The pharmacy in the villa Zagala Slum

Window of hope

The pharmacy in the Villa Zagala slum founded by Carina Vetye provides the poorest with urgently needed medication.

Help where it is needed

Instead of work, the people in Villa Zagala find a vicious circle of poverty and disease. Find out more.

Award-winning work

In 2018, Carina Vetye received the “Else Kröner Fresenius Award” endowed with 100,000 euro. Watch the video.

Pharmacists Without Borders

The aid organization “Pharmaciens sans Frontières” is dedicated to ensuring that underprivileged people have access to medication.

Majo Fruithof Humer

Friends in need

Carina Vetye’s slum pharmacy needs our support – due to the Covid-19 pandemic, now more than ever.

Photo gallery

Our photo gallery provides an impressive look behind the scenes of Villa Zagala, a poverty-stricken district where Carina Vetye runs her pharmacy.

How you can help

We gladly accept contributions to support Carina Vetye and her pharmacy for the poorest in Villa Zagala. Every donation goes directly to this good cause.

Carina Vetye

“In Villa Zagala, free medication means that parents can buy school supplies for their children.”

A woman who is making a difference

Dr. Carina Vetye is the heart, driving force and coordinator of “Health Center Number 16” and the pharmacy she founded for the poorest in Villa Zagala, one of the countless slums of Buenos Aires. Carina manages the teams, teaches preventative care, provides training and steers the cooperation with the various agencies involved. Her main concern, however, remains the local population, who, thanks to Carina’s commitment, are given hope and a better quality of life. Carina says: “When you start doing this kind of work, begin to understand the situation and see the impact you can have, you want to do even more.”

Friends of Carina

About us

“Friends of Carina” is a non-profit association with the primary goal of supporting the pharmacy that serves the poorest in Villa Zagala.

Events

You can find information about upcoming events and other news from “Friends of Carina” here.

News

You can read Carina’s reports on developments in Villa Zagala here. Click on the image to watch the latest video.

How you can help

I would like to support Carina.
Please get in touch with me:
info@friendsofcarina.org