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Look over the whole application to make sure you have all the information needed to complete it in one sitting. You may want to compose the short essays in advance.

Personal Information

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone

Is this a cell phone that you will be bringing with you?

YesNo

Address

City

State

ZIP code

Country

Occupation

School
If you are a student, what school are you currently enrolled at?

Staying in Touch

Would you like to be added to our email list?

Yes pleaseNo thanks

Would you like to be added to our mailing list?

Yes pleaseNo thanks

No More Deaths and You

Prior NMD volunteer experience
Please indicate the total amount of time you have spent volunteering with NMD in the past.

If you have volunteered with NMD before, please enter the last date on which you volunteered.
An approximate date is fine.

Skills and Experience

Medical

If other, please describe:

For the highest level of training checked above: is your certification current?

YesNo

Please provide details about your experience (if any) providing medical care, including amount of time and medical environment.

Do you know how to use a glucometer?

YesNo

Do you know how to use a blood-pressure cuff?

YesNo

Spanish

Please rate your Spanish ability according to whether it is adequate in the following general categories.
Check all that apply.
Listening and understandingReciting/pronunciationArticulating ideasCasual conversation ReadingWriting

Please rate your Spanish ability according to whether it is adequate for the following specific functions.
Check all that apply.
Reading aloud from a scriptTranslating written English into written SpanishTranslating written Spanish into written EnglishBasic interviewing: asking questions and reporting simple answers Detailed interviewing: capturing a narrative or ascertaining a person's mental stateInterpreting: facilitating conversation between English monolingual and Spanish monolingual

Please rate your Spanish ability in terms of overall fluency.

Other

Please indicate how much experience you have with outdoor activities like hiking, camping, and backpacking.

Do you have outdoors experience in the desert Southwest specifically?

Have you done volunteer work or community service before? If so, please describe.

Do you have a legal background or experience with advocacy work? If so, please describe.

Logistics

The following information is requested to help us work out the details of your placement.

Age

Citizenship

Sex/gender

If you are not a US citizen, please describe your immigration status (e.g., permanent resident, student visa).

Pleast list the dates you intend to volunteer.

Northern Mexico Aid Centers
We may have the opportunity to place volunteers with medical and/or Spanish language skills in northern Mexico. To learn more about the work of No More Deaths at the Mexico aid centers, read the Mexico Aid Centers project description. Please indicate if you would be open to a placement in northern Mexico.

Yes No

Health, Allergy and Diet

Are you able to walk 10 miles over the course of one day?

YesNo

Are you able to carry 25 pounds (3 gallons of water) in your hands and/or on your back?

YesNo

If no to either of the two questions above, please explain.

Describe any allergies.

Are you currently taking any medications? If so, please list.

In the past year, were your daily activities limited because of your health or physical condition? If so, please explain.

If other, please describe:

Emergency Contact Information

Please supply the name and contact information for someone we can reach in case of emergency.

Name

Relationship to you

If other, please describe:

Email address

Phone number

Supporting Materials

What challenges and risks do you think you might face as a No More Deaths volunteer?
Please write a paragraph (about 100 words).

Please describe your interest in volunteering with No More Deaths and how you will put your skills to use. Include any skills not mentioned above.
Please write a paragraph (about 100 words).

Do you have any questions or concerns? Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?

What is your understanding of the situation on the US–Mexico border, and the role of No More Deaths in responding to it?
Please write a paragraph (about 100 words).

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