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About Project C.U.R.E.

Project C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) is the humanitarian arm of the Benevolent Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. Since 1987, PROJECT C.U.R.E. has provided millions of dollars in contributions to desperately needy people in over 87 countries around the world.

Project C.U.R.E. serves as a liaison between those who have so much and those who have too little. It reclaims medical supplies and equipment that would otherwise fill warehouses or be carelessly discarded and uses them to save lives. Soon, PROJECT C.U.R.E. will operate collection centers in 25 cities across the United States, and other centers in the United Kingdom.

THE MISSION

To identify, solicit, collect, sort and distribute medical surplus according to the imperative needs of the world.

International Voluntary Service Activities

Project C.U.R.E. takes volunteer medical professionals to the poorest regions of developing nations. At C.U.R.E. Clinics, these doctors and nurses provide free medical services and encounter everything from malnutrition to malaria, pregnancy complications to broken bones. "I went to help them but ended up remembering why I became a doctor in the first place" is a common refrain following a C.U.R.E. Clinic.

TRIED & TRUE

Each relief mission averages 10 days to 2 weeks. You'll travel with a team of 8 to 12 other medical professionals, translators and a C.U.R.E. Clinic Coordinator. Our Coordinator attends to every logistic for you, including all planning and information before your departure, travel and lodging, meals, entry visa and permit requirements. Project C.U.R.E. even provides C.U.R.E. Kits packed with supplies and medications for all C.U.R.E. Clinic participants.

Most Clinic teams arrive as invited guests of the national and regional government, working with contacts and relationships already established by our staff. Project C.U.R.E. organizes up to 12 C.U.R.E. Clinics per year, offering a variety of destinations to visit. Past Clinics have served needy people living in places like rural Bolivia, northern Ethiopia and eastern China. Regardless of the name of the city or village, C.U.R.E. Clinics change lives!

Volunteer for Prosperity Opportunities
Number of Opportunities	144
Geographic Regions	Former Soviet Union
Health & Prosperity Sectors	Health; HIV/AIDS; Tsunami Relief
Types of Opportunities
Average Duration of Projects	10 days
Volunteer Profile Summary
C.U.R.E. Clinic Volunteers and those giving Needs Assessments generally have a medical background and are comfortable doing missions and overseas work.