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100

The founder of Americares.

Who is Bob Macauley?

100

The average amount of disasters Americares responds to annually.  

What is more than 30 disasters?

100

Americares work began in this country in 2016 due to the Zika outbreak.

What is Puerto Rico

100

This acronym stands for "Paid Time Off," which refers to the time off employees can take for vacation, sick days or personal leave.

What is PTO?

100

The lead with the best friend called Luna.

Who is Karen Gottlieb?

200

The year Americares was founded.

What is 1979?

200

The number of health centers Americares supports worldwide.

What is over 4,000 health centers?

200

The country where Americares implements the Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit for Rural Health Units.

What is the Philippines?

200

This phrase is often used when a colleague is attempting to speak on a virtual call but they cannot be heard.

What is "You are on mute"?

200

The lead who cannot swim, but has been actively taking swimming lessons!

Who is Julie Varughese?

300

Over the past 45 years, Americares has provided $23 billion in aid to this many countries.

What are 164 countries?

300

The term to describe providing psychosocial support for healthcare and frontline workers.

 A: What is "helping the helper"?

300

How many clinics does Americares currently run in Colombia?

What is 5 clinics?

300

This name is often used by the US Programs team as a clever way to refer to the day of the week "Thursday".

What is Friday Junior?

300

The lead that loves to trek and run, has ran in countries across 6 continents of the world (except Antarctica) but hates ironing their clothes.

 Who is Shripad Desai?

 

400

The ranking Americares recently received on Forbes' 2024 list of top charities.

What is 8th?


400

For the US Hurricane Helene response, Americares installed these water purification systems in North Carolina. (Hint: these systems can provide clean drinking water for up to 10,000 people a day.)

What are Aquablocks?

400

Our work in this country first began when Americares responded to the Ebola outbreak.  

What is Liberia?

400

This greeting is often used at the beginning of All Staff Meetings to welcome participants.

What is Good Morning, Afternoon and Evening everyone?

400

This lead once used graffiti and street art as creative tools to raise awareness about public health issues, blending artistry with advocacy.

Who is Rose Hogan?

500

The 3 strategies for Programs.

What is 1) Deepen & Sustain Impact 2) Work Locally, Engage Globally 3) Build Our Brand and Base?

500

What is the current longest standing project in Tanzania?

What is the Bugando fistula project?

500

These Americares India vans operate in 4 states, serve in 455 locations, provide free medicines and collectively provide 260,000 free consultations annually.

What are Mobile Health Centers (MHCs)?

500

The phrase founder Bob Macauley would write on sticky notes to motivate Americares colleagues. (Hint: Phrase was also showcased in our recent Giving Tuesday campaign.)

What is "Make it Happen" (MIH)?

500

 This lead is a brilliant cake decorator and earned a Doctor of Public Health degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Who is Saqi Cho?

600

FY24, Americares received the most course treatments in this drug category.

Vitamins/Supplements (if guessed prenatals, give an extra 100 pts!)

600

In this country, the Americares AME team has collaborated with ideas42 and Women's Health to Wealth, piloting the "Chance" game to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health outcomes. A: What is Ghana?

What is Ghana?

600

This lead lived in a 5-star hotel in Indonesia for a whole year. In total, they have lived in 6 different countries!

Who is Joan Littlefield?

700

This lead ate 14 rounds of seafood platters of fried fish, shrimp, chowder, clams etc. at an all-you-can-eat seafood fast food place with some friends for $5.99. (1980s prices!)

Who is Provash Budden?