A tentative opening date has been set for the dedicated pediatric cardiac critical care unit at Hospital Bloom in El Salvador. The construction and equipping of the unit is being completed and ready for opening by November 8, 2017. The hospital is planning a ceremony to commemorate this achievement on this date. Each of you have played various roles in the accomplishment of this milestone and your contributions are greatly appreciated. 23-Jan-18 by Estelle Ebert The grant has been approved and is now fully funded (but not paid by TRFas yet).This grant will support the local Salvadoran team to operate independently on children with heart disease during 5 Salvadoran Missions which will take place during 2018. Additionally it will provide funding for equipment needed to set up a pediatric cardiac general ward on the 4th floor of Hospital Bloom in San Salvador. 23-Jan-18 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation. 2-Apr-18 by Estelle Ebert The project has been approved and paid by TRF and now the equipment is being purchased for the cath lab and the surgeries are going forward. 26-Jul-18 by Estelle Ebert The Cath devices have been delivered and cases are presently being scheduled for surgery. A new perfusion cart was purchased for the operating theatre along with perfusion packs which are being used for the surgeries. Five children have been added to the nutritional assistance program. Three Salvadoran missions have so far been completed. 3-Nov-18 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation. 14-Apr-19 by Estelle Ebert Robert Leger from TRF was sent to evaluate and visit the project before releasing the TRF funds. Below is what he wrote to me and the host contact along with an extensive documentation of his visit. Dear Estelle and Lissett: It has been a great experience and pleasure to evaluate your project in San Salvador and I congratulate you for the welcome and the good way you manage your project. 16-Oct-19 by Estelle Ebert The final report has been submitted and we are now waiting for the official notice of closure from TRF. 3-May-20 by Estelle Ebert This grant has been completed and the Final Report was submitted to TRF a few months ago. 17-Nov-20 by Estelle Ebert This grant was completed and closed several months ago. 16-Jun-21 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation. 16-Jun-21 by Estelle Ebert System Entry: Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.