As a CNIS volunteer, you are an integral part of our life-saving teaching initiatives, having positive and exponential impact on the lives of millions of people living in Africa. Whether you teach overseas, help us translate or edit manuals, program our web sites, sew surgical simulators, or raise funds and awareness, your volunteer work with CNIS will be truly life-saving!
Dr. Wylam Faught teaches Essential Surgical Skills in Moshi, Tanzania
CNIS has almost 40 surgeons, obstetricians and perioperative nursing instructors from all across Canada who volunteer their time, developing course material and teaching our instructor courses in Africa, Guyana and Haiti.
All CNIS instructors must first take an instructor course in Canada and be certified to teach the CNIS courses. Certifications for Canadiana and African instructors are usually valid for 3 years.
To find out about Canadian instructor courses, please visit the Upcoming Courses and Events page or contact our Vancouver office.
CNIS high school volunteers help prepare obstetrics model parts
In addition, CNIS is assisted by nearly 200 non-surgical volunteers who bring other areas of expertise to our organization – web and internet technology, manual editing, illustrations, translation, event-coordination, fundraising, sewing and many other important tasks. Last year, CNIS volunteers in Canada alone volunteered over 4500 communal hours! Thank you!
Become part of our amazing volunteer team!
Click on the image to download our volunteer application form. Please fill out the form, and email, fax or drop it off at our Head Office.
Volunteer positions currently available.
- Swahili translator for our Fundamental Interventions, Referral and Safe Transfer manual (NEW)
- Swahili speaking doctor to verify medical expressions in Swahili manuals (NEW)
- Editing volunteers with professional experience for our course manuals
- Celebrity contact. CNIS needs an internationally known Canadian icon (from film, TV, the music industry or other media celebrity) to endorse our important cause
- Event volunteers to help host and prepare our annual public events and fundraisers
- Media volunteer with solid media connections to help with media releases and press relations
- School teacher/educator volunteer for the Canada Ethiopia Elementary School Twinning Project
- Professional French translator to translate manuals and material from English to French.
- Web designer with strong graphics skills for the CNIS web site
- Injury Research Moderators for the African Injury Database AIDB
- Sewing and props making volunteers for medical teaching models
- Wiki Content Developers
- Fundraising volunteers with experience and connections in the Vancouver business community
- IT volunteers with solid background in HTML, PHP and WordPress
Please Contact us if you are interested in helping.
