Casa Cayuco Eco Adventure Lodge - Pack for a Purpose

Visiting orphanages

Pack for a Purpose does not condone visiting orphanages, as this can often lead to negative impacts on children. The accommodation or tour company working with the orphanage will deliver the supplies in a coordinated and respectful way so that the children can benefit from them. Your generosity is not diminished because you do not interact with the children.

Supporting 2 projects below

Project Description

Salt Creek School supports 225 children from ages 5 through 15 years old. Salt Creek is a rural Ngobe-Bugle Indian village located on Isla Bastimentos in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Colored Pencils, Crayons, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Rulers, Solar Calculators, Solar Lantern Lights, and Wide-ruled Paper

Reference Materials:
(English and Spanish) Dictionaries and Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD

Flash Cards:
(English and Spanish) Alphabet, Math, and Word

Wall Charts:
(English and Spanish) Human Body, Language, Math, Science, and World Maps

Text/Reading Books:
(English and Spanish) Age-Appropriate Story Books, Biology, General Science, Health, Language/Grammar, and Math

Art Supplies:
Acrylic Brushes and Paints, Beads for Bead Work, Buttons, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, and Watercolor Brushes and Paints

Computer Hardware/Software:
Educational Software, Flash Drives/Memory Sticks, Tablets, USB Cables, and Working Laptops

Educational Games/Toys:
Bananagrams, Chess Sets, Connect Four, Puzzles, and Scrabble

Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Frisbees, Inflation Pumps, Jump Ropes, and Soccer Balls

Clothing/Shoes:
New or Gently Used Childrens Clothing and Shoes

First Aid/Health:
Antibiotic Ointment, Band-Aids, Sanitary Napkins, and Tampons

Office Supplies:
Markers, Pencils, Pens, Rulers, Scissors, Solar Calculators, and Staplers

Kitchen:
Bowls, Pans, Plastic Serving Bowls, Plastic Serving Cups, Plastic Serving Plates, Pots, Serving Spoons, and Spatulas

Project Description

Salt Creek is beginning operation of its very own medical-outpost that will serve a population of 1,150 residents. Basic and advanced medical equipment are in need. Due to the extreme poverty and very limited access to supplies of any kind, the village is always in need of basic medical and school supplies. It’s up to the few resorts in the area and their generous guests to supply the village school with these very important items.

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Project Needs

General Medical:
Baby Doppler, Blood Pressure Cuff (‘Sphygmomanometer’), Face Masks, First Aid Kits, Gloves, Glucometer, Hand Sanitizer (Alcohol Dispensers), IV Needles (Different Sizes), Lubricating Gel, Needles and Syringes (Different Sizes), Ophthalmoscope, Otoscope, Oximeter, Saline IV Bags, Special Medical Forms (Referral Notes, Growth Charts, Pregnancy Forms, etc.), Speculums (Different Sizes), Sutures (Absorbable, Non-Absorbable, Different Sizes), Thermometers, Tongue Depressors, Ultrasound Machine, and Urine Cups

Medications:
Antibiotics (Amoxicillin, Ceftriaxone I.M., Doxycycline), Benadryl, Children and Prenatal Vitamins, Clotrimazole Pessaries and Cream, Ibuprofen, Lice Combs and Lice Shampoo, Lidocaine 2%, ORS, Paracetamol, Permethrin Cream, Sterile Saline Solution, and Triple Antibiotic Cream

Testing Kits:
Dipsticks, Glucose Strips, HIV Test Kits, and Pregnancy Testing Kits

Initiatives

Education

Health

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