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Agency Name	Support for International Change
Categories	Children/Youth,Education,International,Medical & Wellness
Contact Name	Conor Williams
Agency Email	ucsc@sichange.org
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Web Address	sichange.org/
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Mission Statement	To limit the impact of HIV/AIDS in underserved communities and to train future leaders in global health and development.
Volunteer Duties	Our program focus on teaching community members and school children how to protect themselves from HIV and how to care for those who are already infected by AIDS. Volunteers travel to Tanzania, where they live in a rural village and spread information about HIV and AIDS. Our volunteer satisfaction ratings have consistently been very high, and we are committed to further improving our programs.
Notes	SIC offers structured 8 week service-learning programs open to students and recent alumni of our participating schools. Students from other universities as well as recent graduates and mid-career professionals from any background are also welcome to apply! Each program begins with an intensive, expert-led orientation. A week into orientation, volunteers move into a homestay with a host Tanzanian family. After orientation, your primary work as a volunteer will be to run an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign within your partner community. The majority of your time will be spent teaching, lesson planning, and training peer educators, and you will also be involved in community assessment work within your village. In addition to these responsibilities, we urge volunteers to take the lead on other projects related to our work.