CMDA | Managua, Nicaragua

When: January 23 - 31, 2010

Where: Managua, Nicaragua

Who: See below in Trip Details

Status: Accepting Applications

Special Travel Announcement: All participants must travel to/from Nicaragua as a group. No deviations in travel will be allowed without prior approval from GHO Director.

Project Fee: $1,300 plus international airfare (subject to change)

Team Leader: Jeff Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics)

To read Jeff Barrow's Biography Click here.

Trip Details: Human trafficking is horrific, growing in numbers, and unfortunately, a global phenomenon. It is nothing less than modern human slavery. The most common form of trafficking is the sale of women and children for sex and is defined by the U.S. government as a commercial sex act that is induced by “force, fraud or coercion” or in which the person induced to perform the act has not yet reached the age of 18.

While not all prostitution is sex trafficking, they are closely entwined, and all women in prostitution are exploited in one of several ways. These women are ignored by mainstream society and their needs are often unmet. As Christian physicians and dentists, we are able to do a great service to these women and their families by attempting to address their mental and physical health needs. We will be doing just that on this trip by helping a Christian outreach to prostitutes in Managua, Nicaragua called House of Hope. House of Hope (HOH) is working to provide shelter and an alternative to prostitution for women in Managua. We will be taking a team to Managua to work with the HOH from January 23 - 31, 2010.

We are looking for an ideal team of about 15 team members consisting of: 2 OB/GYN, 2 Pediatricians, 2 Family Practice, 1-2 Dentists for primarily restorative work, a pharmacist, 3-4 nurses, and 3-4 logistics folks to help in the pharmacy, triage, dental clinic and public health education, 1 - 2 Pastors (to take an active part in the Spiritual aspect of the team and work with the National Partners/Spiritual Counseling).

Lodging will be at Quinta Primavera a very pleasant guest house for mission groups located very near the House of Hope.

Our host is April Havlin, Director of House of Hope, who will coordinate working with the potential patients consisting of the resident families she has at House of Hope, the prostitutes that come one day a week from Managua and their extended families, and the students from the Christian school next door and their families, as the former prostitutes’ children attend this school. This will make for a full week with these various components of patients. You can learn more about this ministry: http://www.houseofhopenicaragua.com/.

Vaccination Information: Wondering what immunizations you’ll need for the mission trip? Please refer to the Centers for Disease Control website.

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