ReSurge Remembers September 11, 2001

On September 11, 2001, ReSurge International (formerly Interplast) had U.S. medical volunteers teaching and providing surgeries in Nepal, Peru and Brazil.  While families of the volunteers asked that they return home immediately after the attacks, that was not an option, as planes were not flying.  More importantly, the medical volunteers wanted to stay overseas and complete the work they were doing.  For some, giving back by building surgical capacity and healing children was the best way to deal with their sorrow and anguish. 

In addition, ReSurge’s partners in those countries, and around the world, embraced the volunteers and staff with an outpouring of support and solidarity.   Susan W. Hayes, ReSurge International president and CEO and InterAction board member, remembers the day in this 3-minute video.