📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
VIN’s Volunteer Coordinator position is open for any international volunteer or intern who
would like to be a part of the management side of VIN. This will give you the opportunity to
see different communities and places in Nepal. No doubt a fascinating experience! This is
ideal for those that love to travel, meet people and provide direction to our
volunteers/interns and projects
💼 What the programme involves
• Receive international volunteers/interns; see to it that they are appropriately
placed in one of VIN’s empowerment projects.
• Interview volunteers/interns and prepare them for their respective projects.
• Oversee volunteer’s/intern’s placement in the rural areas and monasteries.
• Support local and international volunteers with their roles.
🏠 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/mattresses. Please bring your sleeping bag. The food will be provided in Nepali standard i.e. dal Bhat (rice, lentil soup, vegetables, pickle, eggs)
📍 About the location
Okhaldhunga district, which is 250 km from Kathmandu. It takes 8-9 hrs travel by busa hilly and mountainous region surrounded by woods and fields. If you arrive early or wish to stay in Nepal after your volunteer period, VIN offers weekend travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, and Nagarkot at reasonable prices
ℹ️ Additional information
Fee for four weeks is 555 Euro, then 75 Euro for each extra week. For Everest Region Placement, there will be 60 EUR extra to cover transportation. Volunteers require to do PCR test after 3 days of their arrival which will cost 15 Euros.