📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
After the devastating earthquake of 25th April, 2015, the situation in Nepal is desperate! Over 8500 deaths, thousands of people injured. Over 600 hundred thousand houses were destroyed. 1.7million children are directly affected and need urgent support. Over 125,000 pregnant women affected.
The communities, VIN has been working in, Jitpurphedi and Okharpauwa, are badly affected. Almost 90% houses are destroyed. Jitpurphedi and Okharpauwa alone have witnessed 22 deaths and over 3 dozen injured! The water supply is damaged and destroyed. Some water sources became dry and some badly destroyed. Most of the people have been using water from the natural and direct sources and because of the open defecation practices, the water is totally contaminated, and this has made community people especially children, suffer from diarrhoeal and many other diseases. The land filled site of Okharpawa is another reason for suffering people from different diseases. Because of their low economic status and lack of awareness, they are not able to construct toilets themselves. VIN had already constructed 550+ transitional homes for the needy earthquake victims in those communities. They have simple shelter to live but no toilet. VIN aims to construct minimum 500 toilets for the needy and poor families.
💼 What the programme involves
Objectives: To construct toilets for earthquake victims, back warded marginalized and indigenous groups to declare open Defecation Free (ODF) communities.
• To help people increase correct health and hygiene practices including washing their hands with soap water through aware raising campaign and trainings.
• To educate target groups to safe drinking water and basic hygiene and sanitation
🏠 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 2-4 persons in one room. Volunteers are required to sleep on the simple beds. Please bring your sleeping bag.
📍 About the location
1. Jitpur community: Kathmandu District, which is only about 11 km away from main ring road to Balaju, Kathmandu
2. Okharpawa community: It is in Nuwakot District, which is 17 km from Kathmandu with fields, woods and hills.
Leisure Activities: Either before or after your workcamp, there exists the option to undertake a short VIN-organized tour to one of Nepal’s nearby attractions.
⚠️ Requirements
Participation Fee: The participation fee 230 Euros is to be paid on your arrivals at VIN Office or upon booking the placement by PayPal or bank transfer.
The Participation Fee Covers:
Food and Accommodation: Nepali Standard at a local host family – 3 meals a day
Transportation: Airport pick -up and pick up and drop to the working community site
A half day guided sight-seeing for the world heritage site of Kathmandu
Materials for the work-camp, community development projects support
Local volunteer support cost
VIN T-shirt and certificate of participation
24 hours emergency support
VIN admin cost,
What’s excluded?
Airfare, VISA, Travel medical insurance, return airport transfer, entrance fees on the world heritage sights, Personal travel and weekend activities expenses etc
ℹ️ Additional information
(The detail info sheet and acceptance letter will be sent from VIN after we receive your Complete Volunteer Exchange Form from the sending organization)