1. Discover Laos Peru Quest
GLOBAL IMPACT
2019
International Service Learning
in the Developing World
Discover Laos
Peru Quest In
partnership
with

2. …what is it? GLOBAL IMPACT
> Seattle Colleges students, faculty and staff
> partnering with medical, educational and service-oriented organizations
> to deliver global health-related volunteer service in developing countries. 2

3. GLOBAL IMPACT
…why?
Provide opportunities to expand our world—beyond typical study abroad locations in Europe.
Service learning (volunteering with reflection) changes lives.
Seattle Colleges has over 15 allied health programs on all campuses. Our partners also have many healthcare programs.
Seattle has outstanding medical and educational institutions.
Seattle-area professionals and community members have demonstrated interest and experience in volunteering time and expertise in the developing world.
There is a great deal of need in the world today.

4. participants GLOBAL IMPACT Seattle Colleges students/staff
Partner institution students/staff
Healthcare professionals
Other community members
Age range 18-80

5. Public Health Infrastructure Development
Clinical Healthcare
Medical /Dental clinics, fluoride varnish, readers/eyeglasses
program model
GLOBAL IMPACT
Preventive Education
Nutrition, oral hygiene, pre-natal care, hand washing, HIV/AIDS prevention, etc.
Public Health Infrastructure Development
Water filters, clean-burning stoves, sustainable agriculture, construction of latrines/kitchens/clinics, green houses, composting, etc.

6. volunteer goals GLOBAL IMPACT
Our volunteers will develop skills and grow in awareness and appreciation in the following areas:
Begin to understand and appreciate cultural and socio-economic diversity
Effective communication with non-native English speakers
Providing services to non-western populations, including adaptation to culture and values
Begin to learn to triage
Embracing the value of lifelong service to the local and global community 6

7. client goals GLOBAL IMPACT
Our clients will be positively “impacted” by volunteers in the following ways:
Self-identified community needs are addressed
Immediate diagnostics, care/services
Recommendation/referrals for further treatment and assistance
Preventative education, enhanced infrastructure
Can report that they have been treated with respect and dignity, will gain trust in care providers/volunteers
Improved ability to communicate future needs. 7

8. Discover Laos August 19 – August 30 Our work will include
We start in Luang Prabang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and travel to a rural village where we will live in home stays.
Our work will include
health clinics,
applying fluoride varnish treatments and dispensing eye glasses.
We will also educate locals on oral hygiene and hand-washing.
Our infrastructure projects will be designed to positively impact public health.
Flag of the country of Laos

10. Peru Quest August 19 to September 2
Medical/Dental: acute care; exams and testing, fluoride varnish, exams and extractions
Education: puppetry and posters in local schools: nutrition, hand washing, and oral hygiene.
Community Infrastructure Development: clean burning stoves, water filters, greenhouses
OPTIONAL TRIP TO
MACHU PICCHU

11. Our group will be based in the Cuzco area and work in surrounding communities…..

12. Clean Burning Stove Installation
One of our projects:
20%-60% reduction of firewood and other fuel consumption
Reduction in indoor smoke inhalation
12% increase in lung capacity after three months
Higher fuel efficiency provides faster cooking times
Cost-effective & efficient method of cooking helps families to work against the cycle of poverty

13. Questions? Sign up? GI website w $200 deposit
Application Deadline: June 1
(Apply early because any program cancellations for low enrollment
will be made April 1)
Full Payment Due? June 22, 2019
Program Fee Cost : $ international airfare Scholarships? March 1 deadline; range from $500-$1,750; application on website
Orientation/Training June 22 (9am to 4pm) 13

14. for more info GLOBAL IMPACT www.seattlecolleges.edu/globalimpact
Amanda Fletcher(north)
Sancha Elevado(south)
Morenika Jacobs(central) 14