📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Women s empowerment volunteer overseas program aims to uplift the women of disadvantaged communities in Nepal by addressing various issues of education /literacy, financial well-being, health and women s rights. You as a women empowerment volunteer within this program will be given the opportunity to either simply participate / conduct these workshops and mutual benefit.Empowering women process will not only bring out leadership skills from the women being trained but will also teach them about independence, initiative, self-motivation, and raise awareness among them about how to take care of oneself. An international volunteer in this program will be given the freedom to create various activities that require the women to apply what they have learned from workshops.VIN adopts integrated approach to women empowerment. We believe that doing everything from teaching these women about a community microcredit system, income generation, to teaching them the art of communication will empower them in every respect.
💼 What the programme involves
Work with VIN local staff to train womenHelp women s groups in learning about account keepingWork with women in their farmParticipate in and initiate awareness raising activities in various issuesTeach and promote women s rightsDiscuss women s health issuesLead activities that teach life skills, e.g. leadership skills, decision making, communication, problem solving, coping with stressTeach English language to the young womenDevelop small grant proposals to fund women s empowerment programsResearch for funding agencies and raise funds for local projectsHelp explore possible market for women s productsResearch and conduct case studies on women s programs, success stories
🏠 Accommodation on site
Nepali Standard at host family in the working community
📍 About the location
Jitpur community of Kathmandu District, which is only about 11 km away from main ring road to Balaju, Kathmandu. Okhaldhunga, a beautiful and hilly district, is located in Everest Region of Nepal. It has limited developmental activities and facilities. From Kathmandu, the shortest bus route is about 250 km which is rough and takes one day to reach there.
⚠️ Requirements
Basic English.
ℹ️ Additional information
Fee for four weeks is 505euro, then 60euro for each extra week. For Okhaldhunga minimum duration: 12 weeks (extra 100euro for the transportation).