{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2018-12-31-pt1-PgE1742-2", "2018-12-31", 115, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE AFYA FOUNDATION 10TH ANNIVERSARY", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E1742", "E1742", "[{\"name\": \"Eliot L. Engel\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "164 Cong. Rec. E1742", "Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 206 (Monday, December 31, 2018)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1742]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n             HONORING THE AFYA FOUNDATION 10TH ANNIVERSARY\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, December 31, 2018\n\n  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an organization\nthat has done tremendous work both locally and on the global stage for\n10 remarkable years now, The AFYA Foundation.\n  The vision for AFYA began to take shape in a tent in the Serengeti.\nIt was 2008, and AFYA's founder, Danielle Butin, was in Tanzania. She\nsaw a woman sitting in a tent crying, who said, ``I am a highly sought-\nafter physician from London, I took a month off from my practice to\ncome here to volunteer and work in medical clinics. But they have\nnothing . . . absolutely nothing. I cannot save children from malaria\nbecause there are no meds or IV bags of fluids. People come in with\ninfected wounds, and I have nothing to treat them with.'' In that\nmoment, Danielle was compelled to take action. She returned home and\nimmediately put her familiarity with and experience in New York City\nhealthcare to use--cold calling hospitals and asking about materials\nthat are discarded. In January 2008 she launched AFYA, which means\n``health'' or ``wellness'' in Swahili.\n  Almost immediately, hospitals started donating supplies. Since they\ndidn't have a warehouse to store the equipment and supplies, a semi-\ntrailer sat for three weeks outside her home in Westchester County.\nThese humble beginnings are what grew 10 years later into an\norganization with a staff of 14, 3,000 volunteers annually, and a\n17,000 square foot warehouse in Yonkers.\n  Today, AFYA continues to serve those in need with the same compassion\nthat inspired its vision ten years ago on the African savannah. As the\nCongressman representing Yonkers and the Ranking Democrat on the House\nForeign Affairs Committee, I couldn't be prouder of the work they have\ndone and continue to do. I want to congratulate Danielle and the entire\nAFYA team on ten remarkable years and thank them for all they have done\nto better our community and world."]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2018-12-31-pt1-PgE1742-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 9.56925586797297, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}