Concern America: Field Programs
Concern America recruits and sends professionals who serve as non-salaried volunteers for two or more years. Positions include medical doctors, public health specialists, educators, agriculturists, engineers, and other experts are sent to share their skills and knowledge with community leaders in developing countries. Volunteers will be provided with free room and board, round trip transportation, annual trip home and insurance as well as a small monthly stipend.
Listing Details
Organization Name
Concern America
Organization Mandate
Concern America is a international development and refugee aid organization. They emphasize teaching skills, thereby creating opportunity in impoverished regions. Concern America trains local populations in health, education, agriculture and environmental health, then works with them to build local, functional social systems that meet their basic needs.
Address
2015 N. Broadway Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, United States, 92702
Address 2
P.O. Box 1790
Telephone
(1) 714) 953-8575, Toll free: 1-800-CONCERN (266-2376)
Non-profit organization?
Yes
Duration
12 months+
Age (min)
21
Age (max)
90
Price range
n/a
Application process and requirements
Volunteers are required to meet the following conditions: - Degree/experience in public health, medicine, nutrition, nursing, agriculture, community development, education, or appropriate technology - Fluency in Spanish (except for the projects in Africa) or ability to learn Spanish at own expense - At least 21 years of age - Work experience abroad desirable - Minimum commitment of two years. There are no short-term internships or assignments.
Language
Spanish
Participants must be fluent in Spanish.
Student status required?
No
Qualifications required
Graduate Degree,Undergraduate Degree