From a Shipping Container to a Classroom

Seven 40-foot containers delivered more than $1.88 million in medical aid to 73 organizations across Honduras during CAMO’s 2025–2026 fiscal year. But the impact of these medical donations to Honduras begins long before a patient receives care.

In the United States, volunteers receive donated medical supplies and equipment, clean and inspect each item, make repairs when needed, sort materials, document inventory, and prepare everything for shipment. About once every six weeks, a container leaves CAMO for Honduras.

This work is one of the most important—and often least visible—parts of CAMO’s mission. By carefully preparing every donation, U.S. volunteers help CAMO Honduras provide quality healthcare services while keeping costs low.

Shortly after the first container of the fiscal year arrived, nine-year-old Milagro Guadalupe came to CAMO needing a wheelchair. Milagro has received care through CAMO since birth and needed a wheelchair to attend school safely.

Because a wheelchair had just arrived in the shipment, CAMO was able to provide the equipment she needed.

Her story shows what a donated piece of medical equipment can become once it reaches Honduras: a safer trip to school, greater independence, and an opportunity to participate more fully in everyday life.

Medical Supplies and Equipment Across Honduras

During the 2025–2026 fiscal year, CAMO shipped 8,606 boxes of medical supplies and 406 pieces of medical equipment. These resources reached hospitals, clinics, schools, and community organizations across 11 departments of Honduras.

Every donated item must be received, cleaned, repaired, sorted, documented, shipped, unloaded, stored, and distributed. This process requires time, space, equipment, and the work of dedicated volunteers on both sides of the border.

CAMO’s new distribution center, currently under construction, will provide the additional space needed to manage this growing volume of donations and move medical supplies and equipment more efficiently to the people and institutions that need them.

Your support—and the hands of dedicated U.S. volunteers—turn donated equipment into patient care, education, and greater independence for children like Milagro.

Supporting U.S. Partner Organizations

Not every donated medical supply can be shipped to Honduras. When supplies cannot be sent internationally, CAMO works to put them to good use in local communities.

Nursing programs at Walsh University, Malone University, Stark State College’s Canton and Akron campuses, Aultman College, and Wayne Community College have received medical supplies for their simulation labs. These materials allow students to practice clinical skills more often and build confidence before working with patients. Some schools have also shared supplies with other healthcare training programs on their campuses.

CAMO also provides medical supplies to the Wildlife Conservation Center at Stark Parks, the Stark County Humane Society, the Viola Startzman Clinic, and other local agencies. Animal care organizations have received items such as IV supplies, cleansing solutions, and fluids that can be used before they expire. These donations support emergency animal care and help staff meet daily treatment needs.

Medical supplies are also provided directly to local individuals facing medical or financial hardship.

Special thanks to Lori Schaffner, whose volunteer efforts and community networking have helped CAMO connect with these organizations and expand this important local service.

By sharing usable medical supplies with local partners, CAMO reduces waste and extends the value of every donation—supporting students, healthcare programs, community agencies, animals, and families close to home.

From a shipping container to a classroom, a clinic, or a family’s home, every donation has the potential to serve more than one purpose and reach more than one life.