ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE + TRAINING

HEALTH + WELLNESS

IDEAS healthcare experts work to understand the challenges faced by local communities to demonstrate love and promote holistic, sustainable flourishing.

Holistic care + wellness initiatives driven by local needs

Caring for the whole person.

IDEAS health and wellness programs provide access to high-quality healthcare services, health education, and medical equipment to elevate the quality of life in local communities.

Programs Spotlight

Eye Care for Refugees - Jordan

Providing quality eye care for refugees + underserved communities.

At IDEAS, we work to identify and address barriers to flourishing that arise from a lack of access to basic resources. Eye Care for Refugees provides accessible primary care optometry services, including prescription eyeglasses, optometry consultations, and basic ocular treatments.

Boy in Glasses: IDEAS Eye Care for Refugees in Jordan

Serve + assist refugees through eye care

We provide eye health exams + eyeglasses through small church-based clinics.

What began as a “medical day” at two small church clinics in 2016 has expanded to other locations, including churches and community centers that offer optometry care at their facilities. These clinics help meet the needs of Sudanese, Iraqi, Syrian, and Yemeni refugees, along with some local Jordanians.

Woman gets new glasses: IDEAS Eye Care for Refugees in Jordan

Monthly impact

175

patients seen each month, receiving eye exams, glasses / fittings and eye health education.

Health care as a doorway into connection

In-home followup visits lead to friendship.

Multiple in-home visits are conducted to follow-up on patients and develop transformational friendships.

Boy in Glasses: IDEAS Eye Care for Refugees Project

We are compassionate professionals bringing needed expertise

Community development + health

IDEAS community development serves as the foundation for all our work. We start by listening. Our professionals partner with local people to identify needs and develop solutions that benefit the whole community. IDEAS health professionals combine evidence-based expertise and best practices with an understanding of challenges faced by local communities to promote holistic, sustainable flourishing.

  • "You are a blessing to us. We wait to be examined by you because there is no other place that examines us like you do."

    Refugee Patient, Jordan

  • "My lungs have been sick for several years. Not able to work, I became a beggar. But here they treat even poor patients, they take care of me until I am well enough to leave."

    Faith Hospital Patient, Bangladesh

  • "Many yars ago, it was impossible in the jungle to become a surgeon. Now I am learning surgical procedures from the surgeons at our clinic. Because of you I'm one step closer to acheiving my dreams."

    Sai Sai Poe, EMA Physician

Support IDEAS Health & Wellness Programs

Help young men like Sai Sai reach their dreams.

IDEAS health & wellness programs create opportunities for young men and women to pursue their dreams and become medical professionals who help their communities. Your ongoing support is vital to help young men like Sai Sai.

Removing barriers to dignity unlocks God-given potential

Learn more about IDEAS Independent Programs

At IDEAS, our independent programs support experts who work with local partners to help identify and remove barriers to dignity that arise in unique cultural contexts.

Together, we work toward an appropriate and meaningful impact that serves the community and promotes flourishing.

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Jordan!

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore North Africa!

  • IDEAS works near Almaty in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Kazakhstan!

  • IDEAS works in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Guatemala!

  • IDEAS works near Córdoba in multisector programs alongside local communities. Explore Argentina!

Where we work

As of 2019, the surface of the Dead Sea is 430.5 metres below sea level, making its shores the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.

Helping individuals & communities flourish

Our Impact

21,780

Adults + children in Asia with no access to healthcare were treated in local clinics

1000+

Wheelchairs provided in Africa + Latin America, providing mobility for people & their families

1500+

Farmers & their communities in Central Asia received agricultural training

Celebrating removing barriers to dignity

Stories of Transformation

Alma was born in Guatemala with a disability called spina bifida. Unable to walk, she spent the first 14 years of her life isolated, locked in a room, confined to a bed or the floor. Her mother said she was a mistake. Her father said she was not his daughter. Alma wanted to go to school and have friends, but her disability made that impossible.