If any of you are interested in doing clinical hands-on volunteering in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or Eastern Europe, you should consider Unite For Sight (
www.uniteforsight.org), which is a nonprofit organization founded by a premed that sends hundreds of volunteer teams abroad.
Unite For Sight volunteers prescribe eyeglasses, screen for eye disease and coordinate and fund diagnosis, treatment, and surgery by doctors. Volunteers also implement Train the Trainer programs for teachers and educate children and adults about eye health and ways to prevent blindness.
All persons over the age of 18 are welcome to apply for these volunteer opportunities, including premedical students, medical students, public health professionals, doctors, corporate professionals, nurses, graduate students, retired professionals, and others.
This is the complete list of destinations
Summer 2005
Latin America
San Salvador, El Salvador:
May 2 - June 2
Jaque, Darien, Panama
July 15 - August 15
Danli, El Paraiso, Honduras
May 1 - August 30 (Flexible Dates Available for 1 Month or More)
Cuzco, Peru
May 15 - June 15
Siuna, Nicaragua
June 10 - July 25
China
Beijing and Shanxi, China:
July 7 - August 7
India
Orphanage at Andhra Pradesh:
July 1 - July 30
Punjab, India:
May 1 - May 30
Jaipur, India:
May 5 - June 5
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India:
May 15 - June 15
Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India:
May 15 - June 1
Alwar, Rajasthan, India:
June 1 - June 30
Pradesh, India:
June 15 - June 30
New Delhi, India:
July 1 - July 30
Chennai, India:
July 5 - July 31
Kolkata, India:
July 1 - August 10
Hyderabad, India:
July 1 - July 30
Bihar India:
June 13 - June 23
Thailand
Lower north of Thailand
July 15 - August 1
Northeast region and Tsunami region of Thailand
June 15 - July 13
Northeast Foothills of Thailand
June 15 - July 13
Baan Unrak Orphanage and Dada's Boys Home, Thailand
May 25 - June 13
Africa
Abeka, Ghana
July 1 - August 15
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana:
May 1 - August 30 (Flexible Dates for 4 weeks or more)
Ho, Ghana
June 10 - August 10
Hohoe, Ghana
May 20 - July 1
Kwawu, Ghana
July 1 - August 15
Patriensa Village in Asante Akim District, Ghana
July 1 - August 15
Tamale, Ghana
May 20 - July 1
Bibiani, Ghana
May 20 - July 15
Lome, Togo
June 1 - June 30
Dumasi, Malawi
June 1 - July 15
Abia State, Nigeria
August 7 - 21
Pobe, Benin
June 1 - July 15
Kenya
June 1 - July 30
Iganga Region, Uganda
June 2 - July 15
Jinja, Uganda
June 1 - July 30
Karatu, Tanzania
June 10 - June 30
Nyamuswa, Tanzania
July 1 - August 20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
July 5 - August 15
Buea, Cameroon
August 1 - August 20
Refugee Camp at Brookfields Freetown, Sierra Leone
June 1 - December 1 (Flexible Dates for 4 weeks or more)
Copperbelt Province, Zambia
July 15 - August 15
Eastern Europe
Stepanavan and Tashir, Armenia:
June 15 - August 1
Fall 2005
Africa
Apam, Ghana:
September 20 - November 30
Abeka, Ghana
September 10 - November 10
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana:
Flexible Dates for 1 Month or More Through Summer 2006
Sierra Leone Refugee Camp:
Flexible Dates for 1 Month or More Through Spring 2006
Tougue, Guinea
August 15 - October 15
