BACKGROUND:
Background
Part 1: What is it like to be on a STOP assignment in Ethiopia? A three month work experience as a volunteer participant is visually described and discussed. The opportunity to observe rural life style, assist with polio eradication and measles vaccine programs, and to help local health workers improve immunization services in 2004 are featured.
Part 2: What is it like to help with polio eradication in Nigeria? A worker who assisted in National Immunization Days in November 2004 will describe the program, experience, and results.

OBJECTIVE:
Objectives
1.Examine international immunization programs from the participants perspective
2.Describe participants roles in international programs
3.Interpret the experience from a participant view

METHOD:
Methods
PowerPoint presentations will illustrate immunization programs in Ethiopia and Nigeria as well as portray rural life in Ethiopia.

RESULT:
Result
The impact and final report of the participants work will be described.

CONCLUSION:
Conclusion
What to expect from an international/STOP experience is summarized.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Learning Objectives
Listen to and show an awareness of the volunteer participant role in international immunization work.