📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN) is a NGO with the mission to empower marginalised communities through inclusive and holistic development programmes.
This is done through the following project areas:
• Education
• Health and Environment
• Economy
• Basic Infrastructure
Within the above project areas, we conduct the following programmes:
• Women's Empowerment
• Children's Development
• Youth Empowerment
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Environment and Conservation
• Public Health and Medical Care
https://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/
💼 What the programme involves
OBJECTIVE/ AIM:
The main aim for volunteers is to raise awareness about recycling and kitchen gardens with local communities in the outskirts of Kathmandu. This is part of the “Better Environment- Better Tomorrow” campaign.
Your placement and activities:
We need volunteers to collaborate with the communities of Kavresthali and Okharpauwa to raise awareness of waste management.
This includes creating and delivering information sessions on recycling, composting, safe garbage disposal, minimising air pollution as well as organising community garbage collection days where everyone an get involved.
Volunteers will also develop the concept of a kitchen garden and help implement it in people's homes.
We want volunteers to really be engaged in their communities and help with the preparations and celebrations of Holi.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN.
The living conditions at the host family/ hostel are simple and basic. Male and female volunteers will share the same living area but have separate sleeping rooms.
The volunteers sleep on simple beds / mattress.
Please bring your sleeping bag.
📍 About the location
There are lots of sightseeing options in and around Kathmandu.
If you arrive early or if you're planning on staying in Nepal after your work camp finished, VIN also organises weekends travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, Nagarkot at an additional cost if you are interested.
ℹ️ Additional information
The participation fee 200 Euros (+30 Euro for transportation) is to be paid on your arrivals at VIN Office or upon booking the placement by Paypal or bank transfer.