Global Youth Partnership for Africa (GYPA) and Brit Olam are looking for physicians who have completed their studies and want to volunteer with the Helping Hands Medical Fellowship (HHMF) in Uganda throughout 2008.
HHMF is a project that joins Israeli medical professionals with medical professionals in Uganda in order to educate, empower and treat people living in communities with little access to, or knowledge of, health care.
HHMF seeks to forge a long-term relationship between Israel and Uganda through working to build the capacity to sustain a higher level of health in Namuwongo, a community near Kampala.
HHMF began in July 2005 and to date, there have been 11 delegations of Israeli doctors sent to volunteer in Uganda. Through local and distant outreach clinics, hospital work, health education and prevention seminars, HHMFs have treated and empowered thousands of people both in Namuwongo, a community near Kampala, and in remote communities.
Namuwongo is an impoverished community comprised of internally displaced Ugandans from around the country who fled persecution from the Lord's Resistance Army. It is located in the Bukasa parish within the Makindye division of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Due to extreme poverty, lack of sanitation and little access to medical treatment and prevention, the people often suffer from life-threatening diseases, including malaria, tuberculosis, cholera, and HIV/AIDS.
Volunteer Work is a minimum of 2 months and includes hospital work, preventative education, as well as clinical consultations and treatment in a community near Kampala and in more remote villages. Priority is given to volunteers who can go for longer than 2 months.
Preparation includes an orientation in Israel with Brit Olam and GYPA staff as well as sessions with Brit Olam’s medical advisor. In Uganda, doctors will also be oriented by current HHMF volunteers and local GYPA staff.
Financial Assistance includes the flight, housing, a living stipend, vaccinations/medications, and volunteering expenses.
The organizations:
GYPA is a non-profit organization striving to create partnerships between young African leaders and young leaders from around the world eager to learn and engage in Africa's challenges.
Brit Olam is an international humanitarian organization for Israel and the Jewish people. It seeks to address poverty and injustices in vulnerable communities.
If you are interested in participating in a delegation in 2008, please contact Molly at molly@gypafrica.org or Michal at michal@britolam.org.
