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Honduras Fliers, Forms, Application

2012 Honduras Program FLIER

2012 Honduras Alternative Spring Break APPLICATION Application link is only active during the application period dates.

The forms listed below are required to be completed by trip participants by January 27 or sooner. Download, print and bring the completed forms to the Ware Institute.

• F&M Honduras Code of Conduct Form
• CARE Forms: All three forms listed below are in one (.pdf)

           1. Waiver of Liability
           2. Release for Medical Emergency
           3. Emergency Contact Information
         

Other CARE Forms: General Information & What To Bring

In the spirit of community solidarity and engaged learning, Ware Institute programs have a strict conduct policy and are drug free.

Contact at 717-291-4164 if you have questions about this alternative spring break.

*Information about this trip is subject to change.

See photos of the 2010 Honduras trip!

Program Dates: March 11-17, 2012*

Program Cost: $1,700* 

Cost includes: Airfare from Dulles,* trip insurance, hotel, meals, transportation, security and translators in Honduras.
Out of pocket expenses: Passport or visa fees (if needed), inoculations or medications required for this trip, spending money for additional meals or snacks not included in the above, and souvenirs, and transportation to and from F&M to the point of departure are not included. This trip may require a minimum of 10 participants.

Contact   or 717-291-4164 for more information about the Honduras alternative spring break trip.

Who Can Apply: 

Open to current first-years, sophomores, juniors and seniors; those with an interest in public health will find this trip particularly interesting.

Spanish is not required.

The Program

The Ware Institute in partnership with CARE (Central American Relief Efforts) is pleased to provide this Spring Alternative Break opportunity. This is a health-related alternative break for students interested in medicine, public health, and service to others. Spanish not required.  CARE is a faith-based organization in Lancaster, PA which does not proselytize. It's mission is to mobilize volunteers and humanitarian aid in the United States to benefit populations in abject poverty in areas of Central America. Students are encouraged to visit CARE’s web site which provides valuable travel information and tips for this trip.

Students are asked (but not required) to collect vitamins and/or ibuprofen for distribution at health clinics. It is recommended that students request donations for these items.

Program Leaders

Steve Mentzer, CARE’s founder and President, oversees this program and his son, Marc Mentzer is program leader and interpreter in Honduras. Edwin Marel Carbajal Hernandez is CARE’s project coordinator in Honduras.
 

Inoculations & Medications

You are required to complete a travel clinic by January 27 or sooner to determine inoculations, medications, or other vaccines that are required or that you might need. You should check the CDC website for a country-specific list of required inoculations, vaccines or medications.

There are three options for your travel clinic:

• Your family physician
• Appel Health Travel Clinic
• A local travel clinic

Depending upon your individual health issues, many medications need to be started weeks in advance of your departure.
The deadline to complete your travel clinic is January 31, 2011.

Travel & Logistics

Students are required to provide a copy of their passport that is valid through August, 2012, with your completed application. Students must know visa their requirements. More information about passports and visas can be found at the U.S. State Department web site.

Students are required to arrive at the airport no less than two hours prior to departure. Students who need transportation from F&M to and from point of departure can request transportation for a fee. Students can also elect to make their own pre- and post-travel arrangements for travel to and from the point of departure at their own expense. Contact the Ware Institute 717-291-4164 for more information.

Accommodations

Students will be met at the airport by a CARE staff member, who will transport them to their lodging at Hotel Palmeras, Pespire Choluteca.

CARE will assist with exchanging U.S. currency to Honduran currency. Using personal cell phones is not recommended; however using phones at internet cafes is more reliable and less expensive. 

Key Dates

November 9: Info session
7 pm, Appel 100
November 16: Info session #2
5;15 pm, Appel 100
December 8: Info session #3
7 pm, Appel 100 
Trip deposit of $700* is requested. (Please make check payable to CARE) Discussion of trip details such as travel clinic, passport & visa requirements.
January 24: Info session #4
4:30 pm Steinman College Center Armstrong Room, 2nd floor
Travel details, vaccines and inoculation requirements, and visa and passport information should be finalized.
January 27:
Application period ends. 
Copy of your passport is due.
Travel clinic deadline.
February 3: $1,000* balance payment is due. (Please make check payable to CARE)
Van travel payments are due. (For students who need F&M van transportation to/from the airport. Please make checks payable to F&M)
February 21: Pre-departure meeting
4:30 pm Huth Room, Steinman College Center, 2nd floor
March 11: Depart for Honduras
March 17: Return to U.S.
March 27: Post-trip evaluation meeting
4:30 pm, 4:30 pm Huth Room, Steinman College Center, 2nd floor

Sample Itinerary*

March 11:
Arrive in Honduras. Participants will be transported to their hotel.
March 12 & 13:
Light construction projects at Hospital San Lorenzo and rounds with Honduran doctors.
March 14
Dental hygiene clinics at local schools.
March 15:
Local medical clinics giving out ibuprofen and vitamins.
March 16:
Free day; transportation to either the city of San Lorenzo or to an island just off the coast of San Lorenzo.
March 17:
Return to U.S.