Ecuador Health and Medical- Street Outreach Clinic

  Ecuador

• Quito: 
Quito

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: 9-12 weeks, Monthly Departures

Description: As a volunteer assisting the nurse you will participate in several different activities such as weighing the patients, taking blood pressure, and updating their charts or making a new one. You will also be able to interact with people working in the markets and provide them with health information.

The number of volunteers varies as CENIT accepts any help from volunteers with medical backgrounds. You may be the only volunteer or you may be part of a small team of volunteers.

You will be volunteering with working children and their families.

Highlights: CENIT relies heavily on volunteers from all over the world in many of its various programs. As a CENIT volunteer, you will work in a team environment according to your interests. CENIT provides a much needed service of providing health care opportunities to people that could not normally afford to seek out health care services.

Qualifications: The volunteer needs to have a medical background and experience. CENIT is looking for volunteers who are flexible, open, positive, helpful, and are able to take initiative within their projects. People that have difficulties working in chaotic situations or who have a hard time adjusting to unexpected things and new experiences might have a difficult time at this placement.

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Cost in US$: 2,775 for 8 weeks, 165 each additional week

Experience Required: yes

Volunteer needs to have Medical Background and experience.

Typical Volunteer: We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range: 20 +

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of custom

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement: We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded: 1998

Basecamp International Centers is a Lead by sisters of Good Sheppard. Catholic children are invited to take religious classes. based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.