Senegal
Health Centers
Qualified candidates will have an expressed interest in working in the health sector and one or more of the following criteria:
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any field
OR
• 5 years' professional work experience
All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:
• Experience in child or neonatal nutrition, working with youth clubs, community mobilization, or behavior changes.
All Volunteers live with host families, which creates a sense of belonging and supports integration. Many Volunteer homes do not have electricity and get their water from a community pump or well. Volunteers are assigned sites in the regions of Kolda, Diourbel, Louga, Saint Louis, Thies, Tambacounda, Fatick, Kaffrine, and Kaolack.
None
Health
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Senegal
24
Yes
PCV
No
Facilitate workshops for health workers on effective planning, governance, and integrated health services delivery
Mentor health workers on soft skills to improve the provision of health services
Facilitate youth clubs focused on life skills development
Join home visits to promote healthy pregnancy and newborn health practices
Promote practices that keep children under 5 healthy at caregiver group meetings
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as English clubs or school gardens.
As a Community Health Extension Agent, you will be trained on how the Senegalese health system functions, malnutrition-associated diseases, health screening tools, and illness prevention strategies. Peace Corps/Senegal will teach you Wolof, Pulaar, Sereer, or Mandinka to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community.
After 10 weeks of training, you will move to a rural community where you will collaborate with health workers at local health centers. You will assess the local needs and develop solutions based on a process for participatory analysis.
Increase the quality of and local access to essential infant and child health services.
Learn and practice skills for promoting maternal and child health in West Africa.
Live within the warm and welcoming culture of Senegal.
Only heterosexual couples can be accepted for this program.
Each person must apply separately and qualify for a position in a different sector than their partner.
Cross-sector couples will live with different host families who may reside in different communities during training. Cross-sector couples may see each other for joint-sector training days or on the weekends but neither are guaranteed.
Couples that serve in this country must be legally married to avoid conflicts that are not aligned with cultural and religious beliefs.
As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans with a passion for service abroad to work with communities and create lasting change. Volunteers develop sustainable solutions to address challenges in Education, Health, Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Youth Development. Through their Peace Corps experiences, Volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a lifelong commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans of all ages have served in 142 countries worldwide.
