Gabon, 323 blind people less
This past week our Foundation team, led by Dr. Elena Barraquer and loaded with wonderful volunteers, set off for Gabon, a country where we...
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El Salvador Expedition: 1141 blind people less.
I could say a thousand things about this mission. For me, it was a great learning experience and a lesson in life. Such diverse...
How to become a surgeon on our expeditions?
Candidate surgeons on our expeditions, the first time they travel, regardless of their experience, will participate as consultant ophthalmologists. In this way, they can...
Solidarity Concert 30th May Luz de Gas
You already know that we’re all about the gear, whether we’re on expeditions giving our all, or organising events. And the one we present...
ELENA BARRAQUER FOUNDATION candidate for the Natura Prize
The Elena Barraquer Foundation has had the great opportunity to be nominated as a candidate for the renowned Natura Award 2023. The Natura Award...
Dr. Elena Barraquer at the JOICE conference of the University of Navarra
Last March, Dr. Elena Barraquer had the pleasure of being invited to the Jornadas Interactivas de Cirugía para Estudiantes. Where she was able to...
We are looking for volunteers for our expeditions
Many of you write to us asking about our expeditions and how to participate. In this post we would like to talk to you...
Marruecos – Chaouen 2023
A week after returning from the expedition to Chaouen, I feel able to express in words what I experienced there during those days. I...
Mauritania 2023
Gratitude is the first word that comes to mind when I think of everything I experienced during the expedition in Mauritania. It was a...
After 7 days in Dakar…
I think of solidarity and I think of each of the magnificent companions who have accompanied me on this journey, I think of needs...
2022, an amazing year.
The Elena Barraquer Foundation has operated on a total of 5,264 cataracts during the 14 expeditions it has carried out to countries in Africa...
Cabo Verde 2022
A few years ago, when I entered the office of Dr. Amparo Navea, then director of the FOM (Valencia), on my first day as...