Volunteering Abroad

[littlemammanurse, BSN, RN]

I want to volunteer abroad and am looking for a good organization to go with.Has anyone else volunteered abroad?As well do they let LPN's/RPN's volunteer abroad, or is it mostly RN's that they are looking for?Any help would be appreciated.

[kakamegamama]

There are numerous organizations to volunteer overseas with, and yes, they will allow LVN's to volunteer. A great way to get connected is through:doctors wthout borders; imb.org; mercy ships. You can also google for volunteerism and pull of opportunities. I recommend connecting with a group that is going for a medical clinic, especially if this would be your first time. Amazon Outreach is another organization that holds medical clinics up and down the Amazon River in Brazil

[kakamegamama]

Sorry for my typo--"pull up" not "pull of"

[littlemammanurse, BSN, RN]

This is awesome!Thank you for the websites!

[Guest717236]

Ask the Chiefs of Medicine, Surgery etc at your local hospitals

if any of the Docs in your area lead a medical mission yearly/twice yearly.

One in our area started as a mission for Eyes and docs of other specialties

and some of their staff and families signed on.

They go for about a month once or twice a year.

Good luck and thanking you in advance for your service.

[JBudd, MSN]

jahra is right, there are lots of docs in my hospital that go places.

I went with the So. Baptist International Mission Board, also go to Mexico once a month with a local church group.

Funny enough, the first time I went was in response to a magazine article (Better Homes & Garden) about a children's home.

Some of it depends on how long you want to go for; I went for a year the first time. Mexico is a weekend a month. Teaching was a 6-9 week jaunt.

[zippy_tippy]

check out sichange (dot) org!! A lot of my friends volunteers abroad with them and LOVED it! You work promoting HIV awareness and in clinics with HIV/AIDS afflicted patients and family in rural Tanzania. Seriously, check it out.

[kakamegamama]

Also, Friends of Amani might be another good source. They have a children's home for street kids in Tanzania. And, you are welcome. Feel free to ask other questions and I'll be happy to respond. Maybe send me your email?

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

If you want to volunteer in the US, my best experience so far has been with Remote Area Medical Lots of my friends have gone to Haiti with samaritians purse, but I personally would never work with any group affiliated with Franklin Graham, so I can't speak from experience, but my friends have found it a good experience.