Leading the New York volunteers was Louis Alvarez, a journeyman electrician and veteran of IBEW's humanitarian efforts in Puerto Rico, and joining him were Alex Alcantara, Everest Campbell, and William Bonaparte.

The Chiulo Hospital is supported by CUAMM – Doctors With Africa – Italy's leading non-profit focused on healthcare in Sub-Sahara Africa. CUAMM fields annually hundreds of volunteer doctors and medical professionals in several countries in Africa to support much needed medical facilities. The Chiulo Hospital supports a network of 36 healthcare centers in Cunene Province and includes a training program for nurses. Hundreds of expecting mothers, with children in tow, travel long distances, often on foot, to reach the hospital. The off-grid hospital formerly relied on outdated diesel generators that were unreliable and expensive to operate.

The solar panels, storage batteries and other equipment and materials were donated by Enel Green Power, the renewable energy arm of the Italian energy multinational ENEL, and BTicino , a leading Italian electrical supplies manufacturer.

The New York volunteers, working in solidarity with their Italian counterparts, concentrated their efforts on connecting the solar array, installing circuit boxes and electrifying for the first time the housing for expecting mothers and their children. The volunteers were deeply moved by the expressions of thanks and appreciation from the Angolans, and bonded in lasting friendships with the Italian volunteers.

Video displaying the volunteers' experience in Angola is found at the top of this page.