Unite For Sight International Service Opportunities
Unite For Sight (UFS) has numerous international service opportunities during the Spring and Summer of this year. There are short and long term volunteer opportunities in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Two of the site locations are in refugee camps.
UFS 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 pre-health students, medical students, public health professionals, ophthalmologists, optometrists, physicians, corporate professionals, nurses, graduate students, retired professionals, and any others with an interest in international service.
If you are interested in the volunteer opportunities listed below, please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org and consult www.uniteforsight.org.
Spring 2005
Latin America
- Xela, Guatemala: Flexible Dates Between January and October 2005
Africa
- Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: December 28 - February 28; February 15 - May 15; May 15 - August 15
- Nyamuswa, Tanzania: January 15 - March 15
- Pobe, Benin: Flexible Dates Between January 15 and May 15
India
- Bihar, India: March 6 - March 16 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)
- Chennai, India: February 10 - March 1 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)
- Hyderabad, India: March 1-30, 2005 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)
Latin America
- Sarstun, Guatemala: April 16 - 24
Eastern Europe
- Stepanavan and Tashir, Armenia: April 1 - June 1
Summer 2005
Latin America
- San Salvador, El Salvador: May 1 - May 30
- Jaque, Darien, Panama: July 15 - August 15
- Danli, El Paraiso, Honduras: May 1 - August 30 (Flexible Dates Available for 1 Month or More)
- Xela, Guatemala: Flexible Dates through October 2005 (filled for June and July 2005)
- Sarstun, Guatemala: July 9 - 17
India
- Punjab, India: May 1 - May 30
- Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India: May 1 - June 1
- 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
- Kolkata, India: July 1 - August 10
- Chandigarh, India: August 15 - September 20
Thailand
- lower north of Thailand: July 15 - August 1
Africa
- Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: May 10 - July 10; July 5 - August 15
- Humjibre, Ghana: June 1 - July 30
- Dumasi, Malawi: June 1 - July 15
- Pobe, Benin: June 15 - July 30
- Kenya: June 1 - July 30
- Iganga Region, Uganda: June 2 - July 15
- Agoro, Uganda Refugee Camp: June 1 - July 30
- Nyamuswa, Tanzania: July 1 - August 20
- Buea, Cameroon: August 1 - August 20