The LIS Volunteer Waiver And Agreement must be signed and returned to us. Your application will not be approved until we receive it.

Your Clinic Application must be submitted and approved.

The Mandatory Training For Clinic Volunteers must be completed by you prior to the actual clinic. By applying for a clinic, you agree that you will understand this material by the start date. Not completing this training will cause delays and additional overhead during the clinic.

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The LIS Volunteer Waiver And Agreement includes the code of conduct. It must be signed and returned to us before your application is accepted.

This document includes the dress code. Please keep in mind that our clinics are often in countries which are more socially conservative than the U.S.

While a working knowledge of the host country’s language is ideal, some volunteer translators will be available during the clinic. Even so, it is very helpful to learn basic phrases in the host language, such as greetings, farewells, and “thank you”.

Useful online tools for learning foreign language basics: BBC Language and Duolingo.

The hours can be long. Clinic days start early and will run through late afternoon or early evening. There are often dinners with the host club during the evening at a different location before returning to the hotel. On clinic days, expect your time to be fully committed.

Working conditions at the clinic can be basic. Toilet facilities and climate control may not meet U.S standards.

Clinic volunteers are responsible for the following:

• Round trip transportation to the designated clinic airport. The airport affiliated with the clinic is listed here.

• The fees for passports, visas, vaccinations, testing and any medical expenses before, during, and after the clinic.

• All meals on days when no clinics are scheduled (and possibly during the clinic. Check with your Lead Doctor).

• Alcohol and souvenirs.

• Lodging on days before or after specified clinic travel days (and possibly during the clinic. Check with your Lead Doctor).

• Transportation to or from the clinic airport on days before or after specified clinic travel days.

The local Lions Club provides the following to LIS clinic volunteers (your Lead Doctor will inform you of exceptions):

• Transportation to and from the clinic airport on the specified clinic travel days. A local Lions Club member will greet you at the airport.

• Lodging on the specified clinic days including travel days (there are exceptions - please check with your Lead Doctor). All LIS team members reside in the same hotel. Hotel amenities vary greatly and often do not meet U.S. standards.

• Meals on clinic days (there are exceptions - please check with your Lead Doctor). The types of meals can vary, including home cooked meals brought to the clinic, meals provided in someone’s home, restaurant meals, or meals in the local Lions’ clubhouse.

In rare instances this does occur. In that case your team lead will inform you of the expenses you will be responsible for. This could include flights, lodging, meals, and transportation from and to the clinic airport.

• Passports, vaccinations, testing, visas, medical care, and flight arrangements are your responsibility.

• Lodging, transportation at the host site, and meals are usually pre-arranged by Lions in Sight (there are exceptions. Clarify with the Lead Doctor). This applies to night before and the nights of the scheduled clinic dates. If you plan to arrive at the destination earlier or stay later for personal reasons, you must arrange and pay for these yourself.

Lodging is generally arranged and paid for by the host Lions Club (there are exceptions. Clarify this with the clinic Lead Doctor). Since these are working trips and not vacations, be flexible. Your accommodations may be fine or may not meet common U.S. standards.

• The location may be distant from tourist oriented sights, restaurants and shops.

• The hotel breakfast will likely meet local expectations but may not meet those of foreign guests.

• The staff may not speak English.

• There might be a lack of amenities that some Americans expect in even basic accommodations. For example, you may not have air conditioning and hot water availability might be erratic.

• If you are alone, you’ll likely share a room with another volunteer.

• You can expect the accommodations to be clean and safe, but may not be maintained to your expectations.

• Meals are generally provided by the host Lions Club and may be prepared by local volunteers. It is usually local cuisine and choices are limited. Do not expect your personal preferences or dietary restrictions to be accommodated unless you have received written confirmation from your Lead Doctor prior to the clinic.

• Please remember that you are volunteering to provide service to those in need, not to be served.

This is usually not an option. Since the movement of many people has to be coordinated on a tight schedule, everyone should stay and dine together

Planning and arrangement of personal travel is up to you.

Generally, no. Streets and buildings are not ADA compliant. The host club will probably not have the ability to provide custom meals or special assistance or care. Do not assume that accommodations will be made unless you have written confirmation from the Lead Doctor before hand.

You are ultimately responsible for your personal safety and health. But an advantage of staying together for lodging, meals, and transportation is that it's generally safer to travel in a group.

Some Lions In Sight Clinics are scheduled in locations where the U.S. State Department or Center for Disease Control and Prevention advises caution or issued warnings about travel.

Lions In Sight expects all volunteer applicants to research the safety and health conditions in the host country at the U.S. State Department and CDC websites and decide whether they accept the risk of participation in the clinic.

• Arrive no later than early Thursday evening, preferably mid- to late-afternoon.

• Depart no earlier than Sunday at 9:00 am.

• Volunteers are welcome to personally pay and arrange for an extension of their trip after the clinic ends. Travel details should be provided to the team lead.

• Arrivals: Plan to arrive sometime on Saturday or early Sunday morning. Travel to and set up of clinic sites is done on Sunday afternoons.

• Departures: Plan to depart anytime after Saturday noon. Many clinic sites are a considerable distance from the airport and time is needed on Saturday morning to travel to the airport. Prior to making your flight reservations, research the recommended travel time or check with the team lead regarding the distance from the clinic site to the airport.

• Volunteers are welcome to personally pay and arrange for an extension of their trip after the clinic ends.Travel details should be provided to the team lead.

This document explains how to qualify for a club trip. Questions? Contact us.