Who Volunteers Abroad With Unite For Sight?
Anyone Can Participate, From Any Country
Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellows are 18 years and older, and there is no upper age limit. Those between the ages of 15-17 may participate as a Global Impact Fellow if they participate with a parent who is also a Global Impact Fellow.
Global Impact Fellows range from undergraduate students to medical students, public health students and professionals, nurses, educators, opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists. Non-eye care professionals serve as community-based assistants for local eye doctors. Optometrists and ophthalmologists provide optometric and ophthalmic care for patients while also providing skills transfer for the local eye care professionals.
Unite For Sight's Global Impact Fellows come from countries throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, Denmark, England, Greece, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Israel, Singapore, Japan, India, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and New Zealand. We welcome people from any country to apply.
- Students
- Medical Personnel and Public Health Professionals
- Young Professionals
- Educators and Social Workers
- Eye DoctorsOthers
- Filmmakers, Photographers, Photo/Film Students
Do I need any previous health experience?
Unite For Sight welcomes participants who may have little or no previous health experience. Global Impact Fellows receive all necessary training from Unite For Sight so that they are able to assist eye doctors with community eye outreach programs. All volunteers, regardless of their previous level of health experience, are engaged in hands-on community based eye health programs, and all Global Impact Fellows help at the level of their individual level of training and comfort.
Our priority is to ensure that Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellows make a high impact difference while participating abroad. Our research, experience, and evaluation has enabled us to develop a highly successful pre-service training and orientation process that ensures that volunteers are fully prepared to contribute to the success of the Unite For Sight programs.