Q & A

In some cases, volunteers can use their own personal miles to obtain plane tickets. However, the same itinerary as the group is required, as is approval from the GHI administration.

No, if you are in medical or nursing school, you cannot provide direct medical care. However, you may be able to schedule limited observations with the practicing physicians and nurses at the team leader’s discretion. Non-clinical positions are open for volunteers in undergraduate or graduate programs, but no clinical work can be done without a license.

Children aged 12 and older are encouraged to participate in GHI family trips, provided a parent is also participating. Community service projects are organized during family trips and provide non-clinical opportunities for kids to interact with another culture.

If you are a volunteer between the ages of 18 and 22 and are traveling without a parent, we will require some extra information and an interview before we can approve your application.

You are welcome to extend your trip, but you must use our travel agent for your flights. You will be invoiced for any difference in airfare. We strongly recommend that volunteers initiate their travel as one large group. This will help maximize the team's safety and efficiency with navigating customs and the transportation of supplies and materials.

Limited financial assistance may be available on an occasional basis for AdventHealth team members. Please ask the GHI team for more information.

Yes, currently AdventHealth team members must use PTO to serve on GHI mission trips.

The costs of the trips are as follows:

• Peru (fall and winter): $2,850
• Peru (summer): $3,050
• Rwanda: $3,300
• Nepal: $3,200

The Cusco excursion that GHI organizes always includes the weekend at Ceiba Tops prior to traveling to Cusco, and participants will be invoiced for both the Ceiba Tops and Cusco excursions. Individual travel to Cusco, Machu Picchu or other sites can be organized privately and in coordination with the GHI travel coordinator.