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The SCOPH Exchange Project- The Calcutta Project (More Updates)
Name of Project
The Calcutta Project
Country
India
State/Province
Calcutta
Brief Project Description
Together with an Indian doctor and other international volunteers, you may either work at the Indoor Clinic or visit Outdoor Clinics in the south of Calcutta. The work mainly consists in treating skin infections and other smaller wounds, giving injections, taking care of malnutrished children and pregnant women.
Besides that, you can also take part in other projects of the Institute for Indian Mother and Child, which aims at improving the living standard of the rural population.
Duration
1 month
NMO
AMSA Austria
Special Requirements
No
Detailed Project Description, Mission and Goals of the Project
IIMC Health Unit Programme
The Health Unit Programme at IIMC - Institute for Indian Mother and Child - means Primary Health Care Project in a developing rural area.
The IIMC staff works in the villages settled in the remote environment of the 24th South Parganas District (about 13km far away Kolkata City).
Usually IIMC welcomes 6 medical students monthly (during summer it could increase to 7 medical volunteers). IIMC accepts volunteers working in the Health Unit Programme for one month (5 weeks - no more time).
Every day - by rotation - few volunteers stay in the Indoor Clinic (IIMC Headquarter) while the others go to the Outdoors (medical offices in the villages). The daily job - from Monday to Saturday - consists in joining the IIMC medical staff (doctors and nurses) during the patients' physical examinations. The activities in which the international volunteers will be involved are: anti-septic dressing, ear-eyes drops, open abscesses, taking blood pressure, muscular massage with relaxing ointment, i.m.- injection (tetanus, neurobion; a Vitamin and b-complex).
About IIMC
The Institute for Indian Mother & Child (IIMC) is a non governmental voluntary organization, committed to promote child & maternal health, literacy and to accelerate International solidarity & Peace.
IIMC was initiated by Dr. Sujit Kumar Brahmochary and was set up in 1989, with the mission to give support to the medical needs of the poorest and most backward people of West Bengal, India; people who have no access to basic healthcare and medicinal facilities. Today, IIMC has expanded its activities to include Medical Program, Health Education & Health Promotion Program, Network Program, Education & Sponsorhip Program, and integrated rural developmental projects including women economical empowerment through Micro Finance Banking Program and agricultural program.
Goal and Mission: To be useful for others and to get a chance to participate in the service of our neighbours is very important for us. IIMC wants to improve the situation of the poor and suffering backward people. We are committed to promote child and maternal health, literacy; and to accelerate peace and solidarity.
Period
Anytime
Name of Exchange-Project-Coordinator
Anna Klicpera
Email of Exchange Project Coordinator
anna.klicpera@amsa.at
Homepage (of your project)
www.iimcmissioncal.org
Number of Students
6-7 students per month
Application
Curriculum vitae
Special questionnaire
optional: Recommendation letter
Mail to: anna.klicpera@amsa.at
Deadline: 4 months before the respective month
Project specific Costs
150 Euros including Accomodation, Participation Fee and a small donation to the project.
Accomodation
Volunteers live in a guest house, about one hour away from the Indoor Clinic. This house is very nice, for Indian standards almost luxurious. It provides a kitchen with two fridges, several bathrooms with western toilets and showers, as well as several rooms with different numbers of beds which all have mosquito nets.
Food is not included.
Leisure Activities
Any comments?
To participate to this project it is mandatory: good knowledge of English, willing to test and compare yourself in a country like India, good adaptation spirit in order to work in villages under uncomfortable situations and very closely with local people. Volunteering at the project, is a very precious help to IIMC activity but please remember this won’t make any immediate change into daily life of people.
The SCOPH Exchange Project - The Rwanda Public Health Exchange
Name of Project
Rwanda Public Health Exchange
Minimum Duration
1 Week
Maximum Duration
3 Months
Special Requirements
Language required is French or English
Brief Project Description
The Rwanda Public Health Exchange project intends to share experience of the medical students from Rwanda and their counterparts from different countries all over the world. Interested medical students or other students in health allied sciences will stay in Rwanda working in different programs of Public health as well as, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Tobacco and drug abuse, Diabetes, Malnutrition, Hygiene and Reproductive Health. Visiting Students will work together with Rwandan Medical Students to set strategies which should be applied to make the healthier Rwandan Society.They will also work with vulnerable groups to increase aweraness regarding in the prevention of communicable diseases.
Detailed Project Description, Mission and Goals of the Project
Visiting Students will be:
-Working in the hospital,follow up of public health programs,elaboration of strategies to improve the life condition, to participate in health week celebration, as well as being involved in fundraising activities.
OBJECTIVES:
-Share experience
-Cultural exchange
-Promote the spirit of volunteering among medical students.
-Increase awareness of vulnerable groups to prevention of communicable diseases
-Contribute in setting up strategies to improve the life condition of our people.
WORKING HOURS:
8 AM - 5 PM
State/Province
Southern Province or Kigali Town
Minimum Duration
1 Week
Maximum Duration
3 Months
Special Requirements
Language required is French or English
Period
February-December
Organizing NMO
MEDICAL STUDENTS'ASSOCIATION OF RWANDA
Name of Exchange-Project-Coordinator
Rusatira Jean Christopher
Email of Exchange Project Coordinator
rusatirac2001@gmail.com, +250788444129
Homepage (of your project)
www.rwanda-vcp.org
Number of Students
2-10 for 3 months.
Application
DOCUMENTS:
-Application form, short CV, letter of motivation, 2 recent photographs
Email-adress: rusatirac2001@gmail.com
Project specific Costs
The total fees:350 Euros
Accomodation
Accomodation:200 Euros(MOTEL or GUEST HOUSE)
Food: about 150 Euros
Leisure Activities
Physical exercises,playing football,Volley ball,Basket ball,....
Visit touristic areas, watch movies,concerts,....
Further Remarks
Rwanda is geographically situated in central Africa. We have hot climate(dry season and wet season).The food is natural.The security is guaranted you can move 24/24 and 7/7.You are most welcome.
Other students studying heath allied sciences like social work, public health can also apply.
The SCOPH Exchange Project- The Romania-Orphanage Intiative
Orphanage Initiative Romania
Join our efforts in creating a better future for the children!
In Romania there are over 70.000 institutionalized children. These institutions can be considered insufficient prepared to assure a proper environment for child development in accordance with the principles of social reintegration. Because of the low number of the employees, some children might not get the full attention of a grown up throughout the day. That is why our mission is to fill the emotional gap of the children living in orphanages and to turn them into socially adapted members of the community.
Our goals are to develop the relational capacity of the children, to develop the team spirit and the fair-play, to stimulate the children’s creativity and to give the children a proper hygiene and healthy alimentation education. We think that through a constant interaction with medical students, these children can gain confidence in themselves by having new friends that are supportive and committed.
The Orphanage Exchange Program takes place during the summer holiday for three weeks. In this period, medical students from all over the world are invited to volunteer in the project and help the Romanian volunteers, in actions consisting in playing games with the children, helping with homework, paint, draw, play sports, dance and any other activity that will be fun and stimulating for the kids. This is a very important part of our project as foreign volunteers bring more stimulation and incitement for the children, due to the new culture they meet and also due to the language barriers they will have to cross upon. This is also a very good opportunity for the children to learn to speak English, but it is also a challenge of finding new ways of communication, other than the usual one.
It is important for the children that they feel like a part of the community and they have results which they can be proud of. For that reason, for every activity that we make we give out diplomas and certificates of participation. We always encourage them in learning and enhancing their performance at school and in different activities. We hope that through our efforts we can build a better future for them or at least give them a better start in life, like all the children should have.
Brief Project Description
The project consists in offering care and affection to the children raised in state institutions in Romania. We try to lower their lack of love by being there for them everyday, by teaching them useful things that will ease their grownup life. With well-planed games and activities we want to stimulate both their team-working and individual working skills. We also try to teach them to dream and to smile, because every child needs it!
By bringing foreign students to them during the summer we want to enlarge their view about the world and show them different cultures and different people that might be a challenge for them to adapt to. We want to improve their English.
Duration
Three weeks (Sometimes students can come a few days earlier or later but they have to say it in time)
Special Requirements
A good English knowledge and careing about children
Detailed Project Description, Mission and Goals of the Project
Our Mission is:
A good social integration of the orphan and abandoned children living in state institutions in Romania.
Our main Objectives:
Offering the children the affection they need.
Developing the relational capacity of the children.
Developing the team spirit and the fair-play.
Giving the children a proper hygiene and healthy eating education.
Enlarge the children’s vocabulary (both Romanian and English).
The continuous education of the medical students.
Motivating the institution’s staff by the help we give in the children education.
The project is under international coordination of IFMSA Norway and a national coordination of FASMR.
The target groups are children from 3 to 18 years, living in state institutions.
The project’s activity splits in two main periods: during the university school year and during the summer holiday.
During the school year, Romanian medical students have weekly activities with the children in one or two institutions in their city. The activities are chosen by the local coordinator for each institution and they try to meet the children’s specific needs. Generally, there are activities that stimulate the creativity of the children trough games or workshops with specific themes, but alternated with educational discussions about hygiene, alcohol or drugs.
In this 1st period we have also thematic parties for children and special events as Easter, Christmas, End of school party or The International Child’s Day – which is also the Orphanage Initiative’s Day.
The second part of the project’s activity is going on during the summer holiday. During the summer, students from all over the world are invited to volunteer in the project and help the romanian volunteers. The foreign volunteers bring more stimulation for the children, due to the new culture they meet and also due to the language barriers they will have to cross upon.
This is also a very good opportunity for the children to learn to speak English, but it is also a challenge of finding new ways of communication, other than the usual one.
With all these activities we want to help the orphan or abandoned children to develop properly, both physical and psychical and become more social adapted teenagers and grownups and also better integrated.
The work schedule varies with the city you will be working in and with the children program. Usually we work in the morning, starting at 9 or 10 a.m. and ending at 13 p.m. In some cities they go twice a day, also in the afternoon. The exact time schedule will be established at your arrival.
Daily activities:
You will work with the children from 2 to 5 hours/day, depending on the city you will go. Usually students go to the orphanage from Monday to Friday, leaving the weekend for trips. At evenings we go around the city, visiting museums or having a drink on a nice terrace.
The Romanian volunteers will work together with you in the orphanage and they will help with the weekend trips.
The specific activities you will have to do here are:
-planning and playing games with the children
-take them out, in the city, at the botanical garden, to the ZOO, to museums
-organizing trips to the countryside for the children (only in some of the cities is possible)
-teach the children English words
-play basketball, football together with them,
-tell the children about your country
-draw and paint with them
Country
Romania
State/Province
Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Iasi, Oradea, Sibiu
Duration
Three weeks
Who can apply?
-Most of the volunteers are medical students from all over the world , but other students are also invited to join;
What do you need?
-Application Form
-CV
-Letter of Motivation
Send this information to the international coordinators of Orphanage Initiative.
Where& when you can participate in the Orphanage Exchange Program?
DURATION AND LOCATIONS
1st rotation: 11th of July – 31st of July 2011
Available cities
1. Bucharest
2. Oradea
2nd rotation: 1st of August – 22th August 2011 – only in Iasi
3rd rotation: 5th of September- 26th September 2011- only in Craiova
Deadline for applications: 1st of June
Special Requirements
Who can apply?
-Most of the volunteers are medical students from all over the world , but other students are also invited to join;
What do you need?
-Application Form
-CV
-Letter of Motivation
Send this information to the international coordinators of Orphanage Initiative.
Where& when you can participate in the Orphanage Exchange Program?
DURATION AND LOCATIONS
1st rotation: 11th of July – 31st of July 2011
Available cities
1. Bucharest
2. Oradea
2nd rotation: 1st of August – 22th August 2011 – only in Iasi
3rd rotation: 5th of September- 26th September 2011- only in Craiova
Deadline for applications: 1st of June
Special Requirements
A good English knowledge and caring about children
Project specific Costs
The participation fee is 100 euro that includes accommodation and the cost of the materials used for the games.
The food is not included and the prices vary with the city. Usually they won’t spend more than 10 euros per day for food. In most of the hostels they have the possibility to cook for yourself. Sometimes we organize cooking evenings when everyone cooks something traditional from their country.
Accomodation
The participants will stay in student’s hostels, usually in a double room, sharing the toilet and the kitchen. It may be that they will be hosted in a triple room or in a room without bathroom. We make our best to offer good accommodation conditions.
We don’t provide glasses, plates or pans for cooking!
Leisure Activities
We organize trips to the most beautiful areas of Romania. We can also go hiking, swimming, play volleyball, football or other sports. If you are working in Bucharest or Craiova you can go to the seaside easily because is no far away. If you are working in the western part of the country we can’t organize trips to the seaside because of the big distance, but they can go see the Carpathian mountains easily or visit the medieval cities in Transylvania.
Further remarks:
The climate here is temperate, it can be really hot in the summer, but it can also rain a lot. You should bring a raincoat. We don’t have problems with the mosquitoes and there is a lot of food available! You don’t have to worry about it.
Students have to take some medical test before coming to Romania in order to be allowed in the orphanages. A list of this medical test is provided at the application time.
Contacts:
International Coordinators:
Ida Åmo (Norway)
Email: idaaamo@yahoo.no
Tel: +4790154181
Popa Ecaterina Diana (Romania)
Email: popaecaterinadiana@gmail.com
Tel: +40749252836
International Coordinators:
Ida Åmo (Norway)
Email: idaaamo@yahoo.no
Tel: +4790154181
Popa Ecaterina Diana (Romania)
Email: popaecaterinadiana@gmail.com
Tel: +40749252836
The SCOPH Exchange Project - CEPHAS Brazil
Name of Project
CEPAS
Country
Brazil
State/Province
Espirito Santo
Brief Project Description
The main aim of this project is to help people to be able to live a human life, in other words who have the right to have access to health, education and work.
CEPAS cooperates with the state university of Espirito Santo considering the project "elementary medical care and education", where students can realize their theoretical knowledge in practical work.
Duration
4 weeks
NMO
AMSA Austria
Special Requirements
Yes
If Yes, which Requirements are needed?
Basics of portuguese
Detailed Project Description, Mission and Goals of the Project
For more information please contact the project coordinator
Period
All year round
Name of Exchange-Project-Coordinator
Susanna Miglar
Email of Exchange Project Coordinator
susanna.miglar@amsa.at
Homepage (of your project)
www.encontro.at
en.amsa.at
Number of Students
There is no limit
Application
Deadline: 3-4 months before arrival
Email to: susanna.miglar@amsa.at
Documents:
2 Amsa Forms ( online: www.amsa.at or http://en.amsa.at/SCOPH-projects)
Form of general information + passfoto (online)
Letter of recommendation
CV
Letter of motivation
Signed (and therefore accepted contract conditions) Form of family care (bilateral)
Project specific Costs
490 € all inclusive
Accomodation
Either: together with a family which lives in or close to Vitoria. Students need to catch the bus in order to get to the project. (Duration 45-60 mins) costs for the bus: 1-2 reais per trip
Or: In a house in the beach close to the project, together with other students.
In both cases food will be served either in the house close to the project or in the project.
The SCOPH Exchange Project- The Maitland Cottage Home 2
Name of Project:
Maitland Cottage Home
Location of Project Country:
South Africa
State/Province Exact Location of Project:
Capetown
Brief Project Description :
Maitland Cottage Home originated in 1923 as the Invalid Children’s Aid Fund. This fund was formed to help alleviate the suffering of needy children, of all races, were living under appalling conditions.
Today Maitland Cottage Home is a dynamic paediatric orthopaedic hospital, the only one of its kind in the Western Cape, treating indigent patients from all over South Africa.
Minimum Duration of Project * How long is the minimum participation time for the project?:
4 weeks
Maximum Duration of Project * How long is the maximum participation time for the project?:
4 weeks
Involved NMO(s):
Special Requirements * Year at University, language skills other than English, etc.
- Yes
If Yes, which Requirements are needed?
Preferably students who have completed the first two years, but students who’ve only completed their first year are also welcome to apply.
Detailed Project Description, Mission and Goals of the Project * What do participants exactly have to do, what are the working hours, what is the project aiming for, etc.
Project: The Maitland Cottage Home project (MCH) renders its services to physically disabled children in need of paediatric orthopaedic surgery and treatment as well as medical and nursing care for those children in need of hospitalisation. There is no outpatients department. Patients are admitted via the local clinics held at Red Cross and at various other hospitals and country clinics in the Western Cape.
Working hours: five days a week, approximately 40 hours a week
Activities: MCH is short-staffed and therefore the students main activity is supporting the nurses during their daily activities. Students are concerned with dressing, feting, teaching and animating the patients. If possible students may join doctors during their rounds or during surgery.
Period * During which time of the year is it possible to participate in the project? (i.e. certain months or all year round?)
It is possible to participate all year, with the exception of December and January (due to lack of staff during the holidays).
Name of Exchange-Project-Coordinator
Adriaan van Sprang (chairman of the board)
Email of Exchange Project Coordinator
vansprang@snowisp.com
Homepage (of your project)
www.mch.org.za
Number of Students How many at the same time, for which period
2
Application * Which documents have to be included in the application, to which email-address, when is the deadline for applications?
Application Form, Motivational letter(by standards of IFMSA-NL) and Curriculum Vitae (in English). Documents should be handed 6 months prior to beginning of clerkship. Application for a clerkship in the months June, July and August should be complete on December 15th.
All documents should be admitted within one week of each other. Digital copy of the Motivational letter and the Curriculum Vitae should be sent to: ontwikkelingsstage.vumc@ifmsa.nl. Hard copies of each document should be mailed to: IFMSA-VUmc SCOPH, Van der Boechorststraat 7-9, room BK-46, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Project specific Costs * Participation Fee, Accommodation, Food, ...
Project specific costs: none
Participation fee: € 80
Accommodation: approximately € 10 a day
Food: own expenses
Accommodation * Where do participants live? Are there any extra costs? Is food included?
Leisure Activities After Work, on the weekends
Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation but options are given by IFMSA-NL. There are no organized leisure activities, this is up to the student himself.
Have Fun Painting the world Orange
Any comments?
THE SCOPH Exchange Project - The Mangochi District Hospital -Malawi
Name of Project:
Mangochi District Hospital, Malawi
Location of Project Country:
Malawi
State/Province Exact Location of Project:
Mangochi
Brief Project Description :
The internship is organised by the Community Health Department of the Malawi College of Medicine (COM) in Mangcochi, Malawi. The project’s goal is to allow students to participate in Public Health by means of clinical work as well as research. There is also an opportunity to educate locals about health
Besides Public Health, Maternal and Child health is another focus area of the project. As a medical student, you will be participating in both of these areas.
Minimum Duration of Project * How long is the minimum participation time for the project?:
4 weeks
Maximum Duration of Project * How long is the maximum participation time for the project?:
There is no maximum, although an internship of 4 weeks is advised to students with limited clinical experience.
Involved NMO(s):
Netherlands
Special Requirements * Year at University, language skills other than English, etc.
- yes
If Yes, which Requirements are needed?
Limited clinical experience is required
Detailed Project Description, Mission and Goals of the Project * What do participants exactly have to do, what are the working hours, what is the project aiming for, etc.
The students will mostly be participating in clinical activities and will be guided by the medical staff of the hospital. Your exact work description depends on your clinical skills and experience. There is also the possibility of doing a literature study in the library. There is a local doctor who will guide you during your stay in Malawi. Together with the doctor you will discuss what your aims are during the internship. There are a lot of possibilities within this internship, but your own initiative is a must.
Period * During which time of the year is it possible to participate in the project? (i.e. certain months or all year round?)
All year round
Name of Exchange-Project-Coordinator
Wing Hung Chung and Kangdi Zhu
Email of Exchange Project Coordinator
Homepage (of your project)
Number of Students How many at the same time, for which period
4
Application * Which documents have to be included in the application, to which email-address, when is the deadline for applications?
Motivation letter
Application form
Contract
Deadline: 6 months before the internship
Mail to: ontwikkelingsstage.leiden@ifmsa.nl
Project specific Costs * Participation Fee, Accommodation, Food, ...
registration fee - €55
Deposit - €25
50 dollar a week to the hospital
Accommodation * Where do participants live? Are there any extra costs? Is food included?
Leisure Activities After Work, on the weekends
The students stay on the hospital campus in a hostel. The rooms all have two beds, two desks and two closets. Depending on availability, the students can choose to share a room with another student or have a room for themselves.
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