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VNV's volunteer program is the best and most comprehensive of it's kind in Nepal. While living in a remote Nepali village, volunteers are safe, secure, and well looked after. We provide Nepali culture training to all volunteers which consists of daily language training as well as rules and customs that can be followed to easily blend with the community.

Volunteers have the opportunity to lend a hand in the following areas:

Education-

Many children in Okhaldunga do attend government schools, whether they live close by or a 2 hour walk each way. The children are motivated, as well as the teachers, but lack of supplies and instruction make the percentage that see their way to grade 10 very low. Volunteer teachers will be placed in the classroom providing necessary English instruction, self motivated and initiated lessons on the subject of their choice, arts and crafts, and environmental awareness lessons and activities.

For volunteers that specialize in ESL education, the teachers and principles of the schools voiced an interest in learning how to better teach English to their students. Because English is an internationally spoken language, we want to provide the teachers with proper pronunciation, intonation, and grammer required to speak and write in English as well as instruct their students.

Healthcare-

Volunteers interested in working in healthcare must have a nursing, doctor, or first-aid back round. Individuals will be placed at the local hospital and clinic working with medical professionals assisting with care and procedures as necessary. Volunteers may be able to bring knowledge and resources otherwise absent to this rural district. Another possibility may be educating the school children as well as local people on issues such as sanitation, hygeine, basic first aid. and CPR, setting up programs in the community to help local people care for themselves as necessary.

Environmental awareness-

This is your opportunity to educate the community on such issues as deforestation, proper waste management, compost construction and how to maintain and sustain it, and recycling. Volunteers will work directly with district officials, youth groups, and schools to set up programs and activities, create educational posters and murals, and facilitate the community with the necessary skills and education to make their environment a more pleasant one.

Infrastructure planning and development

To the engineering professional, this village needs man power as well as instruction when it comes to building roads, installing and maintaining solar panels for lights and electricity, and proper plumming and waste relief. For the volunteer who is just good with their hands, there is opportunity to build desks and chairs for the schools, paint and maintain existing classrooms, dig toilet pits, and assist with renovations of homes and schools.

We encourage volunteers to have motivation as well as initiative. When volunteering with VNV, the individual has the freedom to create and implement programs of their choice and use their own good judgement and discretion to generate a positive plan to make the most of your time in Okhaldhunga. The one thing that VNV emphasizes is that we are here to work WITH the community. Our goal is to produce programs that inspire the community and are easily sustainable once the volunteer returns home.

It should be noted that volunteering with this program is not a fit for everyone. It is not designed to provide participants with a highly structured program that guarantees 8 hours of volunteer work each day. Instead, those may find themselves participating in different activities each day, and creating their own schedule that also suits the area of the community they are working with. Volunteers are encouraged to spend their down time immersing themselves in the community, getting to know the people with whom they are working with.


The volunteers who tend to have the most fulfilling experiences are those who:

-are highly motivated and require limited direction or instruction
-are flexible and willing to pitch in where ever necessary
-truly understand that the pace of life is slower than what they may be used to
-realizing that making a difference may be as simple as making some one smile

The fees and program includes:

Program representative in village throughout the volunteer's stay
Transportation to and from the airport in Kathmandu
All food and lodging from arrival to departure in Nepal
Guided tour of Kathmandu
Culture and customs orientation after arrival
Accompanied bus trip to eastern Nepal
2 day trek to Okhaldhunga (or bus if preferred)
One hour of daily Nepali language classes in Okhaldhunga
Shared mobile phone
Return flight to Kathmandu at the conclusion of volunteering
Celebration dinner at end of program


Available upon request (price not included)

-Internet access
- Guided local treks and hikes in surrounding areas

Volunteer opportunities available in Kathmandu upon request.

Contact CGNN for further information

Children For Green New Nepal
GPO Box : 19303
Dillibazaar, Kathmandu
Email : cgn_n@hotmail.com
Url: www.bigrex.com/cgnn