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Spotlight and Success Story: The Bustamente Children’s Hospital
The Bustamante Children’s Hospital received four examination tables and a storage cabinet through Food For The Poor in partnership with LEPP.

LEPP Donations Distributed to Hospitals & Schools in Rural Nepal
LEPP transfers of vital sign monitors, ventilators, EKGs, sterilizers, laryngoscopes, aspirators, bladder scanners, exam tables, stretchers, and crutches were distributed by LEPP’s partner World Help to three hospitals - the Gunjaman…

Third Quarter LEPP Property Transfer Highlights
A variety of items valued at 24 million dollars were requisitioned and processed through LEPP in the three quarters of FY 2020 (October 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020). Most of the property was earmarked for regional hospitals and health care centers that serve remote populations in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

Donations of Generators Bring Relief to Vulnerable Families in the Bahamas
Donations of Generators Bring Relief to Vulnerable Families in the Bahamas
The devastation left by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas in 2019 is estimated at $3.4 billion; with 67 people losing their lives, 282 missing, and…

LEPP Donation Support Global Efforts to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic
LEPP Donation Support Global Efforts to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic
As countries strive to deal with the public health and socio-economic impact caused by COVID-19, there is an urgent need for physical capital, especially for medical equipment,…

LEPP Ophthalmology Equipment Donations Help Provide Life-Changing Treatments to Under-served Communities
Marcela Lana and her husband are farmers in Toledo, in the province of Cebu, the Philippines. When Marcela’s husband suffered from a stroke that left him mute, she resolved to stay strong to take care of him. It was not until 2017 that she started noticing her vision getting blurry. Marcela went to a local ophthalmologist in her hometown and was diagnosed with cataracts on both eyes...

Team Member Spotlight: Sofia Desta
Sofia Desta
Sofia Desta is a Senior Technical Associate – LEPP (Limited Excess Property Program) Senior Communications and Outreach Specialist for Vysnova Partners Inc.
Sofia is responsible for undertaking knowledge management efforts…

LEPP Donations are Used in Programs that Provide Training and Build the Capacity of the Local Workforce

LEPP Donations Help People in Rural Haiti Gain Access to Affordable Health Care
LEPP Donations Help People in Rural Haiti Gain Access to Affordable Health Care
LEPP donations of dental equipment were transferred by partner organization Food for the Poor, Inc. to Bethesda Community Health Center in a rural community…

Lepp Transfers of Medical Equipment Lessen the Financial Burden of Health Institutions in Developing Nations
Lepp Transfers of Medical Equipment Lessen the Financial Burden of Health Institutions in Developing Nations
Medical equipment such as autoclave sterilizers and hospital beds were transferred through LEPP and its partner organization Deseret…