Description:

Please keep in mind that we have a limited number of positions available for volunteering abroad.

Selection of volunteers is performed by DGH and the partner organization along with other team members and is based on the written application, essays, recommendations and interview(s) with a previous long-term volunteer(s). The following guidelines are based on the characteristics of past volunteers that have worked best for all concerned.

The ability to work as part of a team is vital.

Volunteers are expected to become a part of the communities in which they work, so that they may learn, accompany, and contribute from within.

Generally, the longer a volunteer can stay, the better. Volunteers have stayed for over a year, but stays average about 3 months. A shorter stay may be possible in special circumstances, with a minimum of one month.

As soon as a volunteer is selected, he/she should begin working with DGH and its local partner organization. In this manner, he/she can demonstrate commitment prior to their travel and more easily incorporate into projects upon arrival abroad. Previous volunteers have spent their pre-travel time collecting medical equipment or books, reviewing medical literature on specific subjects, contributing ideas or mobilizing resources for a project, etc. Likewise, on your return, your commitment to the community you are now a part of, and to the community of DGH, will be reflected through presentations, teaching human rights, and in other ways to share the voice and lives of those with whom you have worked.

A conversational knowledge of the native language is essential. Part of the interview with a past volunteer will be conducted in the native language.

Organizational Base: Decatur, Georgia