Program areas at The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
U.s. Schweitzer fellows programs through 13 local programs across The u.s., over 200 u.s. Schweitzer fellows each year are selected and supported in closely-mentored year-long direct service projects addressing important unmet health-related needs in their local communities, together with leadership development and peer support programming that enhance their commitment to, and skills in, lifelong service to marginalized, vulnerable, and underserved individuals and communities, and deepen their understanding of The underlying social, political and moral determinants of health. Collectively, these Schweitzer fellows annually provide approximately 40,000 hours of service that supports approximately 20,000 people live healthier lives. Through its Albert Schweitzer "fellows for life" programs: asf supports a network of approximately 4,000 graduates of its entry-year Schweitzer fellows programs, providing ongoing education, leadership development, peer support, and mentoring.
To promote understanding of dr. Schweitzer's philosophy of reverence for life, and its importance in addressing contemporary problems, including issues of individual and community health and well-being, animal welfare, environmental issues such as The climate crisis, and The dangers of nuclear weapons, asf helps ensure that dr. Schweitzer's writings are widely available in english, supports conferences and other events, and oversees and maintains important archives at syracuse university about dr. Schweitzer and The lambarene hospital.
Albert Schweitzer hospital in lambarene, gabon: starting in 1979, asf's lambarene Schweitzer fellows program selected and supported four medical students each year in providing medical care to patients at The hospital and surrounding villages. In 2007, asf expanded The program to include public health students to help The hospital strengthen its prevention and public health outreach programs. In 2022, with The Schweitzer hospital in a period of organizational transition, no lambarene Schweitzer fellows were selected.