🏢 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/
VIN works with local schools and institutions in partnership.
💼 What the programme involves
Art is often considered the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of 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 too.
As kids manipulate a paintbrush, their fine motor skills improve. When children experiment with materials, they dabble in science. Most important perhaps, when kids feel good while they are creating, art helps boost self-confidence. This unrestricted exploration helps children form connections in their brain, it helps them learn and it is fun. It is a natural activity to support this free play in children.
Art and craft is 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 whilst craft will develop their thinking and coordinating skills. Art is communication of this common story that can brings us all together as humans. It is important because other humans are important and it allows us to understand each other.
This project is developed to improve children’s creativity. This aids children to think creatively and how to connect with their imagination. Creativity can make children happier. They express their emotions through arts and craft making them feel calmer and happier. It is wonderful in children’s development. Art and crafts projects allows a child to practice their skills, like coordination (eg: cutting, shaping), understanding shapes and colours and explore their hidden interests and talents.
It can bring about positive life-enhancing change to you and the Nepalese people, both ways. 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 is your chance to make a creative difference in Nepal through art.
The volunteers will also involve in preparing and celebrating Christmas Day.
Objectives:
• To provide opportunity for children to develop their creativity through art and crafts.
• To promote the friendship, understanding and solidarity among local young volunteers and cross-national volunteers.
• To prepare and celebrate Christmas Day.
Activities:
• Develop and conduct the session of drawing, painting, creating gifts and craft or any artistic expression among the children.
• Organize the activities of origami, collage work, music, dance etc.
• To preparation and celebration Christmas Day.
📍 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.