Global Brigades

  Honduras

Tegucigalpa

  Panama

Panama City

  United States

Arizona,  Berkeley (San Francisco),  Cambridge,  Denver

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 years
Dates: Continuous

Description: Brigades Def'n. Groups of passionate volunteers who mobilize toward positive social change.

We are currently looking for student leaders to start Global Brigades chapters from one or more of our 8 programs at their University.

Global Brigades designs and implements a variety of international service programs that utilize the skills of volunteers while empowering the communities they serve. We currently operate in Honduras and Panama where our staff maintain field offices and perpetuate relationships with communities and local partners between brigades.

Our programs in Panama focus on sustainable development and consist of microenterprise support, human rights advocacy, sustainable architecture and environmental preservation. In Honduras weve developed a comprehensive health model that consists of clean water projects, public health education, sanitation infrastructure, mobile medical clinics, and dental relief.

This multi-disciplinary approach offers under resourced communities a holistic model for strategic development. We also support other organizations doing service work in Vietnam, India and Ghana through our Empower Partners initiative.

Highlights: Take part in the nation's largest international student movement. What you're about to embark upon is nothing less than a journey. A journey of inspiration, hard work, connection, commitment and more than anything an international experience like youve never had before.

It may sound grand, it may sound lofty. But just ask a fellow Brigader. What you and your fellow classmates have in front of you is an opportunity to make history. The peoples lives you will change are real. The most important step now is the first step to get involved and to make a difference.

Thank you for your interest and leadership in Global Brigades. As a student-led movement, this experience and these clubs are exactly what you make them. Ask for more. Share new ideas. Keep the momentum alive. Wherever this experience takes you and your team, were here supporting you, every step of the way!

Qualifications: To lead a Brigade/volunteer on a Brigade:
Must be in University, have graduated from University, or must be a professional in the health or development fields.

To become an intern/fellow/program director or adviser:
Must be a former Brigade president or have shown significant leadership on previous Brigades.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: 750.00

Experience Required: yes

Must be in college or have graduated from college

Typical Volunteer: Brigader/Brigade leader works hard pre-Brigade (pre-trip to Honduras or Panama) to recruit, fundraise and organize. Groups usually have anywhere from 1-3 trips a year, therefore leaders are occupied with Global Brigades year-round. Part-time, of course, although it is addicting. The trips themselves are typically 7-10 days long.

Age Range: 17 and up

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Global Brigades, Inc.'s Mission Statement: Global Brigades is the largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Comprised of secular, international service programs, we mobilize student volunteers and professionals to empower communities in developing countries with programs that improve quality of life while respecting local culture and improving the environment. Between 2008 and 2009, more than 4,000 volunteers from 110 university chapters in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland traveled to provide health and economic development solutions to more than 50,000 beneficiaries through our teams in Panama and Honduras.

Year Founded: 2004