Community Health Program Volunteer in Brazil

  Brazil

• Northern Brazil: 
Recife

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: all year round

Description: Volunteers will be rewarded as they help in various self-contained community health centers, all dedicated to the delivery of general health care and disease prevention. Each center is situated in an extremely poor area known as a 'favela.' The centers are run on a day-to-day basis by a team of health care professionals, usually consisting of 1 or 2 doctors and, at the most, a few nurses, and an auxiliary staff consisting of a cook, janitor, and administrative support. Medical students and health care professionals have an opportunity to have a direct contribution in their area of expertise. Help is needed in general medicine, pharmacy, nursing, nutrition, and social work and Maternity Hospital. But if you have a desire to work in the community healthcare sector, but have no experience, this is also a wonderful opportunity to work on a worthwhile project.

Activities
Medical students will participate in health awareness campaigns and prevention, and generally assist nursing and other staff. Medical professionals will attend to families and children, and give general help, volunteers without experience but who have an interest or desire to work in the Health Sector can also fully participate in this program.

Working Hours
You will work 5 hours per day, between the hours of 7.00am and 5.00pm, from Monday to Friday.

Resources
All that you need to make a successful contribution to this project will be provided. Resources are scarce but well utilised. Commitment and enthusiasm are important resources.

Special Points
Volunteer will need some Portuguese to take part in the Maternity Hospital Project, but no Portuguese is required for the General Health Care Project (Community Health Program).

Qualifications: no qualifications are needed.

Cost in US$: starts from $1349

Salary / Pay: volunteer job

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: A typical Global Crossroad volunteer would be one who enjoys travelling abroad, intensive cultural immersion, and has strong convictions to help others on the international level.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Global Crossroad's Mission Statement: Global Crossroad offers many remarkable and challenging volunteer, internship, mini-adventure, and cultural immersion opportunities to interested international volunteers in marvelous countries such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Mongolia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya. Our unique programs are creative and exciting, as they engage volunteers in breathtaking journeys. Here, a volunteer can become involved in service projects while they explore remote villages. A volunteer can also learn a wonderful new heritage as the Global Crossroad provides language training courses and cultural tours.

Year Founded: 2002