This is the Application for participation in the Timmy Global Health-led trips to provide eyeglasses to communities in need throughout Latin America. The following trips are put on by Timmy Global Health and EnvisionFulbright, a collaboration between the Fulbright Association and RestoringVision. Please email Alyssa Rossodivita, US Programs Manager at Timmy Global Health, at
alyssa@timmyglobalhealth.org with questions. Applications are due by 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, March 27, 2016.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON FLIGHTS: All trips cost $1000, which includes most aspects of the trip (food, lodging, in country transportation, activities, short term medical insurance, administrative fee, 300 pairs of reading glasses, and 200 pairs of sunglasses) EXCEPT roundtrip airfare. All Dominican Republic trips fly into Santiago (STI), all Ecuador trips fly into Quito (UIO), and all Guatemala trips fly into Guatemala City (GUA).
IMPORTANT NOTE ON VISAS: Neither Timmy Global Health nor EnvisionFulbright are able to secure visas for travel; while US Citizens may travel to Ecuador, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic without a visa, regulations vary if you hold citizenship from another country. Please review these regulations and select countries to which you are able to travel, according to your citizenship.