Health Work in Brazil

  Brazil

• Northern Brazil: 
Recife,  Olinda

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: 1st and 3rd Monday, each month, all year.

Description: Health Project

There are many poor areas in Brazil where there is a great need of health centers.

As a health volunteer in Brazil, you will work in the health centers and assist the doctors and nurses in the health centers and participate in health awareness campaigns and preventions. If you do not have any medical background, even then you can contribute to the health center by carrying out miscellaneous works. The working hour is between 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, 5 hours a day and 20 hours a week from Monday to Friday.

It is helpful for the volunteers to learn Portuguese language and our Brazil volunteer projects also tailor one week language and cultural immersion program to learn the basic language, and Brazilian culture and lifestyle prior to starting the voluntary work.

Highlights: Visit and volunteer in Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world surrounded by whitewashed, pristine beaches with immense unspoiled habitat and traditional villages. Thousands of varied landscapes, amazing diversity of plant and animal species, and its vibrant indigenous people makes Brazil a true paradise for the mind. Volunteers to Brazil get the opportunity to explore the Brazilian land of rain forests filled with exuberance and mystery while strolling around the winding streets meeting the expressive people.

Cost in US$: Starts $999

What program fee does not cover?
- Airfare, Visa and Visa extension fee
- Transfer to airport, airport taxes
- Any personal expenses
- Mineral water and soft drinks
- Gifts to project staffs and host family
- Laundry, Telephone, Immunization

Salary / Pay: Volunteer Job

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 or above

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian and European Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Institute For Field Research Expeditions's Mission Statement: The mission of our volunteer abroad program is to offer meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers and to seek sustainable solutions for education, health, conservation, and development issues through international volunteering. We hope to achieve this goal by offering community orientated volunteer programs where the efforts of our volunteers go directly to the poor people and their communities. Many grass-root organizations working in developing countries are poor in resources. These organizations are doing a commendable job to address development, education, health, and conservation issues by launching a variety of programs but these organizations are in a great need of help and support. IFRE promotes these local organizations by making donations and sending volunteers.

Year Founded: 2005