Healthcare is a Human Right! Let's make a difference together! –Helen Ochoa ❤️
Organized by Helen Ochoa
💕 A Message from Helen:
I believe everyone deserves access to healthcare. That’s why joining the Gente Buena Foundation is so meaningful to me.
This cause is personal. During a visit to Tequila, my husband suffered an asthma attack. We quickly realized there were no ambulances or emergency rooms in town. With no immediate help available, he had to drive all the way to Guadalajara for medical attention. That experience showed us how vulnerable families can be during an emergency.
I invite you to join us in making a difference. Every donation, no matter the size, brings us closer to making healthcare accessible to families across the Valley of Tequila. Together, we can help save lives, give families peace of mind, and build a healthier future for this community.
We're raising $100,000 to bring a full year of free health services to the Valley of Tequila.
+350% growth in the tequila industry
+1,000% growth in the workforce in the last decade
0% growth in health services in the region
We can change this.
In July 2026, The Gente Buena Foundation held our first free-of-charge pop-up health clinic in San Pedro de los Landeros (SPL). Over two days, our volunteer medical team saw 60 patients from SPL, El Medineño, and surrounding communities. Many left with months of medication for conditions that had gone untreated for years. When we returned for a follow-up clinic just two months later, the message from our patients was clear: "I feel better."
Two days changed lives. Help us give them a year.
The Gente Buena Foundation was built on a simple belief: don't show up with solutions until you've listened. When we began working in SPL, we asked the community what it needed most. The answers were clear: reliable water and health care. Every household in SPL now has 24/7 access to clean water. Health services are next.
$100,000 funds a full year of free health services.
We're raising $100,000 to bring two pop-up clinics to SPL and surrounding communities, with continuous virtual care in between. Anything beyond that expands care to additional families.
Your Impact
Doctors donate their time. Your gift funds everything that makes a clinic day possible: visits, diagnostics, medications, equipment.
- 🩺 $25: One clinic visit → Give this gift
- 🧪 $50: Diagnostic test for one patient → Give this gift
- 💉 $100: One child’s vaccines + preventive screening → Give this gift
- 👨👩👧 $250: Medical evaluation, testing & treatment for one family → Give this gift
- 💊 $500: Testing, medication & follow-up for one patient for a full year → Give this gift
- 🏥 $1,000: Medications, vaccines & supplies for one full clinic day → Give this gift
- 🔬 $5,000: Essential equipment for one clinic: portable ultrasound, rapid diagnostic tests, vital sign monitors & lab equipment → Give this gift
Interested in a larger investment or sponsoring a clinic? We’d love to speak with you directly. Contact Christiane Maertens, Founder & Chair of the Gente Buena Foundation, at christiane@gentebuenafoundation.org
Impact amounts are representative. Every gift supports the full clinic program.
