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CLICK BELOW
to view the Bruce Peru
Volunteer Experience
(including Medical)
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Among all the charities which receive international
volunteers: Bruce Org is a rated NGO component.
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Who
qualifies?
In particular:
Veterinary medical professionals, vet students, animal lovers
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]. Some volunteers bring their professional
skills, medical 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 long term volunteers (months or years). The minimum term
is one month unless you have a compelling reason to apply for
less. We welcome your questions......info@bruceorg.org |
Accommodation
and food
For photos showing typical accommodation click here.
Including:
Spanish Lessons
PC
& Internet w/wifi
Cable TV & Telephone
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We offer our volunteers accommodation
during their stay with us. We also help organize daily lunch &
dinner at a choice of two restaurants within the volunteer complex
@ under $2 per meal (the cost of meals and transport to our projects
-S/1 each way - are not included in the volunteer fee). There
is a kitchen in the volunteer residence and volunteers are invited
to use it - and are expected to help keep it clean. All international
volunteers must live in the Bruce Organisation centre or in approved
accommodation, although some long term volunteers have the option
of living in a Bruce apartment outside of the main complex. It
is assumed that all volunteers have come to work only with Bruce
Organisation and not to take on outside work or assignments. We
offer our international volunteers three hours of Spanish lessons
per week, PC & Internet w/wifi, Cable TV &
Telephone - these are included in the volunteer fee. |
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Examples
of Veterinary Elective Activities
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Cost of Veterinary Volunteering
(in USA $s)
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- $490 US per month - (*Or any part of
a month) -
$440 per month after 3 months - $360 per month after six months.
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FREE
accommodation is available after the first year.
There is no cost to register as a volunteer with us, (we are
a charity not an agency).. All volunteers pay $490 per month
(or any part of a month) for accommodation and volunteer services.
We are self sustaining, everyone other than indigenous staff
are volunteers and we do not rely on government or institutional
support [Note:some Teachers, Psychologists and Social Workers
are also volunteers]. The entire amount for your stay must be
paid well before your arrival. If you are a couple and would
like a double room please indicate this in your application.
It is on a first come basis as we have only a few double rooms.
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How
to Form a medical Elective with classmates from your medical school
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Get
together at least two other fourth year medical 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. |
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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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In fact we are all volunteers;
doctors, dentists, three economists, lots of social workers, even
more university 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 |
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Japan |
26 |
| Australia |
93 |
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Korea |
2 |
| Belgium |
15 |
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Lebanon |
1 |
| Brazil |
8 |
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Lithuania |
1 |
| Canada |
126 |
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Netherlands |
38 |
| Check |
1 |
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New Zealand |
19 |
| Chile |
1 |
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Norway |
5 |
| Cornwall |
2 |
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Panama |
5 |
| Cuba |
2 |
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Poland |
5 |
| Denmark |
6 |
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Local People |
686 |
| England |
233 |
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Scotland |
23 |
| (Expat) Peru |
3 |
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Singapore |
2 |
| Finland |
2 |
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South Africa |
2 |
| France |
58 |
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Slovakia |
2 |
| Germany |
32 |
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Spain |
35 |
| Hungary |
4 |
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Swden
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15
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| Iceland |
1 |
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Switzerland |
.10.
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| India |
8 |
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UAE |
1....
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| Indonesia |
1 |
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U.S.A. |
284. |
| Ireland |
62 |
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Venezuela |
2 |
| Israel |
13 |
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Wales |
1
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| Italy |
12 |
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Total .1,885 |
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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 medical elective volunteer of Bruce Organisation
then please email us at: info@bruceorg.org 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. |
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