If you get sick on your semester, your Head Teacher and Local Coordinator will help make sure you are cared for and can accompany you to get medical care and provide support if needed. For straightforward injuries (such as a broken leg) and minor illnesses, local medical clinics are readily available. If hospital care is required, you will receive assistance from your Head Teacher and your Local Coordinator to get to quality facilities to care for those needs.

If you or your family prefers that you return to America for medical assistance, your Head Teacher will help you make those arrangements. Any associated travel costs for medical care will be your responsibility. Please note that this isn’t always an option: there are situations where you will need to be treated in-country.

We do require that volunteers have health insurance that meets certain requirements while living abroad. If you do not already have health insurance that will cover you internationally, we can recommend plans past volunteers have used that meet our requirements (these plans may also include other things you’d like covered during your time abroad). This is an additional cost you should budget for. Most plans that meet these requirements are $100-$250 for your semester, depending on your coverage and the policy.