VIDA Volunteer
About This Organization
- Abbreviation(s):
- TAMU VIDA Volunteer
- Purpose:
- Texas A&M Vida Volunteer is a non-profit humanitarian volunteer organization whose mission is to provide quality healthcare to under served communities while providing volunteers a life changing experience. Along with affiliate groups at other distinguished universities, our Vida team recruits student volunteers and medical professionals, gathers donations, and then travels to Central America to perform these medical, dental, and veterinary medicine brigades under direct supervision of local professionals, such as physicians, dentists, and veterinarians. Our current focus is directed towards the impoverished villages of: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Costa Rica in collaboration with non-profit organizations, local Ministries of Health officials, schools, and local community leaders. We will orchestrate one to two trips to Central America per year; these trips will take place during the summer and winter break. We will be recruiting dedicated students who focus their studies in pre-health care professions such as pre-nursing, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy, pre-medical, and pre-veterinary. Along with providing free basic medical, dental, and veterinary care, students will visit several communities and participate in community projects that aim to better the quality of life in these impoverished areas. All of these activities, and more, will give the students a better understanding and appreciation of the culture. There will also be an emphasis on Public Health and Education for the clinic patients and community members.
- Year Founded:
- 2016
- Membership Dues:
- $40/year or $25/semester
- Admits Members:
- All Year
- Meeting Locations:
- TBA
Public Contact Information
- Public Contact Name:
- Joshua Botros
- Public Contact E-mail Address:
- joshuabotros1@tamu.edu
- Public Contact Phone Number:
- 817-888-1199
Group Contact Information
- Organization E-mail Address:
- tamuvida.23.24@gmail.com
Membership
- Approximate membership of the organization:
- 31-50
- Membership policies:
- Our organization accepts undergraduate students as members
- Our organization accepts graduate students as members
- Our organization membership will be required to meet specific GPR requirements
- Weekly time committment required of organization members:
- 0-3 Hours
- Membership intake process:
- Open
Events
- Community Service Projects:
- Three or more times per semester
- Fundraising Events:
- Three or more times per semester
- Speakers/Lectures:
- Never
- On-Campus Social Events:
- Once per semester
- Off-Campus Social Events:
- Once per semester
- Hosting Conferences:
- Never
- Sponsoring Special Events (Concerts, one-time events, etc.):
- Never
- New Member Orientation/Training:
- Once per semester
- Events with Alcohol:
- Never
- In-State Travel:
- Never
- Domestic US Travel:
- Never
- International Travel:
- Once per year