Voice of Mexico
Program location
Mailing address
Voice of Mexico, P.O. Box 850, El Paso, TX (zip)
Program description
Services offered at the site
- Church evangelism
- Counseling
- Ophthalmology
- Outpatient clinic
- Public health education
Accommodations
Participants will be housed in a village hut or home. Students will be responsible for making their own meals, and fresh food is available locally at reasonable prices.
Transportation to site
Participants are responsible for arranging their own air travel to the airport in El Paso, Texas. From there, SIMS will help participants arrange transportation from the airport to the site. The site is located 250 miles from the airport. The recommended form of travel is by bus and estimated travel time is 7 hours.
Eligibility
This site recruits students and professionals in the following health professions: dentistry, health promotion, and other non-health related fields.
Program dates
SIMS arranges regular summer trips to this site.
Program cost
Application fee
The application fee for all SIMS-coordinated trips is $50.00. Trips during all other times of the year must be arranged on an individual basis with SIMS and the site. Students and professionals wishing to participate in a summer project must submit an application by the last week of February, prior to the summer they wish to go. Participants wishing to travel at other time during the year must submit an application four months prior to their desired departure dates. All late applications will be subject to a fine of $25.00.
| Fees | Deadline |
| Summer trips: $50.00 | Last week of February |
| Non summer trips: $50.00 | Four months prior to desired departure date |
| Late fee: $25.00 |
Program fee
Program fees include food, lodging, and transport from the arrival airport to the site. Program fees do not include air travel or personal travel while in the country. The following costs are based on a four-week stay and subject to change in conjunction with the site.
| Housing cost: | $TBD/night |
| Food cost: | $TBD/day |
| Transport to site fee: | $40.00 |
| Estimated total cost: |