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Squads Abroad is a 501c3 non-profit organization under our parent company Global Brigades, a Platinum Level Guidestar member for Financial Transparency. Since 2004, our organization has collectively mobilized more than 70,000 international volunteers to help resolve global health and economic disparities around the world.

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Teachers: Join our movement!

Lead your students in real-world global health programs

Global Health Squads

With the facilitation of our local teams, students help improve health outcomes in under resourced communities abroad by supporting and participating in clinics and public health campaigns.

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Virtual Experiential Learning

Virtual Global Health Squads propel students into an international medical relief organization right from the classroom. These online programs create engaging experiential learning environments by leveraging telemedical tools and in-country medical teams to involve students in real patient cases and healthcare work.

Volunteer Abroad Programs

In-country Global Health Squads travel internationally to volunteer with our medical teams and partner communities. Guided by our professional staff students provide healthcare screenings, educational workshops, and complete infrastructure projects that improve health outcomes in partner communities abroad.

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Global Health Projects Include

Mobile Medical Clinics

Students enable local health professionals to deliver mobile medical and screening services to community members.

Health Infrastructure

Students enable the construction of infrastructure that improves health outcomes such as hand washing stations, eco-stoves and latrines.

guatemala partner PANIMACOC SCHOOL 3

Educational Workshops

Facilitated by our local teams, students create health workshops for local children in the areas of hygiene, dental health, and preventative health.

Telemedical Clinic

Students shadow our on-the-ground physicians in live clinics that are sensitively streamed to your class utilizing telemedical tools to optimize learning experience and participation.

EACH GLOBAL HEALTH SQUAD PROVIDES:

Child Health Screenings or Medical Clinics

Sanitation Infrastructure Project

Guest Lectures From Local Experts

Cross-Cultural Sensitivity Training

Local Language Instruction

Enriching Cultural Activities

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Where We Work

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

PANAMA

GHANA

GREECE

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Impact Stats

families impacted

countries

chapters

volunteers

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News & Media

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An Unforgettable Experience with the Washington International School

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7 New Life Experiences You Can Try With Squads Abroad

The Turning Winds Experience: Squads Abroad Trip To Greece

The Turning Winds Experience: Squads Abroad Trip To Greece

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Teachers, join our movement!

Squads Abroad is a 501c3 non-profit organization under our parent company Global Brigades, a Platinum Level Guidestar member for Financial Transparency. Since 2004, our organization has collectively mobilized more than 70,000 international volunteers to help resolve global health and economic disparities around the world.

Squads are passionate groups of volunteers who mobilize abroad to create positive change. Each Squad type has a skill-based focus area that support the education, health and economic development objectives of community partners. Faculty choose their dates, duration (typically 1-2 weeks), and their site location from one of our six program countries.