Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Ghana Honduras India
Overview
Unite For Sight's Global Impact Corps program is an immersive global health experience for students and professionals. For students, Unite For Sight programs are a unique opportunity to connect their academic studies with an intellectually stimulating and high-impact volunteer experience abroad. Participating as a Global Impact Fellow provides a service-learning opportunity about global health and international development through hands-on service and cultural exchange. We encourage students to arrange with their university to receive academic credit for their participation in the Unite For Sight program.
Details
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Anyone Can Participate, From Any Country
Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellows are 18 years and older, and there is no upper age limit. Individuals between the ages of 14 and 17 may volunteer if they participate with a parent who is also a Unite For Sight volunteer.
Previous Global Impact Fellows range from undergraduate students, medical students, public health students, and professionals, to nurses, educators, opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists. Non-eye care professionals serve as community-based assistants for local eye doctors. Optometrists and ophthalmologists provide optometric and ophthalmic care for patients while sharing their skills with and learning from the local eye care professionals.
Unite For Sight's Global Impact Fellows come from countries throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, Denmark, England, Greece, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Israel, Singapore, Japan, India, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and New Zealand. We welcome people from any country to participate.
Do I need any previous health experience?
Unite For Sight welcomes participants who may have little or no previous health experience. Volunteers receive all necessary training from Unite For Sight so that they are able to assist the local doctors with global health delivery. All volunteers, regardless of their previous level of health experience, are engaged in hands-on community based healthcare programs, and all volunteers help at their individual level of training and comfort.
Our priority is to ensure that Unite For Sight volunteers make a high-impact difference while participating abroad. Our research, experience, and evaluation has enabled us to develop a highly successful pre-service training and orientation process that ensures that volunteers are fully prepared to contribute to the success of the Unite For Sight programs.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
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Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
