Date: Flexible
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★
Type of Provider: Physician, Dentist, Primary Care, ER, FP, IM, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry/Mental HealthPartner: Shoulder to Shoulder, Inc.
Medical Setting: Clinic, Pop-up Clinic
Accommodation: Hotel
Cultural Experience: Yes
Intibuca, Honduras
Partner: Shoulder to Shoulder
Date: Various: to view upcoming trips, visit: Shoulder to Shoulder Calendar
Program Cost: $1,000
Estimated Airfare Cost: $500-$1,000
Provider: Primary Care, Dental Care, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry/Mental Health
Medical setting:
Most of the Brigades provide care in mobile pop-up medical clinics. A few Brigades have their own clinics, and provide care there. Some brigades do a little care within local health centers. Dentists spend most of their time at the local health clinics, but also go into the communities to provide dental education.
Cultural experience:
The Brigades spend the first and last days in the capital city of the Department of Intibuca eating and site-seeing. During the days of clinical care, the Brigade is living in the town with the local residents, and experience daily life alongside the villagers
Program includes:
Shoulder to Shoulder provides all needs. This includes transportation in a private bus to and from the airport. Translators such that each provider will have a translator. Meals cooked by a hired cook. Lodging during the two hotel nights (at the beginning and end of the trip), and during the brigade week. Travelers do not have to spend any money – unless they want to purchase gifts during the site-seeing day at the end of the trip.
About Shoulder to Shoulder
Shoulder to Shoulder has been working in Honduras for more than 30 years (since 1990). We were originally primarily providing medical brigades, in partnership with US Medical Schools and Residency programs and Hospitals. Through the years, however, we have branched into providing programs for Nutrition; Scholarships; and Education. We have 10 Honduran employees and no US staff. The US Executive Director lived full-time in Honduras from 2013-2018. Since then, she has volunteered her time, with trips to Honduras twice a year. All administrative work and Board of Directors work are provided by US volunteers. Videos of our various programs can be found on the Home Page of our website: https://www.shouldertoshoulder.org/