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Three
Placement
Organisations -
Beca - Education & Teaching
Utila Clinic - Health & Medical Work
Proniņo - Street Kids
Bilingual
Education for Central America exists to promote cultural
exchange and affordable bilingual education. Our volunteer-driven
bilingual school model creates an environment in which Central
American students learn from dedicated volunteer teachers,
and those volunteers learn from the community in which they
are immersed.
Are
you: 1. looking to make a tangible difference in the lives
of children? 2. open to learning more about yourself & challenging
your assumptions about the world? 3. a teacher who wants
to better understand the needs of your Hispanic students?
4. committed to working as a team member in a very challenging
environment? 5. flexible and able to live with only basic
amenities? 6. seeking a life-altering adventure? 7. a team
player?
If
so, then BECA wants to speak with you.
Contact
Website: www.becaschools.org
Email: jkoppel@becaschools.org
Tel:
+1 (646) 233 3436
Address: BECA 104 West 119th Street New York, NY
1002
The
Utila Community Clinic, a not-for-profit organisation, was
originally founded in 1981 by the Methodist Church and Methodist
missionaries and is run by a non-denominational board of
governors comprised of representatives from the local islander
population. The Clinic relies upon benefactors, donated
medical supplies and equipment to ensure its continuing
operation.
A typical
day involves providing consultations to tourists either
for a Scuba Diving medical certificate, dive medicine related
complaints, dermatological complaints, gastro-intestinal
complaints, together with a range of other general medical
complaints typical of 18-30 year old "back-packing" tourists
travelling Central America.
Your
hours would be what ever you choose them to be, although
the Doctor will record and only attest to the hours you
were actually present. The Clinic opens at 8:00am and Dr
John starts work at around 9:00 am.
A patient
consultation, discharging and subsequent charting averages
around 30-40 minutes per patient, hence a working day can
range from 3 to 10 hours, but typically falls somewhere
in the middle with "spare time" used to deal with organizational
and maintenance issues around the Clinic. After-hours call-outs,
(house-calls and emergencies presenting at the Clinic) average
around 5 - 8 per week and vary considerable from 30 minutes
to 4 hours per call-out.
The
local population (pediatric to geriatric) presents with
the broad range of aliments typically found at any primary
care physician's office. Occasionally emergencies occur,
(averaging 5 - 10 per month), usually trauma and occasionally
cardiac or cerebral.
In summary,
you would; (a) Gain a basic understanding of the medical
systems in under-developed countries, as exemplified by
those in Utila, The Bay Islands, Honduras. (b) Build upon
or develop a Spanish medical vocabulary (c) Learn to diagnose
and render treatment to patients in an environment with
limited laboratory and diagnostic testing facilities, developing
your history taking and physical examination skills. (d)
Gain practical exposure to Tropical Medicine and Diving
Medicine. (e) Working the only permanent physician serving
a medium to large rural/island population and international
tourist population - gaining exposure a variety of clinical
situations together with the management and maintenance
issues associated with operating a small medical clinic.
The
Utila Community Clinic operates on a not-for-profit basis
and is very appreciative of the support provided by our
various donors and contributors.
Contact
Website: www.aboututila.com
Email: UtilaClinic@yahoo.com
Tel:
+ (504) 425 3137
Fax:
+ (504) 425 3137
Want
to make a real impact, in a fast growing truly grassroots
organization, with minimum bureaucracy and maximum return
to the community? Proniņo could be just what you have been
looking for. Several
volunteers have made a huge impact to this organization,
and many continue to support the project long after their
volunteer service in Honduras has ended.
Contact
Website: www.streetkidshonduras.org
Email: streetkidshonduras@yahoo.com
Tel:
+504-647-3424
Address:
Passaje Eco-centenario El Progreso, Yoro Honduras C.A.
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