Nepal Health & Medical - Porter's Protection First Aid Training

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu

Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Year round; monthly departures

Description: To provide services to the porters of Nepal. This includes creating awareness about porter's issues, collecting and distributing clothing and trekking gear, and providing first aid and english education. Porter's Protection needs volunteers because they can provide this organization with extensive first aid knowledge, English as a first language and writing skills to produce first aid curriculum and write fund raising proposals.

Highlights: Volunteers may participate in a number of tasks, including, but not limited to:
1. Teaching first aid and English
2. Helping to develop first aid programming
3. Helping with proposal writing and fund raising.
4. Aiding in the development of an automated external defibrillator (AED) program and training porters or guides on this.

Qualifications: Volunteers should be patient, self-directed, and be comfortable with public speaking. Standard First Aid and CPR qualifications are recommended. Those who have difficulty with public speaking, with no first aid background, or those uncomfortable with teaching may have a difficult time at this placement.

Cost in US$: $1895 USD for 8 weeks; $105 USD for extra week

Experience Required: yes

First Aid and CPR qualifications

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

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

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