Description

Nepal is full of biodiversity. Due to lack of awareness and rapid population growth, natural resources have been used unexpectedly. If it continues, communities may face awful natural disasters like soil erosions, land slide and consequently, epidemics. VIN therefore mobilizes people from home and abroad as Volunteers and Intern to make community people aware of these issues in association with community based organizations and children clubs. In this program, volunteers / Intern will help to develop village and school profiles organizing meetings with school management committees, students, and community members, in an effort to identify the further needs of the school and the community.

Volunteers will identify their needs by using Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) tools i.e. community mapping, Focused Group Discussions, sorting and Ranking volunteers are positively contributing because succeeding projects can thus be prioritized and developed through this process. During their stay in community, volunteers will also organize many awareness raising activities to help promote the understanding of various environmental and development issues. Awareness campaigns are done through dramas, rallies, stories games and competitions.

This process has strengthened and empowered children's groups, Women Groups and CBOs. Then, they continue these activities for the rest of the period. These activities cover environmental and sanitation campaigns, conservation campaigns, health issue campaigns, etc.

** Agroforestry Projects:

VIN has been working together with "Kaule-ev", a German Association, working for Agro-Projects in Kaule, Okharpauwa VDC, Kathmandu, Nepal. If you wish to learn more about their projects please visit our website to get the URL of their website. Their goal is to support socially sustainable Agro-Projects. Here, the association alludes to the social, economical and ecological aspects of such projects. If you wish to volunteer through VIN in their projects, you are welcome!

Qualifications

To work as an intern or a volunteer with Volunteers Initiative Nepal, you must be flexible enough. You must send your expected outputs and check with the programs whether it's a better fit for you. Remember: you are planning to work in a developing country and you may find many things very different which otherwise you may not have experienced in your life!

Intern Types

• Business Admin, Management
• Development
• Environmental Management
• Environmental Studies
• Sustainable Development

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Starting at EUR 200 for a week

Program Fees Include:

- Transportation: Pick up from the airport;
- Pre-service (e.g. Nepali language and culture, health talk, program orientation, e.g. teacher training -TEFL tips);
- One day sight seeing around Kathmandu, world heritage sites, (e.g. Patan Darbur Square, Pashupatinath, Baudhanath Stupa, Swoyambhunath Stuple);
- Accommodation and Food during program induction in a budget hotel (VIN has set menu);
- Accommodation and food during placement with a host family / hostel (Nepali standard 2 to 3 meals a day);
- Administrative charge;
- Stationeries during program induction;
- Transportation to the project site;
- 24 hours emergency support;
- Regular follow up support / visit (1-2 week interval) by VIN's staffs;
- Support for local staff and volunteers;
- Support for ongoing VIN's established projects in the community;
- Online / off line program advertisement
- free wireless internet at our office

* For more details please visit our website.

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Conservation
• Environment
• Global Warming
• Planting
• Reforestation
• Tree Planting

Age Range

18 +

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Volunteers Initiative Nepal's Mission Statement

Our mission is to empower marginalized communities, with a focus on women and children, through enhanced education programmes and whole community training to achieve democracy and raise economic productivity.

Year Founded

2005