Mission Trips to Pignon (Haiti)
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Seeks to provide eye care in Pignon, one of Haiti's most severely impoverished communities; to fight preventable and curable blindness through annual medical mission trips; and to build awareness and support networks.
Overview
Our Mission Trips
Our team of between 22 and 25 people travel to Pignon Haiti annually. Many of our team members return for multiple trips and have grown to deeply care about Haiti and the work we do there.
The hardest work you will ever love...
We work 12-15 hour days, seeing approximately 350 patients each day. Many of our patients walk for hours or days to see us and they have no other source of eyecare. We don't leave until the last patient is given an exam! "Golden tickets" are given to those that arrive too late to get on the surgery schedule. It's our promise to return next year and give them sight-restoring surgery.
Planning and preparation
Planning for our next mission trip begins as soon as we return from Haiti. Fundraising, procuring in-kind donations of supplies and team recruiting is always a priority. Our patients need us for consistent eyecare and we do what it takes to make sure we are there to serve them each year.
Continuing Education
Credits may be available for mission/humanitarian work for eyecare professionals.
Join The Team
All applications are reviewed by our board of directors and decisions made based on the needs of the mission.
Location
Pignon Haiti
Professional designation
Position
Members Needed
➤ Medical Doctor
25
Healthcare services needed
➤ Ophthalmology/Optometry
Immunization
➤ Routine (MMR, DTP, Varicella)
(mandatory)➤ Yellow Fever
(mandatory)➤ Hepatitis A
(recommended)➤ Hepatitis B
(recommended)➤ Rabies
(recommended)➤ Cholera
(recommended)➤ Measles
(recommended)➤ Typhoid
(recommended) Language
➤ French
➤ Haitian; Haitian Creole
➤ English