GLOBAL HEALTH
INITIATIVE

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ADVENTURES (GLA) BALI: GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
Bali Institute and Global Leadership Adventures Offer High School Summer Service-Learning Experiences
Dates
Three-week program
2026 Dates coming soon!
Two-week program
2026 Dates coming soon!

These 2 and 3 week programs combine community service, leadership and adventure into one amazing experience for inquisitive, ambitious and passionate high school students. Students will shadow and assist health professionals in local Balinese villages, participate in leadership-building activities and dialogues with fellow students and program mentors, and discover the beauty of Bali’s culture and natural landscape on excursions to island’s beautiful oceans and temples.

Amber and Dana, participants of one of the summer 2023 programs, posted about their time in Bali!

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Shadow and assist health professionals at mobile clinics in local villages
  • Observe how public health services are provided in Bali’s communities
  • Visit a natural birth clinic focused on reducing maternal and child mortality
  • Create and present health education workshops for local schools
  • Learn to surf on some of Bali’s most famous waves

Discover a new perspective on public health in this unique program nominated by Go Abroad as a 2018 Finalist for most Innovative New Program. You’ll study approaches to health care through two different lenses: Western convention and the indigenous wisdom of Bali. You’ll significantly deepen your understanding of the many pieces that make up the global health puzzle, especially in the developing world, where cultural competence is just as important for achieving wellness as medical ability and technology. Outside of your community service project you’ll enjoy Bali’s uplifting culture through live music and dance performances, memorable meals, and snorkeling and relaxing by the beach.

SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES, ONE EXPERIENCE AT A TIME