The weekly question – Why did you choose to do your placement in the destination you’re in?

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

We think that one of the hardest parts of organising an elective is actually deciding where to go. Whether you’re tempted by the tribes of Africa; the mountains of Asia or the flavour of South America, wherever you decide to go, your elective overseas will no doubt enrich both your professional and personal development in a safe, supported environment.

We currently work in seven locations around the world and like to talk to students in depth about each destination before they make a decision – this way they can work out which placement is most suited to them. So the question we chose to ask the houses this week is “Why did you choose to do your placement in the destination you’re in?”

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A Sri Lankan beach

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Setting up the Dental Outreach project in Nepal

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

It’s 6pm. It’s pitch dark and I’m grasping for breath…. “I don’t think I can do this anymore…..” I call out to anyone that can hear me.  I climb a few more steps and ask a local lady about the village I am looking for  “it is just up that hill…. “ she tells me.  Hmmm…. at this point of time I really wished god had given me wings to fly. There are no wings though – I must have missed those at the same time I missed the last jeep to the village of Dhampus!

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Villagers in Dhampus

The reason I have walked for 2 hours, 45 minutes through the trails into the jungle and out to the top of the ridge at 1700m, is because we are considering this village as a base for our first Dental Outreach project. The programme involves groups of Work the World dental students travelling to rural communities that have no access to dental care. They screen and treat the children for free under the guidance of a professional dentist from Pokhara, which is of huge benefit because very few rural children in Nepal have access to dental care. This can really help with pain relief and future problems.

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