📝 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
The main aim is to establish a library system, which includes creating a friendly learning environment, train students and staff members how to use it.
Your placement and activities:
This work camp is a great way to see your impact in the local community from the start.
Schools might have book collections but they might not be organised well. We need volunteers to create an inviting library room.
This includes:
• Painting walls and bookshelves,
• Sorting books by genre and author in alphabetical order
• Creating a book borrowing system.
You will then teach children in a fun and creative way how to use the library. This is also a great opportunity to support children aged 5 to 12 years in their reading and writing skills.
There will be one rest day in the middle of your work camp. If you've volunteering at a school, the Saturdays will be a rest day also.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living facilities are simple and basic. Male and female Volunteers will share the same living area with separate rooms. There will be 3-5 persons in one room. Volunteers are required to sleep on the simple beds. 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.