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Volunteer Abroad in 2008 to 2009: Unite for Sight
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Unite for Sight is currently accepting applications for 2008 and 2009. This opportunity was recently featured on CNN International and recently in The New York Times.

Volunteers who may not have previous health or eye care experience are welcome. You will receive all necessary training from Unite For Sight so that you are able to assist eye doctors with community eye outreach programs. Unite For Sight also welcomes volunteers to participate as photographers and filmmakers.

What is Unite For Sight's Mission?

Unite For Sight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Unite For Sight's work to prevent blindness and restore sight is featured weekly on CNN INTERNATIONAL from September 2007-August 2008.

No patient should remain blind due to lack of funds and Unite for Sight makes it possible. Volunteers immediately see the joy on patients' faces when their sight is restored after years of blindness. These memories last a lifetime. While helping the community, volunteers are in a position to witness and draw their own conclusions about the failures and inequities of global health systems. It broadens their view of what works, and what role they can have to ensure a health system that works for everyone and that leaves no person blind in the future.

What Do Volunteers Say?:

"During my volunteering experience, I realized that Unite for Sight´s service is a campaign for the salvation of humanity that allows the light of compassion to shine through each of us. I believe it is this display of altruism and commitment that makes the organization´s service so virtuous and treasured by both volunteers and patients. After all, making a difference in the world is not so difficult if only one would care enough to sacrifice a part of oneself in order to change the world for the better. My experience as a Unite for Sight volunteer has inspired me to dedicate my future career to serving underprivileged communities around the world."-Chiwing "Jessica" Qu, Yale University Undergraduate Student, Unite For Sight Volunteer in Chennai, India

"I can honestly say that everything I learned in 3 years of medical
school paled in comparison to the 3 week experience I had done in my life. The people of Ghana are some of the friendliest and most thankful of anyone I have ever met. Overall, the experience has changed the way I view the world, my own country, and my role in the world forever. The only way to understand the way 4/5 of the world lives is to go yourself and get involved. The staff I worked with that are the heart and soul of Unite for Sight in Accra were some of the brightest and hard working individuals I have ever met. They are accomplishing feats few ever accomplish in their lives, and I am truly blessed to have had the opportunity to work with them and now call them my friends. I look forward to future work with Unite for Sight as an Ophthalmologist. The task at hand in Ghana, and I'm sure in all of Unite for Sight's locations throughout the world, is enormous. The more people that get involved, the more accessible services will be to these wonderful people. Plain and simple, the more we help, the more people can see the world they live in!"-Brian

For more information check out the link:

http://www.uniteforsight.org/intl_volunteer

May 21, 2008 | 9:53 PM Comments  1 comments

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Latrell Latrell
March 27, 2009 | 11:55 PM
Re: Volunteer Abroad in 2008 to 2009: Unite for Sight
It is not a secret that the world is in the midst of economic crisis that’s why more people today are in need of extra cash. It is just amazing that despite of the financial crisis we have there are still people out there who are willing to help regardless of money. Tough times usually mean people cut down on discretionary spending, and certain businesses like Blockbuster are feeling the pinch. Blockbuster is looking into short term loans or a possible buyout to make up for the $360 million they lost this year, as Netflix and other mail order rentals are becoming more popular. Ticketmaster, one of the largest ticket retailers, has also been taking hits as they saw a $1 billion drop in revenue. Theaters, oddly enough, haven't suffered as much as one would think, but discretionary spending from families was one of the first things to go during the recession. Naturally a firm like Blockbuster would be amongst the first to miss out.
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