Type: Volunteer Abroad — Program Fee Required
Location: Multiple Countries — Program Sites Vary
Description
The Global Impact Fellowship with Unite for Sight offers students the opportunity to volunteer alongside eye care teams providing vision care to underserved communities around the world.
Fellows assist with patient screenings, visual acuity testing, and the distribution of glasses and medications, while working alongside ophthalmologists and local public health staff.
Unite for Sight reports that it has trained more than 10,000 fellows and provided eye care to more than 2.9 million patients living in poverty, including over 109,000 sight-restoring surgeries. The program offers students meaningful hands-on experience in global health and community-based eye care.
Program Length
Program options range from one week to several months, depending on the selected program site.
How to Apply
Apply through the Unite for Sight volunteer program. A program fee applies. Visit the program website for current program locations, availability, and fee details.
Apply: Unite for Sight — Volunteer Program
Deadline
Rolling — No Fixed Deadline
