stevemc

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1. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

   stevemc replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

   Some more Medical volunteer organisations in Central/South America. None of these programs charge a fee as such, but you may have to make a contribution (at local prices) for food & board. www.f-h-n.org (Ecuador) www.la-esperanza-granada.org (N...

2. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

   stevemc replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

   try these south american orgs; they all have medical volunteer programs of one sort or another, 3 months or less with little or no admin fees: www.cenitecuador.org (ecuador) www.casadocaminhobrasil.org (brazil) www.hampy.org (cusco , peru) www.aktena...

3. Looking for opportunities to volunteer overseas.

   stevemc replied to kaleeh's topic in General Nursing

   kaleeh, Kids Worldwide (A good organisation IMO) have a medical volunteer program in Ghana which is definitely worth a look: www.kidsworldwide.org nightngale1998, I know more about volunteering in S. America than in my own back yard, if I hear of an...

4. Looking for opportunities to volunteer overseas.

   stevemc replied to kaleeh's topic in General Nursing

   i have just noticed that the missionfinder site i posted earlier is down. the url is correct - it is a good site, hopefully back soon. i guess that not even god gets 24hr uptime... mission finder: classified directories of christian missions ... clas...

5. Looking for opportunities to volunteer overseas.

   stevemc replied to kaleeh's topic in General Nursing

   I would guess that most of those 'organisations' you found on the internet want you to pay to volunteer? It is difficult finding real volunteer opportunities direct with NGOs/charities etc. With your skills it would be madness to pay big money to v...

6. Volunteer in Latin America

   stevemc replied to gingerik's topic in General Nursing

   There is a directory of grass-roots volunteer programs in Latin America here: http://www.volunteersouthamerica.net Some of the programs are specialist medical, but many are street-kids programs that would really appreciate having a qualified nurse o...