Location
  • El Salvador
    • San Salvador
Project Types
Community Development Education Health Sexual Health Medical HIV

Program Details

Language
English
Housing
Hotel

Pricing

Price Details
The cost of your program includes the program donation that supports our project sites as well as housing, some meals, and transportation. Transportation includes airport pick up/drop off and transportation to volunteer activities. Airfare is not included. By arranging lodging, food, and transport for you, we enable you to safely experience the local culture and focus your energy on the work you will be doing in the community!
Jan 09, 2019
Jun 12, 2015
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About Program

FIMRC's Project Las Delicias, located 45 minutes outside of the capital city of San Salvador, brings medical care to a rural community of over 3,000 residents. The centrally located clinic serves as FIMRC's base within the community where primary care services, including pediatric attention, prenatal and postpartum care are provided.

Volunteers maintain important roles in the clinic through assisting with patient intake and charting, pharmacy operations, and waiting room education. Volunteers are also instrumental in our extensive community outreach efforts that include rural medical brigades, prenatal home visits, vaccination campaigns, water treatment and filter distributions, nutrition groups, as well as school based health presentations.

Over the course of your trip you'll receive an unfiltered experience in health care field work abroad, and learn about the tremendous impact that even one person can have!

This program is no longer offered. View more programs from Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children.

Program Reviews

5.00 Rating
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  • Impact 4.7
  • Support 5
  • Fun 4.35
  • Value 5
  • Safety 5
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Jake
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

More than just medical relief

I spent a week in El Salvador with FIMRC and not only experienced the medical need there, but discovered a whole, exciting, and fascinating cultural world. FIMRC facilitated complete immersion into this!

Our days were spent working in the medical clinic at making house calls around the community of Las Delicias. After a long days work, we had several trips available to us (Geological sites, recreational sites, food, dancing, etc). I think this is so critical to any mission work. It's not only about the medical aid, but the experience of walking in another persons shoes and learning how they live. It greatly opened my eyes to so many social issues and is something every person should experience no matter who you are or what you do.

What would you improve about this program?
I would expect more of the volunteers. Require them to bring items to help the trip, be more involved in pre-planning, and enable them to make more of an impact.
81 people found this review helpful.
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Rosemary
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

One of the highlights of my college experience!

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What would you improve about this program?
May be a bit expensive for some looking to volunteer, but I recommend working out a fundraising plan with your group well in advance of your departure date. Payments were due in installments to secure our place, so it may be difficult for some students to commit so far in advance.
84 people found this review helpful.
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Dana
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A Wonderful Adventure

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