Global Community Health Volunteers

Global Community Health Volunteers (GCHV) is a U.S.-based Non-Profit Organization (NGO), headquartered in Maryland, that specializes in facilitating ethical, high-impact service and educational programs across the heart of Central and South America. We provide the essential bridge connecting passionate North American healthcare and education student volunteers with communities in need.

We deliver more than just a mission trip—we provide a comprehensive, fully supported international experience recognized globally for its professionalism, logistical excellence, and commitment to local partnerships.

• Bilingual, High-Caliber Staff: Our local teams are composed of highly passionate, bilingual professionals rigorously trained in logistics, safety, and cultural sensitivity. They work with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring you receive seamless, personalized support from arrival to departure.
• Intimate Local Knowledge: GCHV is renowned for its deep and intimate knowledge of our host countries—including local communities, clinical needs, cultural nuances, history, and biodiversity. This expertise ensures that your service is both ethical and maximally effective.
• Personalized Service: We view every participant as a strategic partner. We attend to each client personally, adapting and modifying every aspect of the itinerary to meet your group’s specific programmatic, logistical, and safety requirements.

GCHV specializes in creating specialized international service rotations designed to build practical skills and cultural competence for future professionals.

Our core programs are essential for students pursuing careers as MDs, DOs, Dentists, Pharmacists, PAs, Nurses, and PT/OT specialists. Our basic healthcare programs provide a fundamental, hands-on clinical base applicable to every facet of modern healthcare.

We also offer specialized programs for students and professionals interested in teaching and community development.

Participating in our programs offers an unforgettable, career-defining experience. You will not only accrue valuable skill sets and cultural competencies and forge lasting friendships but, most importantly, you will gain the profound satisfaction of knowing you made an indelible, positive impact on the lives of those with whom you interacted.