Description:
Get to know the fascinating culture of Benin while you live among the Beninois and use your talents and skills to assist a clinic that serves a large portion of the impoverished population in its community. With pediatric, maternity, and general medicine wards, you will always find many patients to tend to. A laboratory is on-site helping to increase the amount of diagnostic testing performed. Volunteers will be working closely with clinic staff to assist with everything from routine check-ups to collaborating in more severe cases. Volunteers are able to help in any area of the hospital where they have previous experience or find most interesting.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Volunteers must be trained health care professionals or advanced in their studies of medicine and be comfortable working with patients. An intermediate level of French is required. French lessons are available prior to the volunteer project for an additional fee.
Language:
French
Cost in US$: Costa starts at $1,490 for a two week program
Cost Includes:
Emergency evacuation services,
Food,
Housing,
In-country orientation/Training,
In-country staff support,
Medical insurance,
Medical services,
Pre-departure orientation/Training,
Registration fees
and Written materials pre-departure
Experience Required: yes
Some experience/education in the realm of health care/medicine is required.
Typical Volunteer Projects:
health care
and medicine
Typical Volunteer: CCI volunteers are flexible, caring travelers who desire to make a positive difference to the places they visit and the people they encounter.
Age Range: 18 and over
This Program is open to
American
and Canadian
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Home-stays
Participants Travel to Benin
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
Center for Cultural Interchange's Mission Statement: Founded in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. Based in Chicago, Illinois, CCI organizes cultural exchange programs for participants of all ages, including high school abroad, independent homestay, internship, language study, eco-tours and volunteer programs in over thirty countries around the world.
Year Founded: 1985