Volunteer Trips in Latin America & Africa with MEDLIFE

Name: Volunteer Trips in Latin America & Africa with MEDLIFE
Brand: MEDLIFE
SKU: 35582
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

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Location

Multiple Locations +3

Peru
- Lima
- Cusco
Ecuador
- Amazon
Tanzania
- Kilimanjaro

Length

1 to 2 weeks

Project Types

Community Development Building Projects Service Learning Education Teaching Health Education Health Medical Professional Development

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Program Details

Language

English

Age Min.

Timeframe

Short Term

Housing

Hostel

Groups

Small Group (1-15) Medium Group (16-30) Large Group (31+)

Pricing

Starting Price

1350

Price Details

Before coming on a MEDLIFE Service Learning Trip, volunteers fundraise to meet a donation goal. This amount covers your meals, in-country transportation, and lodging. It also provides funding for all medical station expenses (doctors, medicine, and equipment), as well as patient follow-up care and materials for infrastructure projects.

What's Not Included

Some Activities Airfare Domestic Airfare Some Meals SIM cards Visa

Last Updated: Feb 27, 2020

Last Reviewed: Oct 30, 2014

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About Program

MEDLIFE offers a variety of volunteer trips that give students a chance to make a difference in Latin America & Africa in the areas of medicine, education, and development. As a volunteer, you will have the unique experience of getting to know and working side-by-side with residents of human settlements and rural communities. Our classic Service Learning Trips bring free, high-quality healthcare directly to communities that lack access to basic healthcare. Staffed by local practitioners, our medical stations are designed to assist and find patients who are in need of long-term assistance and enroll them into our follow-up care program. Volunteers shadow medical professionals, help in the running of the medical stations and learn about local medical practices, global medicine, and the effect of poverty on health. Service Learning Trips volunteers also spend one day of their trip working hand in hand with the community on a development project, like a staircase or fuel-efficient stove.

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Program Highlights

Engage: Shadow local medical professionals and work alongside community members on a development project
Educate: Connect experiences from the field to academic themes through educational discussions
Build your CV: Gain 40 service hours!
Advocate: Become a global citizen and learn how to advocate for social issues, both locally and abroad
Travel: Explore more of the adventure, culture, and wildlife of our destinations by adding travel extensions to a Service Learning Trip

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The first day of the volunteer was a brief overview of the program and a tour of the city we were staying at. Cristian and Lucho were the instructors for the week I was there. They were able to show us around the city and places to get groceries or toiletries or anything we needed during the week.

After orientation, there was a "reality tour" given. We were brought to the villages of the people who we were going to help out at. It was an eye opener for me. The smell in the air from the garbage being burned was unbearable but it made me appreciate life back at home. Stray dogs were everywhere and you can see a difference from the city to villages.

Each day of the work week were split up into medicine, education, and community development. Some tasks included taking blood pressures, height, weight, building a staircase, and even educating the people on diseases.

I enjoyed every minute of clinic but it was nice that once the work day was over, the volunteers had the opportunity to explore Lima or relax.

The food given to us was great! It was absolutely delicious and it was nice to get a sense of the culture.

Some difficulties I encounter on my trip would be the language barrier since I did not speak any Spanish. I would suggest knowing some form of Spanish if deciding to go on this trip.

What would you improve about this program?

I would change how the instructors treated the kids who were not familiar with spanish. I felt that they were not doing the best to encourage the volunteers about the language barrier.

I had a great time getting to know the other students on my trip and working together with local people. The tour was really eye-opening because I had never seen poverty like that, especially so close to the nice part of Lima. I really like how MEDLIFE emphasizes sustainability and patient followup so you know they will continue to help people after you leave. There were a few snags and problems with organization but I thought they dealt with it well overall.

I volunteered for a Mobile Clinic in Peru and it was a truly great experience. We were able to work first hand with the communities doing everything from teaching children how to brush their teeth to more serious patient analysis. We also got to take part in the construction of a staircase in an area that had no real path or road access. Although the program was short, it was concentrated and I feel like I really helped out.

Questions & Answers

What was the price of attending ?

Hi Katerin, The cost of participating in a one week Service Learning Trip is $990 USD. This fee covers all meals Monday through Friday (the participant is responsible for meals over the weekend), in-country transportation (including airport pick-up and drop-off on the Service Learning Trip start and end dates) and lodging (eight nights) during the Service Learning Trip. It also provides funding...

By MEDLIFE Movement on August 30, 2018

About MEDLIFE

MEDLIFE is a worldwide Movement of students working to bring medicine, education, and development to low-income families everywhere. Through Mobile Clinics and community development projects, we work hand in hand with low-income communities to create sustainable solutions. We offer weeklong volunteer trips and longer-term internships in Peru...