Summary
Organization name
Lalmba Association
1965
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
PO Box 2516Monument, CO 80132
El Paso County, CO, US
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Testimonials
Kimfe was living on the streets of Chiri, Ethiopia. Lalmba found him a home to live in and supported him with food, clothes, education and health care all the way through secondary school. Afterwards, he joined the police force and is now a highly respected member of the community, advancing in his career as an officer of the law. According to the local priest, "The community really appreciates Lalmba. Children like Kimfe would have nothing and be nothing without Lalmba's intervention. People are talking." It's heartening to know that our investment in destitute children has produced leaders who stay and contribute to its development.
Mission
Empowering rural communities in Africa to provide their own people with high quality basic health care, effective public health initiatives, microfinance and support for vulnerable children. We have a special love for children, whom we see not as a burden, but as part of a brilliant future for Africa.
Background Statement
Lalmba is a non-profit, tax deductible, humanitarian organization recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3). We are incorporated in the state of Missouri, and registered and headquartered in the state of Colorado.
Lalmba Association was started by “mom and pop” Hugh and Marty Downey from Kansas City, Missouri. Hugh founded Lalmba after seeing (and immediately meeting) the needs of two orphan boys he met while serving in the US Army in Keren, Eritrea. He went home, married Marty, and together they have served the people of Africa ever since, meeting the needs where they seem the greatest. Little did they know that over the years, Lalmba would treat well over two million patients in our hospitals and medical clinics, and care for thousands of orphaned or at-risk children.
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Organization Data
Monument, CO 80132