Volunteer: Ghana ER Program

Injury accounts for three of the top five causes of death in Low– and Middle– Income Countries and is growing as a worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality. The WHO predicts that Road Traffic Injuries will be the 2nd leading cause of years of life lost for the world’s population by 2020. Ghana, a stable, democratic country in West Africa has long recognized the need to improve emergency care, where previous research has demonstrated that half of all fatally injured patients admitted to a Ghanaian hospital die within 24 hours of admittance. 

Volunteer: Nursing Education Guest Professor, Project HOPE Wuhan Office, China

Recruiting qualified Master’s Degree or PhD-level Nurses to teach undergraduate nursing students in the International BSN Nursing program at the Wuhan University HOPE School of Nursing 

Volunteer: HAS, Physician Specialists

Background: Project HOPE has been working in communities throughout the Americas since 1962, when the SS HOPE first docked in Peru in 1970. HOPE's long-term programs have ranged from the development of basic health training programs for mothers, to major infrastructure reform to humanitarian assistance in times of natural disaster. Project HOPE programs are developed in partnership with local counterparts to meet the particular demands of the communities, within local constraints and culture. 

Volunteer: Health of Women and Children in the Dominican Republic

Background: Project HOPE has been working in communities throughout the Americas since May 1962, when the SS HOPE first docked in Peru. HOPE's long-term programs have ranged from the development of basic health training programs for mothers, to major infrastructure reform to humanitarian assistance in times of natural disaster. Project HOPE programs are developed in partnership with local counterparts to meet the particular demands of the communities, within local constraints and culture. 

Volunteer: Shanghai – Physicians and ESL teachers

Recruiting US physicians for Shanghai, China to volunteer, as faculty, to train medical students in basic medicine and the physical sciences. Also recruiting qualified ESL teachers to teach first year medical students comprehensive English. 

Volunteer: Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Recruiting qualified Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists to Train and Mentor Local PT/OT Technicians in Haiti

Background: The January 12, 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti killed nearly a quarter of a million people, leaving thousands more with significant crush injuries. Project HOPE responded by delivering over $80 million in medicines and supplies and mobilized over 100 medical volunteers to serve

Volunteer: US Nurse Volunteers in Vijayawada, India

Recruiting US nurse volunteers to teach, train, build capacity and help strengthen the health care system in Andrej Pradesh, India at two sites: the NRI Academy of Sciences and the ASRAM Medical College Hospital

Volunteer: San Da School of Nursing, Shanghai

Recruiting qualified Master’s Degree or PhD-level Nurses to teach undergraduate nursing students in the BSN Nursing program at the San Da School of Nursing

Volunteer: Pediatric, Oncology and Cardiology Professionals for Macedonia and Kosovo

Macedonia and Kosovo

Recruiting US physicians and nurse volunteers to teach, mentor, and build capacity, targeting:

• Macedonia: Pediatrics and Cardiology (adults and pediatric)

• Kosovo: Oncology (Radiation and Medical for adults and pediatric) 

Volunteer: Global Health Volunteer Service Corps

Global Health Volunteer Service Corps Program

Recruiting US public health and nursing professionals to volunteer with our long-term Global Health Programs 

Volunteer: Instructional Designer for Computer-Based Training Volunteer Operations Orientation Program

Background – Volunteer Operations provides strategic management and integrated operational engagement of Project HOPE’s volunteer platform across the enterprise to enhance service delivery. Volunteer Operations cross-cuts volunteers across all five practice areas and throughout the organization while diversifying and enhancing sources, venues, and activities.

Volunteer: Operation DAMAYAN – Project HOPE disaster and recovery operations in support of the Philippines in Typhoon Haiyan aftermath

Operation DAMAYAN – Project HOPE disaster and recovery operations in support of the Philippines in Typhoon Haiyan aftermath.

We are deploying the HOPE Assessment and Response Team to the Philippines (PHL) to conduct an assessment and response survey.