Public Health and Traditional Medicine Internship in the Peruvian Amazon
ORGANIZATION: Fundación Aliados
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Public Health interns will work with communities around the town of Tarapoto to better understand access to healthcare and the interplay between traditional healing and western medical practices.
They will work with local healthcare providers, traditional healers, and community members to assess current health risk factors, outcomes, and treatment seeking behaviors. Interns will play a valuable role in helping Rios Nete to devise a plan and highlight priorities for community participation as part of our ongoing effort to establish a collaborative research and healing center.
Interns will have valuable opportunities to learn about traditional medicinal plants and associated values and beliefs, and create strategies for providing integrated community healthcare.
Project Objectives
Understand the current health situation in the communities surrounding the future site of the health clinic in order to inform our strategies for community engagement
Build relationships with communities and civil and public organizations in and around the Tarapoto area
Gain a baseline understanding of the dual roles of traditional and western-style medicine in the health outcomes and behaviors of community members
Design an effective intervention that integrates traditional and modern approaches to solve current local health issues
Intern Duties
Hold workshops with communities in order to build collaboration and knowledge sharing
Work with local health care providers, including public health services and traditional healers
Identify potential areas of collaboration between local communities and the Rios Nete clinic
Spend time in communities to understand local medicinal practices
Design a database to organize and analyze information
Create informative reports summarizing findings
Qualifications
This internship is designed for undergraduate or graduate students majoring in the areas of Public Health, International Development, Social Work, International relations, or other related fields. An intermediate level of Spanish, equivalent to four semesters of college level Spanish is required. Research experience is a plus and previous college-level coursework in Public Health is preferred.
Dates are flexible throughout the year.Costs:
8 weeks room and program fees...........$1600
10 weeks room and program fees............$2000
Additional weeks................................$200/week
*Program fees include living accommodations. Travel expenses and food are not included.
Please send the following directly to our Program Manager, Lindsay McGeehon, at volunteer@runa.org.
1. A simple resume
2. Letter of intent (including which project you are applying for and why you want to intern)
3. Two references (email addresses are OK)
If you are interested in working with us or have any questions about the internship program please send an email directly to volunteer@runa.orgMore opportunities with Fundación Aliados
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Fundación Aliados
Location:
Calle Cacique Beto y Ayahuasca. Barrio las Palmas, Tena, Tena 150102, EC
Mission Statement
Fundación Aliados brings together people from different worlds who believe in development without destruction. We’re creating resilient community business based on biodiversity in the Andes and the Amazon-- and connecting them to markets across the globe. In addition to creating thriving businesses, this work improves the livelihoods of indigenous people, preserves traditional cultures, and protects valuable ecosystems that the world relies on. To achieve this goal, our work focuses on how local communities manage their natural resources, including agriculture, energy, timber and non-timber forest products (NTFP’s), and how these relationships connect to the outside world. Fundacion Aliados is a non-profit with a small, busy and dynamic team.
Description
Aliados is an Ecuadorian and US nonprofit organization with over a decade’s experience creating sustainable value chains in the Amazon rainforest. We work side by side with our indigenous partners to build community enterprise that balances the economic development of local communities with the conservation of their forests and biodiversity. We provide integrated support so that local communities have the tools, capacities, and resources to drive conservation of these precious ecosystems through effective forest stewardship.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Via comunidad HuapoTarapoto, San Martin 3819Peru
DATE POSTED
October 29, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Conversational level of Spanish