Global Brigades United Kingdom

£1,568,339

Raised by Volunteers Since 2010

  • About Global Brigades United Kingdom
    Headquarters for Global Brigades in the United Kingdom.

    Global Brigades UK was founded in 2009. GB UK volunteers have participated in a variety of Global Brigades programs in Honduras, Panama, and Ghana. However, with the recent expansion of GB to Ghana, UK volunteers have began to focus more of their brigades to Ghana, focusing on the the Medical, Microfinance, and Water Brigades programs.

    In 2010, GB UK grew from 35 brigaders to 80 brigaders, then in 2011 grew to 242 brigaders and in 2012 442 brigaders travelled around the world to take part in brigades. GB UK hopes to double the number of brigaders in 2013. Below are the current universities with Global Brigades chapters.

CHAPTERS (2)

  1. Global Brigades United Kingdom
  2. Dental Brigades
  3. Chapters

Dental Brigades at Cardiff University

 Global Dental and Medical Brigades in Panama work alongside each other on a 9-day long brigade in under-resourced communities around the country. The brigade incorporates a joint clinic to meet a variety of healthcare needs as well as undertaking an environmental development project at the end of the clinical days. The Dental brigade provides volunteers with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on communities while gaining hands-on experience in the field of international dentistry. Prior to travel, volunteers collect medicines, recruit health professionals and fundraise, while educating themselves about the country they will visit. Once in Panama, the team will visit one partner community to administer a 3-4 day-long clinic and conduct health education workshops. During clinical days, community members are able to consult doctors and dentists, fill any necessary prescriptions, receive necessary dental care, and sit-in on health education lectures. At the end of the medical portion, volunteers then have a chance to build environmental projects to address some of the relevant developmental issues in their community. Environmental developments include greenhouses, community allotments and other projects.

31 Members of this chapter

Dental Brigades at King's College London

 Global Medical and Dental Brigades in Ghana work alongside each other on a 10-day long brigade in under-resourced communities around the central region of Ghana. Each medical and dental brigade incorporates a public health portion at the end of the 4 clinical days. The 10-day medical and public health brigade provides volunteers with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on communities while gaining hands-on experience in the field of international medicine. Prior to travel, volunteers collect medicines, recruit health professionals and fundraise. Once in Ghana, the team will visit one partner community to administer a 3-4 day-long clinic and conduct health workshops. During clinical days, community members are able to consult doctors and dentists, fill any necessary prescriptions, receive necessary dental care, and sit-in on health education lectures. At the end of the medical portion, volunteers then have a chance to build public health projects to address some of the environmental health issues. Public Health construction includes latrines, eco-stoves, and water filtration devices.

49 Members of this chapter