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to view the Bruce Peru
Volunteer Experience
(including Dental) |
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Among all the charities which receive international
vols: Bruce Org is a rated NGO component.
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Who
qualifies? In particular: 4th year dental
students from recognised dental colleges. In
general: Anyone who is positive, works well with others, has something
to contribute and possesses a natural affection for the people
we are trying to help (poor children and abandoned mothers). Age,
sex, race, religion and nationality make no difference. It helps
if you know at least a few basic words in Spanish [we also provide
free Spanish lessons]. Some volunteers bring their professional
skills, dental or medical, Vets, engineers, ecologists, agronomists;
but most of us come to teach & help very poor children or
to assist their mothers to become financially independent. We
seek people who are enthusiastic about helping our children &
communities. The minimum term for a Dental Elective is one week
(the average is 2 or 3 weeks and there is no limit to the number
of weeks). We welcome your questions....nicole@bruceorg.org |
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We offer our Dental Elective volunteers
accommodation during their stay with us. We provide breakfast
and also help organize daily lunch & dinner at a choice of
two restaurants nearby the volunteer complex @ around $2 per meal.
Volunteers have the use of the kitchen in the volunteer residence
- if you want to fix a meal or a snack. We provide a translator,
give free Spanish lessons, and most importantly provide the opportunity
to participate in up to 6 hours per week day of
intensive hands-on dental work in professional, public &/or
field clinics. |
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Cost of
Dental Elective Volunteering
(in Sterling £)
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1
Week
(Five dental days) - £325 Pounds
[each person]..
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2
Weeks (Ten
dental days)
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£450 Pounds[each
person] -
3
Weeks (Fifteen
dental days)
- £540 Pounds
[each person]
- 4
Weeks (Twenty
dental days)
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£620
Pounds
[each person]
There is no cost for applying
to volunteer with us. We are self sustaining, everyone other than nationally licenced
teachers, social workers, psychologists and service staff are volunteers and we
do not rely on government or institutional support Your entire donation should
be paid not less than 60 days before your arrival. Free tuition Spanish lessons
with an affiliated Language Academy are available to our Dental Elective volunteers
two afternoons.. | | How
to Form a Dental Elective with classmates from your dental school | Get
together at least two other fourth year dental students, one of you serve as the
spokes person, choose a date to start, and each of you fill up an APPLICATION FORM
Noting the date and spokes person of your desired elective. We
will do the rest. | |
Present and past volunteers
at
Bruce Organisation
(Note: in spite
of the large number of volunteers who have served in our programs, we remain a
small organization).
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doctors, dentists, three economists, lots of social workers, even more professional
students (medicine, systems, education, psychology, communication, architecture),
cooks, lots and lots of teachers, child minders, psychologists, attorneys, engineers,
a biologist, nurses, musicians, artists and laborers. The longest time anyone
has volunteered so far is two years. The list below includes former
and current volunteers.
Demographics
| Austria | 4 | | Japan | 35 |
| Australia | 111 | | Korea | 3 |
| Belgium | 23 | | Lebanon | 1 |
| Brazil | 9 | | Lithuania | 1 |
| Canada | 152 | | Netherlands | 46 |
| Check | 1 | | New Zealand | 22 |
| Chile | 1 | | Norway | 5 |
| Cornwall | 2 | | Panama | 5 |
| Cuba | 2 | | Poland | 5 |
| Denmark | 6 | | Local People | 772 |
| England | 321 | | Scotland | 31 |
| (Expat) Peru | 6 | | Singapore | 4 |
| Finland | 2 | | South Africa | 2 |
| France | 71 | | Slovakia | 2 |
| Germany | 45 | | Spain | 45 |
| Hungary | 4 | | Swden | 15 |
| Iceland | 1 | | Switzerland | 14 |
| India | 25 | |
UAE |
1 |
| Indonesia | 1 | | U.S.A. |
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| Ireland | 79 | | Venezuela |
.2. |
| Israel | 17 | | Wales | 1 |
| Italy | 17 | | | Total .2,328 |
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| | Useful Information | Click HERE for useful information before coming
to Peru | | Finding out more | If you would like to speak to
a current or ex dental elective volunteer of Bruce Organisation then please email
us at: staff@volunteerlife.agendasos.com and a volunteer will contact
you. If you are interested in speaking to someone in particular eg male/female,
a volunteer at a particular Bruce Organisation centre, particular nationality
etc, please let us know in your email. | |
