Hi everyone,
I'm writing to inform you about international internship opportunities to
help restore eyesight and prevent blindness in rural villages in Ghana,
Tanzania, and Benin.
Apply for a Unite for Sight Volunteer Program in Ghana, Benin, or
Tanzania! Contact [log in to unmask] for an application and
details. All persons over the age of 18 are welcome to apply, including
premedical students, medical students, public health professionals, nurses,
graduate students, doctors, and others.
Dates:
Ghana Fall 2004 - November 1, 2004 - December 20, 2004 with optional
extension until January 15, 2005. - Rolling Application Deadline
Ghana Spring 2005 - February 1 - March 30, 2005 - Application Deadline is
December 1
Tanzania 2005 - January 15 - March 15, 2005 - Rolling Application Deadline
Benin 2005 - January 15 - May 15, 2005 - Rolling Application Deadline
In Ghana and Tanzania, volunteers will receive training and will then
screen patients for operable cataracts, arrange for cataract surgeries,
distribute eyeglasses and conduct eye health education in local
schools. These programs are a continuation of very successful Unite For
Sight cataract surgery program in Humjibre and Nyamuswa during Summer
2004. In Benin, volunteers will distribute eyeglasses, conduct eye health
education in local schools, and coordinate a new cataract surgery
program. This program is also a continuation of a successful Summer 2004
Unite For Sight program.
“Unite For Sight’s volunteers announced the eye clinic at church and beat
the gong gong to spread the word. As the clinic went on for the second
week, word spread to other communities, and patients came to the clinic
from as far away as two hours. Even after the clinic ended, people brought
blind relatives from long distances.” –Alison Polk-Williams, Summer 2004,
Humjibre, Ghana
"My experience in Tanzania this summer was life-changing. It has solidified
my commitment to pursue international public health and to reach out to
underserved communities who cannot get care on their own. By screening
people for cataracts, distributing eyeglasses, providing medications, and
teaching eye health in schools, I gave hope to the village of Nyamuswa.
Where advanced, high-tech care was but a dream, I showed that ophthalmic
care, and health care in general, can be a reality for them, despite the
poverty and lack of access to services. I can't imagine doing anything more
worthwhile with my summer." -- Sachin Jain, Unite For Sight Volunteer,
Summer 2004, Nyamuswa, Tanzania
“It was a wonderful experience working in Tanzania. The need for eyeglasses
and other eye services is real and urgent. You sense it from the questions
people ask, the requests they make and the stories they tell. Average wage
is Tsh 48,000 (USD 43) while a pair of eyeglasses costs Tsh 30,000 (USD
27). People cannot afford eyeglasses. Misconceptions about eye surgeries
remain. Yet, every Tanzanian I met has been very receptive to our programs.
From the policy makers to the villagers, everyone supports our work,
appreciates our efforts and invites us back to Tanzania. Sensing a need in
the community is one thing, being supported and respected by the people
made the internship very much more fulfilling.” –Sally Ong, Summer 2004,
Tanzania
Contact [log in to unmask] and www.uniteforsight.org for an
application and details.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Staple
Founder, President & CEO
Unite For Sight
www.uniteforsight.org
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