Adopt-A-Child UK, based in Culloden, Inverness, is a Christian one-to-one sponsorship programme working hand in hand with sponsors across the world to provide nutritious meals, basic medical and dental care, pastoral and practical care, a spiritual hope and a future for thousands of under-privileged children in Guatemala and Albania.
In Guatemala we currently have 10 centres, served by three medical clinics, led by our Senior Medical Director, Dr Pablo McKeown, who was himself a child in our programme in the 1980s. There is one other doctor and a dentist and they are assisted by a small team which includes interns from the USA. We plan to open a 4th clinic at a new programme currently under construction.
We also aim to see each child once a year to assess their health and offer any treatment necessary. Clinics are held at our programme centres for this.
Once a year, in the spring, we have a week-long Medical Campaign at our mountain programmes when everyone in the community is invited to attend for assessment and basic treatment if necessary.
