SQUADS ABROAD

Amigos Para El Medio Ambiente

The 'Amigos Para El Medio Ambiente' group from Freemont, CA is traveling to Costa Rica as a Global Conservation Squad from June 15-22, 2019. The group is led by teacher Julio Navarette. As a Global Conservation Squad the group will volunteer each morning in a school providing conservation workshops and small construction projects. Projects will include building recycling centers, gardens, composting bins, planting trees, and painting educational murals focused on conservation themes. Each afternoon the group will embark on fun and engaging guided cultural and adventure activities around Santa Cruz including chocolate-cacao making workshop, pottery workshop, folkloric dancing, milking cows and making cheese, and conversational Spanish lessons and conversations with local students. On the weekend the group will visit an animal rescue center and enjoy a full day at a beautiful beach.

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Amigos por Cambio

Amigos por Cambio is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Education Squad, our group works in under resourced schools abroad to supplement local curriculum, provide one-on-one tutoring, and make physical improvements to the school’s infrastructure that improve learning outcomes. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to the school infrastructure project that our partner schools have requested.

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Anchorage Biomedical Group

The Anchorage High School- Global Health Squad is traveling to India from May 31-June 16, 2018. The group is led by AHS teachers Kaity Williamson and Vani Pallai. The group will stay at our private and safe home-base accommodations Dharamsala where our local professional staff provide all transportation, food, lodging, and activities. The group will be matched with a local school, daycare, or orphanage where they will spend each weekday morning completing valuable small construction projects and staff support. Each afternoon the group will embark on fun and engaging guided cultural and adventure activities in the area. On the weekends the group will travel to Taj Mahal and the Golden Triangle on the first weekend and Amritsar and the Golden Temple on the following weekend. GROUP AIRFARE INFORMATION: Thursday, May 31: DL #346 departs Anchorage Intl 9:25 AM, arrive Seattle 1:46PM DL #144 departs Seattle 5:45PM, arrive Schiphol 12:45PM, Jun 1 Friday, June 01: KL #871 departs Schiphol 2:25 PM, arrives Indira Gandhi Intl 1:45AM, Jun 2 Tues, June 5: Depart Delhi (DEL) 2:30 PM, arrive Dharamsala (DHM) 3:40 PM Friday, June 15: Depart Dharamsala (DHM) 4:00 PM, arrive Delhi (DEL) 5:40 PM Saturday, June 16: KL #872 depart Indira Gandhi Intl 3:45 AM, arrive Schiphol 8:35 AM DL #143 depart Schiphol 10:05 AM, arrive Seattle Tacoma 11:24 AM DL #2866 depart Seattle Tacoma 6:55 PM arrive Anchorage Intl 9:25 PM

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Andrew P. Hill High School-Medical Magnet Program Global Health Squads

Andrew P. Hill High School-Medical Magnet Program aims to improve health care access and sanitation infrastructure for children in under resourced communities abroad. Our Squad travels abroad to conduct mobile health clinics for children that include primary health care and vision and dental screenings. We also learn about and address some of the systemic issues behind preventable diseases in the community by implementing health workshops and building handwashing stations alongside local students. Each of our student volunteers has a donation goal to help cover logistical expenses while abroad such as transport, local staff, meals, insurance, accommodations, but most important, the year-round follow-up to our project by local staff to ensure the sustainability over time. We need your help to reach our goals! Consider donating or joining our next Squad! We are a chapter of Squads Abroad, a 501c3 non-profit working to improve health, education and economic outcomes in the developing world with our parent organization Global Brigades.

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AP Key Service Warriors

AP Key Service Warriors is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Health Squad, our school works in under resourced communities abroad to increase access to healthcare services, deliver health workshops alongside local students, and builds water and sanitation infrastructure projects that help keep students healthy and attending school. Our group also examines the social determinants of public health in the community through visitations of local health organizations and guest speakers to be able to compare and contrast our health systems at home. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to build more water and sanitation projects that our partner schools have requested.

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AP Key Service Warriors Global Health Squads

AP Key Service Warriors aims to improve health care access and sanitation infrastructure for children in under resourced communities abroad. Our Squad travels abroad to conduct mobile health clinics for children that include primary health care and vision and dental screenings. We also learn about and address some of the systemic issues behind preventable diseases in the community by implementing health workshops and building handwashing stations alongside local students. Each of our student volunteers has a donation goal to help cover logistical expenses while abroad such as transport, local staff, meals, insurance, accommodations, but most important, the year-round follow-up to our project by local staff to ensure the sustainability over time. We need your help to reach our goals! Consider donating or joining our next Squad! We are a chapter of Squads Abroad, a 501c3 non-profit working to improve health, education and economic outcomes in the developing world with our parent organization Global Brigades. GROUP FLIGHT INFORMATION: April 15th: DL 1753 departs JFK @ 8:30 am, arrives Panama City 12:45 pm April 22nd: DL1754 departs Panama City PTY @ 2:05 pm, arrives JFK @ 7:35 pm. Individual Donation Goal: $2060 per student (includes $1390 Program Donation and $670 flight donation) Group Project Donation: $1500 total as a group for infrastructure and health project(s) due 30 days prior Registration & $250 deposit due November 1, 2021, $250 program donation due January 15, 2022, airfare donations due February 15, 2022, and final program donation balance due March 15, 2022.

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Arise High School Global Public Health Squads

Arise High School aims to improve health care access and sanitation infrastructure for children in under resourced communities abroad. Our Squad travels abroad to conduct mobile health clinics for children that include primary health care and vision and dental screenings. We also learn about and address some of the systemic issues behind preventable diseases in the community by implementing health workshops and building handwashing stations alongside local students. Each of our student volunteers has a donation goal to help cover logistical expenses while abroad such as transport, local staff, meals, insurance, accommodations, but most important, the year-round follow-up to our project by local staff to ensure the sustainability over time. We need your help to reach our goals! Consider donating or joining our next Squad! We are a chapter of Squads Abroad, a 501c3 non-profit working to improve health, education and economic outcomes in the developing world with our parent organization Global Brigades.

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Barrington High School Business Chapter

Barrington High School Business Chapter aims to inspire entrepreneurism and financial literacy abroad for youth in under-resourced communities. Our Squad helps create small businesses for partner schools to diversify funding and teach real-world business skills to their students. As volunteers, we mobilize abroad to provide start-up capital, financial literacy workshops, and create areas in community banks focused on child savings programs. Each of our student volunteers has a donation goal to help cover logistical expenses while abroad such as transport, local staff, meals, insurance, accommodations, but most important the year-round follow-up to our project by local staff to ensure the sustainability over time. We need your help to reach our goals! Consider donating or joining our next Squad! We are a chapter of Squads Abroad, a 501c3 non-profit working to improve health, education and economic outcomes in the developing world with our parent organization Global Brigades.

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Bay Area Medical Squad Global Medical Academy

Bay Area Medical Squad aims to improve health care access and sanitation infrastructure for children in under resourced communities abroad. Our Squad travels abroad to conduct mobile health clinics for children that include primary health care and vision and dental screenings. We also learn about and address some of the systemic issues behind preventable diseases in the community by implementing health workshops and building handwashing stations alongside local students. Each of our student volunteers has a donation goal to help cover logistical expenses while abroad such as transport, local staff, meals, insurance, accommodations, but most important, the year-round follow-up to our project by local staff to ensure the sustainability over time. We need your help to reach our goals! Consider donating or joining our next Squad! We are a chapter of Squads Abroad, a 501c3 non-profit working to improve health, education and economic outcomes in the developing world with our parent organization Global Brigades.

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Bay High Scrublife

Bay High Scrublife is a chapter of Squads Abroad, a non-profit supporting sustainable development goals to improve health and education outcomes in partner communities abroad. As a Global Health Squad, our school works in under resourced communities abroad to increase access to healthcare services, deliver health workshops alongside local students, and builds water and sanitation infrastructure projects that help keep students healthy and attending school. Our group also examines the social determinants of public health in the community through visitations of local health organizations and guest speakers to be able to compare and contrast our health systems at home. Please consider joining our chapter to volunteer with us or donate directly to build more water and sanitation projects that our partner schools have requested.

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