SOAP News and Stories

  • Inspiration in Defeat

    I wanted to pay to tribute to a young man who inspired the creation of SOAP.  His name is Dennis. Dennis was 14 years old when we met him on the wards of KCMC in Moshi.  He was skinny, sick, and in tears.  His leg was swollen and had areas of uncontrolled tumor growth around…

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  • Partnering with Give Lively

    SOAP is propped to announce our partnership with GiveLively.org – a powerful and trusted online platform to help us manage your donations! Our first fundraising campaign is slated to start August 1, 2023. We are excited to use Give Lively’s expertise and thrilled to have their help as we move forward! Want to learn more…

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  • Registering SOAP

    The past few weeks have been busy around here. SOAP has received its official 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS. We are so excited to take another step toward be fully operational and fully recognized as a charitable organization! Our 501(c)(3) status let us get registered with GuideStar.org/Candid.org and we obtained our Silver level transparency designation.…

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  • Hello world!

    Welcome to Surgeries Overseas Assistance Program. We are a new charitable organization aiming to help traveling surgeon educators provide a more valuable and efficient experience to the medical residents overseas! In addition, we hope to provide means for improved access to surgical care for the impoverished patient population in these resource-limited hospitals.

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