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ART & CRAFT WITH CHILDREN

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Nepal Art Art Fixed dates

About the project

ART & CRAFT WITH CHILDREN

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Art is often considered the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses various human activities, creations, and ways of expression, including music, literature, film, sculpture, and paintings. Children of all ages love arts and crafts. They love getting creative, messy, and admiring their masterpieces when they have finished, and the great thing with arts and crafts is that they are aiding their development in many other areas. As kids manipulate a paintbrush, their fine motor skills improve. When children experiment with materials, they dabble in science. Most importantly, perhaps, when kids feel good while creating, art helps boost self-confidence. This unrestricted exploration helps children form connections in their brains. It helps them learn, and it’s also fun. It is a natural activity to support this free play in children. Art and craft are a fundamental part of our everyday lives, and encouraging children to learn about them will only benefit them as they get older. Art can help a child develop their feeling skills, while craft will develop their thinking and coordinating skills. Art is a communication of this common story that can bring us all together as humans. Art is important because other humans are important, allowing us to understand each other. This project is developed to improve children’s creativity—this aids children in thinking creatively and how to connect with their imagination. Creativity can make children happier. They express their emotions through arts and crafts, making them feel calmer and happier. It’s wonderful for children’s development. Art and crafts projects allow a child to practice their skills, like coordination (e.g., cutting, shaping), understanding shapes and colours, and exploring their hidden interests and talents. Both ways, it can bring about positive life-enhancing change to you and the Nepalese people. As a volunteer, you will be given the unique opportunity to teach arts and crafts of your choice and learn the trade through the artistic lens of the Nepalese people. Arts and crafts would also include dance. Here’s your chance to make a creative difference in Nepal through art.

💼 What the programme involves

Develop and conduct the session of drawing, painting, creating gifts and crafts or any artistic expression among the children. Organize the activities of origami, collage work, music, dance etc.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will stay in Kathmandu for two nights until orientation. VIN covers two nights' accommodation on sharing basis and simple Nepali-style food. Then they will be with the host family/hostel identified by VIN in Okhaldhunga. The living facilities are simple and basic. Male and female Volunteers will share the same living area with separate rooms. There will be 2-4 people in one room. Volunteers are required to sleep on simple beds. Please bring your sleeping bag.

📍 About the location

Tarakeshwor: Tarakeshwor municipality is situated in the outskirts of Kathmandu District. It is around 10-15 km from the main ring road to Balaju, Kathmandu, covered with hills, fields, and woods. VIN also organizes travel tours like Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, Nagarkot for extra costs if you are interested after your work camp.

ℹ️ Additional information

The participation fee is 200 Euros (+30 Euro for transportation), which is to be paid on arrival at VIN Office.

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📅 Available sessions

VINWC24-14

08/07/2024 → 19/07/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 5 / 14
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–28 years old

Solidarity donation

200.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kathmandu 44600, Nepal

Nepal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Nepal Rupee (NPR / रूपैयाँ)

Exchange rate

1 NPR = 0.005958 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Nepal Time

Local time: 21:16 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Nepali