EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

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Nepal Education Children Education Children Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

We are a not-for-profit, non-governmental volunteer organization (NGO) based in Kathmandu, working for marginalized & disadvantaged communities of Nepal. International Volunteering in Nepal is one of the strategies we use to empower rural communities. We have deployed thousands of national and international volunteers in Nepal. The community service volunteer has significantly impacted to achieve our mission.

Our mission is to empower marginalized communities through equitable, inclusive, and holistic development programs.

As one of the responsible community service organizations, our mission is to empower marginalized communities through equitable, inclusive, and holistic development programs. Our volunteer organization welcomes volunteers in Nepal from all over the world to achieve this mission.

Our Approach: We are probably the first volunteering organization offering volunteer opportunities to use a fully holistic approach to community development. We believe education, health & environment, economy, and basic infrastructure are the major pillars of community development. Our community programs support these development pillars. Hence, we focus equally on all four development pillars while implementing our projects. We have designed all our International Volunteering in Nepal projects based on these four pillars of development.

💼 What the programme involves

VIN’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres are set up in rural communities for children of 3 to 5 years of age. These centers work to surround children who belong to marginalized communities, with a friendly learning environment. You as a volunteer may offer your care and support for these children by having VIN place you in one of these ECDs. Being a volunteer/intern at an ECD is a hands-on experience that is sure to be rewarding [Due to school holidays these projects will remain closed during the months January & sometimes in April, July & October. Volunteers are encouraged to take part in the winter camps in January. There are also other VIN projects]. Daily Activities • Play games and rhymes with the children to develop mind, body and soul. • Provide care and affection for children. • Create activities that encourage the development of their motor, social and kin- aesthetic skills. • Create teaching materials through locally available resources.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The program fee includes accommodation and food for the duration of your volunteering or internship.
VIN has a hostel which can accommodate up to 35 people, with up to five bunk beds per room. During the volunteer induction, volunteers will share these rooms. If the hostel is unavailable, VIN organises accommodation close-by in a hotel or different hostel.
During your stay at the host family or monastery/nunnery, your sleeping arrangements may be private to sharing basis.
Bathroom and toilet facilities are shared with your host family or monks/ nuns.
Hygiene standards vary from family to family/place to place. Sometimes it is very basic, and hot water might only be available. We kindly ask volunteers to be flexible and be prepared to cope with non-western standards.

🍲 Food

In regards to food, volunteers will receive three meals a day, in Nepali standard.
The main dishes are rice-based such as daal bhat (lentil soup and rice), vegetables and curries are staple foods.
Nepalese people rarely eat meat or fish and have a mainly vegetarian diet. Eating bread is also uncommon. Nepalese food is high in carbs. If you wish to supplement your foods with more variety (such as types of vegetables, eggs or fruits) then the cost lies with you but host families are happy to prepare the extra food items for you.
In the host families and monasteries/ nunnery you will share their food and please inform us if have any specific allergies or dietary requirements.

📍 About the location

Kathmandu, Nuwakot, and Okhaldhunga If you arrive early or if you’re planning on staying in Nepal after your work camp finished, VIN also organizes weekends travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, Nagarkot at an additional cost if you are interested.