June 2023 | Making Home Here | Honduras
OneWorld Health is changing the nature of short-term medical missions. Our weeklong experiences provide a unique, impactful cultural and educational experience for our volunteers. Through implementing the same short-term experience across all project sites, we are able to see long-term, sustainable effects that serve the ultimate good.
As a volunteer, you are a representative of OneWorld Health in the regions we serve. The legacy you leave will be what we continue to build upon for years after your departure. With this responsibility, OneWorld Health holds high expectations for our representatives in the field.
Sample Weekly Itinerary:
Saturday:
Travel from the U.S. and arrive in Honduras
Sunday
Tour the city, meet our amazing local staff and prepare for the week
Monday-Tuesday:
Conduct community + medical outreach in the villages surrounding our permanent medical center. Our volunteers are incredibly valuable in fulfilling different clinic roles such as working with the registration, provider or pharmacy teams. These medical outreaches refer patients, promote our permanent medical center and continue setting a precedent for quality healthcare throughout the region
Wednesday:
Fun Day acitivity + Tour the medical center or future medical center site
Thursday
Travel home to the US
For more information on Honduras please review the CDC and CIA websites listed below:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/honduras
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/honduras/
**NOTE ON FEES LISTED**
$100 Application Fee + $2,500 Base* (Includes all logistics on the ground) + $TBD Flight Cost - determined at booking
OneWorld Health will change your fundraising goal to match actual fees of the trip.
*Costs are for people 12 years old and up. Children under 12 are $250 + $TBD Flight Cost.
Financial
$3,200.00
Due 5/19/2023
$100.00
| $1,000.00 | First Deadline (SECURE FLIGHT BOOKING) Due 3/31/2023 | |
| $2,500.00 | Final Deadline (AMOUNT LISTED IS ESTIMATED | $BASE + ACTUAL FLIGHT COSTS) Due 5/19/2023 |
Requirements
Prerequisites
- You must have an eligible passport.
- We expect you to be timely in response for correspondence.
- Completion of all Pre-Trip Requirements.
- You must follow all State Department + travel requirements for COVID-19 and immunizations.
Responsibilities
- Non-Medical Roles: registration, pharmacy, children’s therapy, logistics assistance and clinic coordination
- Medical Roles: dentist, dental assistant, dental hygienist, triage, provider and pharmacy
- Participate in daily morning Scripture reading and team time
- Adhere to OneWorld Health guidelines for appropriate conduct
- Respect your fellow teammates
- Value patient interactions
- Be open-minded
- Act from the overflow of a servant's heart
- Be ready for plans to change
- Enjoy a little (well, a lot of) dirt under your fingernails
- Think with long-term impact in mind
Restrictions
- You must be 18 years or older or with a parent/guardian.
Preparation
- Log on to Service Reef | Review and keep up with tasks assigned.
- Participate in required online training.
- Attend optional Q+A and pre-trip preparation meetings.
- Review US State Department + CDC travel requirements and recommendations (this is also a task assigned).
- Review our Fundraising Guide in online training + personalize your online fundraising page + begin fundraising or making payments.
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