Hands With Heart Foundation is an international volunteering program collaborating osteopaths, physiotherapists and optometrists. The program is open to expansion to all healthcare professionals seeking to treat patients, while also assisting in the development broad range of services at the centres.
We offer healthcare and wellbeing advice for children and young adults with disability, special needs and for those who are economically disadvantaged. By working with new professional modalities and incorporating them into a daily approach, we aim to help the kids to reach the potential by developing a social sustainability program as well as the skills to become self-reliant.
On a Medical Mission with us, you will have the opportunity to provide free healthcare assistance to children with disabilities and health education to their families, communities and local therapists.
The jungle in Bali (Indonesia) is a remote area where resources and services are limited or difficult to access.
By sharing the experience with colleagues from your same profession or similar and being in an international environment, in another country with an unfamiliar geographical space like the jungle and different beliefs, behaviour and culture you’ll play a fundamental role in providing specialised healthcare to local people.
Highlights
All volunteers are required to have adequate volunteer travel insurance.
Providing healthcare practices to children with disabilities, their families and local therapists can go a long way in supporting the wellbeing of children throughout their lives. Volunteers teaching these important skills can make a meaningful difference to children in underserved communities who may not otherwise have access to this kind of information, treatments and suffer for it.
There is also a great opportunity for you as a qualified health professional to share and learn with other colleges from other countries and health professions and to learn from the local community at the same time.
Hands with Heart contribute as a NGO to SDG #3, #4, #5, #10 and #17 with healthcare assistance for vulnerable children with disabilities in remote areas.
We always seek to offer maximum comfort to our volunteers since we understand that they need a place to rest physically and emotionally.
Additional information:
Meal:
Day 1 – Registration and welcome event
Day 2, 3, 4, 5 – Healthcare assistance at Day Care Centers and Guided Home Visits
Day 6 – Day off, optional tourist activity.
Day 7, 8, 9, 10 Healthcare assistance at Day Care Centers and Guided Home Visits
Day 10 Closing event.