Nepal Social Placement - Bal Mandir

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Year round, departures at the beginning of each month

Description: The main Bal Mandir children's home receives almost all of the orphaned infants and smallest children of Nepal. They do not have close to enough staff to deal with all of the challenges that this provides.

Simply helping with general childcare can help here not to mention assisting and training the staff to develop recreation/programs/funding etc.

Highlights: There is a wide range of work to be done with the NCO depending on your background. With so many infants, simply assisting the staff with general childcare like changing diapers and feeding children is a lot of help.

Other jobs could include organizing activities such as sports, playing educational games, helping with homework and tutoring. Depending on your skills you may also be asked to help deveolpe new programs such as yoga, sewing, knitting, cooking, music, arts and crafts, etc.

Assistance is needed in administration, but mainly for longer term more experienced volunteers.

They also need help to organize fundraising programs and events.

Qualifications: This placement is great for someone who loves and has had experience with children of all ages, especially babies!

Some specific skills or training that would be helpful: Nutritionist, Emergency Medical Technician, Standard First Aid, Health and Hygiene Training, Public Health, Early Childhood Education, Day Care Work, Leadership Programming, Educational Games, or Recreational Programming.

Cost in US$: $1905 for 8 week duration, $105 each additional week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range: 18 +

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of custom

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement: We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded: 1998