Description

Anyone with experience planning and managing health promotion camps and mobile clinics could be very helpful. The work would involve raising the funds, and working with the local community and staff to run the clinics. Possible research could be involved after clinic completion.

Most volunteers chose to live on site at Siddhi Shaligram Briddhashram (Old Age Home). Potential side-jobs include running elderly community activities and assisting within the home.

Highlights

The Siddhi Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing quality healthcare services to members in and around the Bhaktapur community. Their mandate is to try and increase medical accessibility and services to marginalized women, children and the elderly due to the lack of medical care available for these demographics. All programs that are organized and implemented through the Siddhi Memorial Foundation are designed to provide sustainable health care initiatives that include educational programs that focus on prevention and provide free essential services.

In Nepal, many individuals do not have access to basic medical services and as a result do not receive the medical attention that they require. The Siddhi Memorial Foundation was created in 1993, after a four year-old boy named Siddhi Sundar Dhaubhadel was hit by a car on his way home from school. Siddhi required immediate medical attention, however, due to the inadequate medical facility located in his community he had to be rushed to a hospital in Kathmandu, 20 kilometers away. On the way to the hospital in Kathmandu, Siddhi's condition worsened and due to heavy traffic, the distance and no immediate medical attention he died on his way to the hospital. His parents were devastated at the loss of their son and decided to create the Siddhi Memorial Foundation in loving memory of Siddhi. Since the creation of the Siddhi Memorial Foundation both Mr. and Mrs Dhaubhadel have dedicate their lives to improving accessibility and healthcare services to the members of the Bhaktapur community.

Qualifications

Completion of high school. Some post-secondary education is a benefit.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Computer Science
• Graphic Design
• Web Design

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 2.745 for 8 weeks, USD 205 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one - 4 weeks of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Experience Required

yes

You must be flexible and patient to work in any Nepalese setting. Festivals and strikes constantly disrupt the work day, and things just don't happen very efficiently. You also must be self motivated and capable of thinking for yourself, proposing your ideas and making suggestions. The SMH needs someone to help them take ideas and make them happen.

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of Depends on the placement

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

24-48 hrs

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement

We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded

1998