Price Information for 1-week mission Back to top

FIMRC : Medical Missions : Trip Costs and Procedures

FIMRC requests a $290 per week Program Donation from each of our volunteers; over 85% of this donation goes directly to supporting our aid programs on the ground. This amount must be made available to FIMRC at least 14 days before the departure date of your mission.

As volunteers, you are also responsible for the airfare, lodging costs, visa and passport fees, as well as any other airport exit fees or other costs associated with the mission (please note: a passport is always required when traveling internationally, while a visa may not be). Please see below for an estimate of the costs and specifics for a one-week mission to each of our mission locations.

Costa Rica

• Airfare (approx): $300-$350
• FIMRC Program Donation: $290
• Housing/Meals: $140
• Spending Money: ?
  
  • Housing and meals are provided through a homestay program, in which you stay and have meals with a Costa Rican family.. You can request to stay in groups of two or three. The cost of the homestay is $20 per night, covers 3 meals a day, and is paid directly in US dollars to your host family upon your arrival.
  • The Spending Money amount reflects what previous volunteers have reported as spending. This amount includes the costs of excursions to tourist attractions such as the Arenal Volcano or the Tortugero beach. Should your group choose to do fewer or no excursions, this amount would be considerably less.

India, Bangalore Back to top

Project Bala Sanjeevini

§ Bangalore's population is around 7.2 million people

§ Pediatric population between the age group of 0 to 6 in is 456,000

§ Clinic is operated by mostly volunteer physicians built on land donated by the government.

§ Acute and preventative care with referral to specialists with no charge

§ Community health education classes geared towards improving child health and welfare

India, Kodaikanal Back to top

Project Tamil Nadu

§ Located in Southern India, a central health clinic with attached mobile health unit will

§ Serves children from nearby villages, where over 27,000 families currently reside

§ Acute and preventative care

§ FIMRC's partner organization, the Betsy Elizabeth Trust, provides basic education to children in these villages.

India, Tiruchchirappalli Back to top

Project Tiruchchirappalli

§ Serves rural community of Trichy that has little access to medical care

§ Majority of patients are women and children

§ Staffed by one physician and three nurses

§ All work is coordinated with Alamu Memorial Free Clinic & Dispensary

Indonesia Back to top

Project Clinic Ibu

§ Medical clinic in small rural community

§ Extensive health education campaign implemented

§ Child psychiatric work

§ Mobile triage teams

§ International & American health professionals on site

§ Our work is coordinated with the efforts of the American Overseas Medical Aid Association

Ecuador Back to top

Project Monte Nuevo

§ Recently remodeled a community center into a medical facility during the months of July-August 2005

§ A community of 500. Of this population, 150 are children under the age 18.

§ Four hours away from the nearest medical provider- Hired provider to visit community 4 days a month

§ Our sister organization, Ayuda Directa USA has built a new school

Costa Rica, La Carpio Back to top

More photos from Harvard students' visit to the La Carpia mission in 2004.

Project La Carpio

§ Located just outside of San Jose

§ Community-based health clinic, serves over 34,000 Nicaraguan refugees

§ Acute & preventative care, serves as a referral source to city hospitals as needed

§ On site educational facility for public health initiatives

Costa Rica, Alajuelita Back to top

Project Alajuelita

§ Community-based health clinic, serves over 12,500 Nicaraguan refugees & Costa Ricans

§ Acute & preventative care

§ Health Education classes: depression, nutrition, asthma, oral and general hygiene, self-esteem, AIDS/HIV, diabetes

§ Collaboration with local medical facilities and schools

Ethiopia, Sebeta Back to top

Project Sebeta

§ Located about 20km outside of Addis Ababa

§ Emphasis on Preventative care

§ Development of community educational resources

§ Looking at expanding clinic to serve as a primary care facility for children in the Sebeta School for the Blind as well as children from the surrounding communities

Uganda, Katebo Back to top

Project Katebo

§ Poor, rural community- no power, running water- NO existing health care access

§ New clinic to be built to support the children of the orphanage and the surrounding community.

§ All work coordinated with the efforts of The African Child Foundation