Mr. Roosevelt S. Dahn
Founder: Icare Health Liberia, Inc. I-Care &
Former: President (LAW) Mission Statement: -Mission Statement: - To serve individuals and families in the poorest communities of Liberia by providing timely and convenient access to quality healthcare. Our Vision: Everyone deserves ready access to quality healthcare. Our Mission Statement: To serve individuals and families in the p
oorest communities of Liberia by providing timely and convenient access to quality healthcare. Our Story: Roosevelt Dahn was born and raised in Yarsonnoh, Liberia. He saw first-hand the devastating effects of two Liberian civil wars, which burned his home village, Yarsonnoh, completely to the ground and killed more than 100 people. These wars, the first occurring from 1989 to 1996: and the second from 1999 to 2003, decimated the country. Nearly half a million people were killed and the country was plunged into deep poverty. Roosevelt was able to secure a visa to the US through the lottery system. He immigrated to the US in 2010, worked very hard, and was able to bring his wife, Patricia, and children to join him in Wisconsin, He and his family are doing well and are deeply grateful for their blessings. This gratitude compels him and Patricia to give back to their village and country. They recognize the urgent need for healthcare in Yarsonnoh and the neighboring villages and have decided that building a clinic there will be one of the best ways they can help their family, friends, and community in Liberia. Karolyn Broehm first met Roosevelt 6 years ago, during parent-teacher conferences. Roosevelt and Patricia’s daughter was in one of the classes that Karolyn taught at O'Keeffe Middle School in Madison. Shortly after this, she discovered that Roosevelt was a residential support staff person at her son's home. These connections helped create a mutual sense of trust and respect, and eventually led Roosevelt to share his vision of the clinic with Karolyn, and ask her to join him and Patricia in its creation. Karolyn was honored to join them. Current status of clinic project. Land in Yarsonnoh, purchased by Roosevelt and Patricia, has been cleared, a foundation dug, and clinic walls are almost completed! Much progress has been made in the last year, in large part due to the enthusiasm and hard work of the residents of Yarsonnoh as well as neighboring villages. Next steps: To continue as we have been, sending resources to the village and working with the people of Yarsonnoh and neighboring villages to complete the clinic. We have realized over the course of the past year that we need the encouragement and emotional support of others to sustain us. Therefore, we hope to share our vision and work with others via presenting to groups, speaking to individuals, and (of course) social media. Contact information follows…
Signed: Mrs. Karolyn Broehm, Secretary-General & Board Member Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icarehealthliberia/ Email: [email protected] GoFundMe Link: https://gofund.me/55030ba4 Phone: (608) 213-8514 Address: P.O. Box 8213 Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8213 Home Address: 210 Prairie Clover Ct, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 See less
