Cancer Prevention Agency Placement

  Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula: 
Merida

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Description: This is a community service based organization whose goal is to assist people who have cancer and their relatives. The organization further gears its services towards low-income families and people who do not have medical insurance. Work is done in the following areas: Community services orientation; Economical support for drug treatment; Hospital visitations; Prevention/early detection campaigns; and Fund-raising for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The offices serve as a resource center for cancer research. Their office houses specialized books, CD-roms, pamphlets, videos, posters, questionnaires and more. People who receive assistance range in age from 21 days to 77 years old. They come from all parts of Mexico, including the Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz and Belice. The organization relies heavily on donations of time, funds, medicine and clothing to continue their projects.

Highlights: Your daily tasks will be assigned after meeting with the onsite staff. Volunteers assist in all of the areas mentioned previously. The tasks of a volunteer depend mostly on demonstrated skills, experience and interests. Volunteers with specific skills such as graphic design can use those skills to assist with marketing, educational projects and campaign work. Specific project information constantly changes based on the season and current funding.

Qualifications: Requirements:
* Minimum age: 21 years.
* Minimum commitment: 4 weeks.
* Minimum Spanish level: High-Intermediate
* Related skills and experience depending on the area in which interested to work.
* Dynamic, independent personality.
* Graphic design experience.
* Marketing skills.

Cost in US$: Please visit our website.

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 25-35

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

Participants Travel to Mexico Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

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Year Founded: 1994