Volunteer in Nepal - Programs

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu
• Pokhara: 
Pokhara

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description: The Rural Education and Empowerment Program (REEP) of Volunteer Aid Nepal in Nepal is located rural area of Western Development Region of Nepal. We provide volunteer work in Nepal at grassroots level, helping local community organizations and School to achieve their goals in Nepal. Volunteers of Rural Empowerment Program (REEP) help local schools and Community Based Organization (CBO) by Teaching and working with community workers, teacher, students and villagers. The mail objective of the program is to empowering local people for community change and Human development. The focus groups of REEP project are disadvantaged youth group, School Student, and other back warded Dalit, Janajati, women etc.

Highlights: The activities of volunteers on the Rural Education and Empowerment Program (REEP) include:
* Teaching formal and non-formal timetabled lessons in schools (Health, Environment, Volunteerism and English. Volunteer Aid Nepal will provide the course of Volunteerism.
* Publishing "Volunteer Post" Wall Newspaper Monthly including activities of Volunteer club, Volunteer events, School events, Local events, Environment issues, development issues, Social poems, Success stories etc.
* Empowering and encouraging Student, Teacher, Parents and School Management Committee (SMC) and forming Student Club for keeping good environment of School.
* Conducting extra-curricular activities involving non-formal education techniques, (e.g. drama and art, Poem writing and Games) to explore sensitive topics with Health, Volunteerism, Human right, Climate Change etc.
* Establishing links between the youth club, user group, Mother group, Community Based Organization (CBO) the local health post and local medical personnel.
Conducting exposure visits to health center and services for local Children and women.
* Assisting local youth club to organize outreach activities (e.g. dramas, art showing, poem writing) that raise awareness of HIV/AIDS, nutrition, Environment, sanitation, adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
* Linking one Community based organization with other community-based organizations and with local and district services
* Ensuring that activities involve Males as well as Females
* Ensuring that outreach health efforts involve school teachers, head-teachers, community based organizations, local government health officials, health practitioners and service providers
* Building the capacity of selected youth club members to lead as peer educators on health and Environment issues in future
* Preparing Socio economic report of Village
* Exchanging Culture with the Villagers
* Sharing technical knowledge for Community development

Qualifications:
Volunteers for program must:
* Be 18 years or older
* Have no major health problems
* Some related knowledge on HIV/AIDS, Environment etc
* Be eligible to obtain a tourist visa to Nepal
* General knowledge of English Language
* Flexible, commitment and adjustable

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Arts

Cost in US$: USD $ 250 Per Week + Application fee 150

Salary / Pay: 10 Percent Discount for Family Members (volunteer program)

Experience Required: yes

not required

Age Range: 18 - 55

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian and European Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Nepal in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 2-5

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Volunteer Aid Nepal's Mission Statement: Volunteer Aid Nepal is fully committed to taking forward the community development activities to a new high with empowering community member and their participation for utilizing local resources to improve their quality of life. We will continue our notion of development through volunteerism. To achieve our goals, volunteers will play the vital role by participating on our community based programs. Volunteer Aid Nepal will continue to put the last first because Volunteer Aid Nepal is a voice of last or marginalized people. We will also promote volunteerism from local to global for development.

Year Founded: 2008