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Volunteer Opportunity: Emmaus Medical Missions

Laura — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:20:56 +0000

Emmaus Medical Mission is currently accepting applications for its upcoming November 10-14 trip to either Sumpango or San Pedro. All medical specialties are welcomed to inquire.

To date,this group has conducted 20 medical missions to Guatemala, Peru, and Ecuador, and their physicians and dentists have treated well over 65,000 patients. Their teams have performed numerous medical procedures including, but not limited to: hundreds of surgeries; pathological reviews; gastrointestinal endoscopies; pap smears; dental procedures; and many more specialized ...complete post

Volunteer Opp / Agatha Update: As Green As It Gets

Laura — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:44:24 +0000

As Green As It Gets has published an update on its Post-Agatha recovery & rebuilding efforts. Click here to access the entire update, and to get details about rebuilding volunteer opportunities!

As Green As It Gets has led the clean-up efforts in our little corner of the planet, working with various local non-governmental organizations, the mayor, two town councils, a few private businesses, and several hundred local volunteers. We’re cleaning houses, renting heavy equipment, controlling disease, ...complete post

Volunteer Opportunity: Translator

Laura — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:10:30 +0000

ASSCA is looking for a volunteer to translate their site into English from Spanish. If you are interested, please comment here, or send me an email at Laura@ClinicLink.org.

Volunteer Seeking Work in Antigua

Laura — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:54:57 +0000

An 18 year old American is seeking a short-term (2-3 week) volunteer opportunity in or near Antigua this July. He is a third year Spanish student, and would like to work on his language skills. He will cover all of his own expenses. He had an ideal position working with kids in a school but it fell through last minute.

If you would like to pitch a volunteer project to him, please contact Lisa at crawfordlk@gmail.com, ...complete post

Job Seeker: Guatemalan Surgeon

Laura — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:18:44 +0000

Link for Health has an advisory Board Member who is seeking employment in Guatemala. He is a native Guatemalan, fluent in English and has been a practicing surgeon in Guatemala. He is seeking employment as either a surgeon, health services coordinator or as a medical consultant. He can be reached at papieduardo39@hotmail.com.

Volunteer Opportunity: Curamericas-Guatemala

Laura — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:16:47 +0000

November 2010 Mission to Guatemala Curamerica’s work in Guatemala continues as they focus on Health System Strengthening and Maternal and Child Survival. They are recruiting medical and non-medical volunteers to participate in this expedition to Guatemala. Curamericas Global’s National Program Director, Dr. Mario Valdez, is the only medical doctor for the more than 66,000 people living this area. You can work with their nurses and community health workers to provide basic care, health education and outreach, ...complete post

Volunteer Position: Safe Passage Health Educator

Laura — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:03:41 +0000

Would you be interested in taking on the role of Health Educator with Safe Passage? If so, contact volunteer@safepassage.org or healthprogram@safepassage.org. The outgoing volunteer was able to use her experience at Safe Passage as part of an internship towards a Masters in Public Health.

The Health Educator’s role is to teach regular sessions on basic health and hygiene, sexual health, and violence prevention to children ages 6-18 and to parents involved in the Adult Literacy Program. This volunteer also ...complete post

Job Opportunity: Maya Traditions

Laura — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:04:39 +0000

Maya Traditions is looking for a person with marketing knowledge and/or experience, a passion for Fair Trade and an understanding of international trade justice. Our ideal candidate will have a motivation for change; and the ability to highlight the plight of underprivileged producers in developing economies by encouraging the sales of our high quality products. This job will require a lot of planning and organisation, and therefore Maya Traditions seeks a person that is creative ...complete post

Job Opportunity: AIDG

Laura — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:49:04 +0000

Hey, all you Boston area folks – The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group has posted a job listing on their blog for a Program Assistant. Click here to see the entire job post.

AIDG is hiring! Program Assistant (Boston)

by Stephen Lee April 20th, 2010

AIDG is currently seeking a Boston-based Program Assistant to provide program and administrative support to the organization. The position is a 6-month temporary position, with the possibility to convert to a permanent position at the end ...complete post

Volunteer Opportunity: Los Medicos Valadores (Flying Doctors)

Laura — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:18:47 +0000

Los Medicos Valadores (Flying Doctors) are seeking volunteers to staff their July 31 thru Aug 8, in San Francisco del Alto.

In particular, they need volunteers with the following qualifications:

2 MDs 2 to 3 Family Nurse Practioners 2 Registered Nurses . 1 Dental Hygenist, to assist the DDS who is traveling

Spanish is helpful but not required. The group expects to many children and elderly people. They also offer health education and a woman’s clinic. They also give out reading glasses.

If you would like more information, please review this ...complete post