We are an international development and refugee aid organisation that provides long-term; community-based development and support to economically impoverished communities throughout the world. What distinguishes our work is our belief that the transformation of impoverished communities comes from engaging local members in the solutions to their problems. We achieve this by training community members in health; education; construction; and income-generation; so that the villagers themselves become the health care providers; educators; well-diggers; cooperative members; etc.
We recruit and send professionals who serve as non-salaried volunteers for two or more years. Medical doctors; Nurse Practitioners; Physician Assistants; Nurses; Public Health specialists; Educators; Engineers; and other experts are sent to share their skills and knowledge with community leaders in developing countries.
We are currently engaged in development projects in Mexico; Guatemala and Colombia. Please visit our website to see who we are currently looking for in these countries.
We do not offer short-term internships or assignments.
Departments of Antioquia and Chocó
Year round
2 years minimum
Adults of both sexes 21+
Degree/experience in public health; medicine; nutrition; nursing; agriculture; community development; education; or appropriate technology; fluency in Spanish or ability to learn Spanish at own expense; at least 21 years of age; work experience abroad desirable; minimum commitment of two years.
There are no costs to the volunteer. We provide: housing; round trip transportation (airfare); annual trip home; health insurance; monthly stipend; support services from the home office and repatriation allowance.
