$6M+
Raised across three benefit galas
Our Impact
Numbers tell part of the story. Lives tell the rest.
Every dollar raised is traceable to a surgery, a scholarship, or a piece of infrastructure that keeps the work going long after the gala lights go down.
Where we work
A network of healing across three continents.
Anchored in Ethiopia. Powered by partners in Canada, Ghana, and the United States.
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Ethiopia
Future Spine Centre
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Canada
UBC BISC partner
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Ghana
FOCOS surgical partner
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USA
JDC implementing partner
100+
Spine & cardiac surgeries funded annually
12+
Ethiopian surgeons & nurses trained
35
Years of Dr. Hodes' service in Ethiopia
How the work happens
Three pillars. One outcome.
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Surgical care
Direct funding for complex spine and heart surgeries — both in Ethiopia and, for the most complex cases, abroad. Each surgery restores mobility, dignity, and a future to a child who otherwise had none.
02
Capacity outreach
Through the UBC Branch for Global Surgical Care, we fund nursing scholarships, surgical skills training, and research grants — so Ethiopian teams can do more, sooner, on their own.
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The Spine Centre
The long-horizon goal: an advanced Spine Centre in Ethiopia with the capacity and expertise to handle complex cases in-country. Endorsed and supported by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health.
Every surgery funded is a child who walks again, a family restored, a community strengthened.
Where your dollars go
Transparent, by design.
BBH operates with a lean structure, donated services, and volunteer leadership — so the overwhelming majority of every gift goes directly to programs in Ethiopia.
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73% Direct programs — surgeries, training, equipment
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17% Long-term infrastructure — the Spine Centre
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10% Operations & fundraising
Partners
Hope is built together.
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Dr. Rick Hodes
Medical leadership in Ethiopia
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Implementation partner
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Jewish Federation of British Columbia
Community and funding partner
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UBC Branch for Global Surgical Care
Surgical training and capacity-building partner
The next surgery starts with you.
Every gift is directed to a named program with measurable outcomes — and every donor becomes part of the unbroken thread Gary, Nanci, and Dr. Hodes started in 2008.