Health Project in Peru

  Peru

• Cusco: 
Cusco
• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Trujillo,  Arequipa,  Huancayo,  Puno,  Iquitos

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Dates: Each Monday

Description: Many Peruvians are still deprived of public health care. With a majority of hospitals located in the major cities, it is difficult for the poor people in rural areas to access health care benefits. As a volunteer in Peru working in our Health Project, you will support the local doctors and nurses in the health centers. You will use your medical skills to treat patients: check blood pressure, weigh babies, and help with other routine first-aid procedures. Your work in the health center is a 30-36 hour a week commitment.

Highlights: Medical Center is where they perform consults and deal with emergencies. It's a small clinic that's meant for the poorer population of different locations.

You can help! We need general doctors, dentists, obstetrics, psychologists, lab-workers, nurses, ophthalmologist and technical nurses as well as medical students of all kinds!

Qualifications:
- You must have medical background: medical student, doctor or nurse
- Placement in health projects requires notarized documentation of your medical school, nursing school, or other medical credentials.

Cost in US$: starts at USD 300

* Food: The program fee covers three local meals a day - breakfast, lunch, and dinner from Monday to Saturday.

* Accommodation: We offer clean, comfortable living spaces, and volunteers will stay either in a single or shared room (depending on the host situation).

* Meet and greet upon your arrival with transfer to your placement: Upon receive your flight information, our coordinator will meet volunteers at the airport or bus station in the town of placement.

* Support of local coordinator: From the very beginning to the end of the project, Awaiting Angels coordinator will help volunteers by supporting them and regularly visiting them.

* Information Packet: Awaiting Angels offers detailed information on issues that will concern volunteers, such as health, safety, and cultural shocks.

* Orientation: The first day of your arrival you will receive local information about your program, transportation, safety.

* Certificates

Experience Required: yes

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

Participants Travel to Peru Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 2 - 4

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Awaiting Angels's Mission Statement: With our volunteer programs we aim to give love, care and education to Peruvian children as well as help them to improve their quality of life and to serve as agents of change in our society. To provide short term volunteer opportunities on a low cost to international people through a fast and easy application process. To provide the volunteers with the opportunity to serve close to our communities in a developing country while improving their Spanish language ability. To implement the international rights related to child development. To improve the quality of education in deprived areas of Peru. To explore the use of information and communication technologies for social development. To provide volunteers the opportunity to learn our culture through cultural exchange. Work side-by-side with local people, connect with others from around the world and have time for personal adventures.

Year Founded: 2003