From: Jennifer Staple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Volunteer Opportunities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe
Dear all, These international volunteer opportunities will likely be of interest to many people on this e-mail list. Unite For Sight (www.uniteforsight.org) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and volunteers prescribe eyeglasses, screen for eye disease and coordinate and fund diagnosis, treatment, and surgery by doctors. 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 nurses, undergraduate students, optometry and medical students, optometrists, ophthalmologists, public health professionals, physicians, corporate professionals, graduate students, teachers, nurses, retired professionals, and any others with an interest in international service. If you are interested in the volunteer opportunities listed below, please contact <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and consult <http://www.uniteforsight.org> Spring 2005 Africa Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: Flexible for 2 weeks or more between February 1 - May 1 Pobe, Benin: Flexible Dates for 2 weeks or more Between January 15 and May 15 India Bihar, India: March 6 - March 16 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP) Hyderabad, India: March 1-30, 2005 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP) Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand: March 7-18 (optional extension to March 25) (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP) Summer 2005 Latin America San Salvador, El Salvador: May 10 - June 10 Jaque, Darien, Panama: July 15 - August 15 Danli, El Paraiso, Honduras: May 1 - August 30 (Flexible Dates Available for 1 Month or More) Cuzco, Peru: May 15 - June 15 Siuna, Nicaragua: June 10 - July 10 India Orphanage at Andhra Pradesh: July 1 - July 30 Punjab, India: May 1 - May 30 Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India: May 1 - June 1 Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India: May 15 - June 1 Alwar, Rajasthan, India: June 1 - June 30 Pradesh, India: June 15 - June 30 New Delhi, India: July 1 - July 30 Chennai, India: Jul 5 - July 31 Kolkata, India: July 1 - August 10 Thailand lower north of Thailand: July 15 - August 1 Northeast region and Tsunami region of Thailand: June 15 - July 13 Africa Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: May 1 - August 30 (Flexible Dates for 4 weeks or more) Ho, Ghana: June 10 - August 10 Hohoe, Ghana: May 20 - July 1 Kwawu, Ghana: July 1 - August 15 Dumasi, Malawi: June 1 - July 15 Pobe, Benin: June 15 - July 30 Kenya: June 1 - July 30 Iganga Region, Uganda: June 2 - July 15 Karatu, Tanzania: June 10 - June 30 Nyamuswa, Tanzania: July 1 - August 20 Buea, Cameroon: August 1 - August 20 Refugee Camp at Brookfields Freetown, Sierra Leone: June 1 - December 1 (Flexible Dates for 4 weeks or more) Eastern Europe Stepanavan and Tashir, Armenia: May 15 - July 15 =========+========= FEEDBACK? http://nativenewsonline.org/Guestbook/guestbook.cgi GIVE FOOD: THE HUNGERSITE http://www.thehungersite.com/ Reprinted under Fair Use http://nativenewsonline.org/fairuse.htm =========+========= Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Native News Online a Service of Barefoot Connection ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/O.5XsA/8WnJAA/E2hLAA/1dTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nat-International/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
