Dear all,

These international service-learning volunteer opportunities will likely
be of interest to many people on this e-mail list.  Unite For Sight
(www.uniteforsight.org) volunteers prescribe eyeglasses, screen for eye
disease and coordinate and fund diagnosis, treatment, and surgery by
doctors.  Volunteers also implement Train the Trainer programs for
teachers and educate children and adults about eye health and ways to
prevent blindness.

All persons over the age of 18 are welcome to apply for these volunteer
opportunities, including prehealth students, optometry and medical
students, optometrists, ophthalmologists, public health professionals,
physicians,corporate professionals, graduate students, nurses, retired
professionals, and any others with an interest in international service.

If you are interested in the volunteer opportunities listed below,
please contact <mailto:[log in to unmask]> and consult
<http://www.uniteforsight.org>

Spring 2005

Africa
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: Flexible for 2 weeks or more between
February 1 - May 1
Pobe, Benin: Flexible Dates for 2 weeks or more Between January 15 and
May 15

India
Bihar, India: March 6 - March 16 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)
Hyderabad, India: March 1-30, 2005 (SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)

Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand: March 7-18 (optional extension to March 25)
(SPRING BREAK INTERNSHIP)

Eastern Europe
Stepanavan and Tashir, Armenia: April 1 - June 1

Summer 2005

Latin America
San Salvador, El Salvador: May 1 - May 30
Jaque, Darien, Panama: July 15 - August 15
Danli, El Paraiso, Honduras: May 1 - August 30 (Flexible Dates Available
for 1 Month or More)
Cuzco, Peru: May 15 - June 15
Siuna, Nicaragua: June 1 - 30

India
Orphanage at Andhra Pradesh: July 1 - July 30
Punjab, India: May 1 - May 30
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India: May 1 - June 1
Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India: May 15 - June 1
Alwar, Rajasthan, India: June 1 - June 30
Pradesh, India: June 15 - June 30
New Delhi, India: July 1 - July 30
Chennai, India: Jul 5 - July 31
Kolkata, India: July 1 - August 10

Thailand
lower north of Thailand: July 15 - August 1
Northeast region and Tsunami region of Thailand: June 15 - July 13

Africa
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: May 1 - August 30 (Flexible Dates for 4
weeks or more)
Ho, Ghana: June 10 - August 10
Hohoe, Ghana: May 20 - July 1
Kwawu, Ghana: July 1 - August 15
Dumasi, Malawi: June 1 - July 15
Pobe, Benin: June 15 - July 30
Kenya: June 1 - July 30
Iganga Region, Uganda: June 2 - July 15
Karatu, Tanzania: June 10 - June 30
Nyamuswa, Tanzania: July 1 - August 20
Buea, Cameroon: August 1 - August 20
Refugee Camp at Brookfields Freetown, Sierra Leone: June 1 - December 1
(Flexible Dates for 4 weeks or more)