The Future Health Fellowship
The Future Health Fellowship is a 12-month program for recent medical graduates, MPH/MSc students, and early-career epidemiologists. Fellows work inside our Burundi operations from day one — with real responsibility, not an observer role.
Fellowship Tracks
Clinical Operations
Medical residents · Nursing professionals
Focuses on maternal/child health triage and infectious disease protocols at our clinics and mobile health units.
Epidemiology & Data Science
MPH · MSc graduates
Syndromic surveillance and data visualization using our mHealth platforms. Co-authored fieldwork and peer-review contributions.
Health Systems Management
MBAs · Health economists
Supply chain, HR for health, and healthcare financing — including the mutuelles de santé insurance model.
Fellows receive a monthly living stipend, housing in our secure Bujumbura compound, comprehensive medical evacuation insurance, and round-trip airfare. Applications for the next cohort open in September.
Local Volunteer Programs
Our volunteer programs are designed specifically for Burundi — for university students, retired professionals, and community leaders who want to contribute their time.
Community Health Promoters
Volunteers commit a few hours a week to disseminating public health information in their village — trained in specific behavior-change modules. Many of our best CHWs started here.
University Practicums
Formal MOU placements with the University of Burundi and nursing schools. Students complete rural rotations at the Ubuntu Medical Center or alongside mobile clinic teams.
Expectations and Ethics
All participants — international fellows and local volunteers — follow the same code of conduct: cultural humility, patient confidentiality, and genuine commitment to local leadership.
We do not accept "voluntourism." Clinical volunteers must hold the necessary licenses and commit to long-term capacity building — the patient's outcome always comes before the volunteer's experience.