International Service Opportunities
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Dear all,
'Unite For Sight' has several new volunteer opportunities during
the Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2005 that will likely be
of interest to many people on this list. Unite For Sight volun-
teers prescribe eyeglasses as well as screen for eye disease and
coordinate and fund diagnosis, treatment, and surgery by doc-
tors. The volunteers also implement Train the Trainer programs
for teachers and educate children and adults about eye health
and ways to prevent blindness.
All persons over the age of 18 are welcome to apply for these
volunteer opportunities, including premedical students, medical
students, public health professionals, doctors, corporate pro-
fessionals, nurses, graduate students, retired professionals,
and others. Short and Long Term volunteer opportunities for phy-
sicians and optometrists are available as well.
If you are interested in the volunteer opportunities listed be-
low, please contact <JStaple@uniteforsight.org> and consult
http://www.uniteforsight.org
Africa, Asian, Eastern European, and Latin American Country Op-
portunities
Winter 2005
China: December 28 - January 10
Morogoro, Tanzania: December 28 - January 10
Spring 2005
Latin America
Xela, Guatemala: Flexible Dates Between January and October 2005
Africa
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: December 28 - February 28; Febru-
ary 15 - May 15; May 15 - August 15
Nyamuswa, Tanzania: January 15 - March 15
Pobe, Benin: January 15 - May 15
India
Bihar, India: March 6 - March 16 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)
Chennai, India: February 10 - March 1 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)
Eastern Europe
Stepanavan and Tashir, Armenia: April 1 - June 1
Summer 2005
Latin America
San Salvador, El Salvador: May 1 - May 30
Xela, Guatemala: Flexible Dates through October 2005
India
Punjab, India: May 1 - May 30
Alwar, Rajasthan, India: June 1 - June 30
Pradesh, India: June 15 - June 30
New Delhi, India: July 1 - July 30
Kolkata, India: July 1 - August 10
Chandigarh, India: August 15 - September 20
Africa
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: May 10 - August 15
Humjibre, Ghana: June 1 - July 30
Pobe, Benin: June 15 - July 30
Kenya: June 1 - July 30
Iringa Region, Uganda: June 2 - July 15
Nyamuswa, Tanzania: July 1 - August 20
Buea, Cameroon: August 1 - August 20
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Jennifer Staple
mailto:Jennifer.Staple@aya.yale.edu
http://www.uniteforsight.org