Nepal is full of biodiversity. Due to lack of awareness and rapid population growth, natural resources have been used unexpectedly. If it continues, communities may face awful natural disasters such as soil erosion, landslides and consequently epidemics. VIN therefore aims to deploy its volunteers to make community people aware on those in association with community based organizations and youth clubs. In this program, volunteers will help to develop village and school profiles organizing meetings with school management committees, students, and community members, in an effort to identify the further needs of the school and the community. Volunteers will identify their needs by using Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) tools i.e. community mapping, focused group discussions, and sorting and ranking volunteers. During their stay in the community, volunteers will also organize some awareness-raising activities to help promote the understanding of various environmental and development issues. Awareness campaigns are done through dramas, rallies, stories, games, and competitions.
This process has strengthened and empowered children's groups, Women Groups and CBOs. Then, they continue these activities for the rest of the period. These activities cover environmental and sanitation campaigns, conservation campaigns, health issue campaigns, etc.
Contacts:
URL:
http://www.volunteeringnepal.org
E-Mail:
info@volunteeringnepal.org
For Reservation:
http://www.volunteeringnepal.org/registrationform.php
For Fees:
http://www.volunteeringnepal.org/fees.php
Agroforestry Projects:
VIN has been working together with "Kaule-ev", a German Association, working for Agro-Projects in Kaule, Okharpauwa VDC, Kathmandu, Nepal. If you wish to learn more about their projects please visit their website Their goal is the support of socially sustainable Agro-Projects. Here, the association alludes to the social, economical and ecological aspects of such projects. If you wish to volunteer through VIN in their projects, you are welcome! Please contact us at
infor@volunteeringnepal.org
The volunteering opportunities with them include: English teaching for farmers and their children; working with farmers in their set farms; renovation of farms.
Possible number of volunteer placements: maximum 4
Time period of placement: between April 2009 and May 2011
Length of placement: 3 weeks – 3 month (limitation by visa regulations)
Employment fields: English teaching to farmers and farmer’s children
Working on farm in an agroforestry project
Description of placement:
1. Teaching English to farmers, farmers children and in a primary school
Evening class:
a) Number of children: 30 – 40
The children are between 5 and 18 years old. At least 2 classes should be formed depending on age and knowledge.
time: 5 – 5:45 pm first class 6 – 6:45 pm second class
place: teaching room in the house of Kaule e.V. or in a room of the primary school in Kaule
b) Number of farmers: 15 - 20
Time: 7 – 7:45 pm
place: teaching room in the house of Kaule e.V. or in a room of the primary school in Kaule
Day class: Teaching in a primary school
Time: approximately 3 hours per day
Place: primary school of Kaule
Food and accommodation for volunteers: Accommodation will be in the Kaule e.V. house approximately 10 -15 walking minutes to the primary school.
Volunteers get Dal Bhat for breakfast and dinner (or comparable meal) and a snack for lunch.
2. Agroforestry Project
Volunteers can be placed after the agroforestry training has been given to farmers by NAF (Nepal Agroforestry Foundation) and CARD (Center of Agriculture Research and Development). The training will be for 3 weeks in end of March to start of April).
After the training farmers will develop by them self the restructuring plan of their land. Based on those plans rebuilding of the project area will than be done with the help of volunteers.
Examples for possible elements included in the rebuilding of the project area are:
nursery
contour hedgerows of nitrogen-fixing plants
crop rotation
cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants
fruits and spices
conservation farming
beekeeping
home gardening
Wok areas for volunteers could be in any of the listed areas, depending on what farmers decide to include on their land.
Food and accommodation for volunteers: Accommodation will be in the Kaule e.V. house. Distance to the project field differs depending on which land the volunteer will work. Maximal distance to the area of work will be 30 minutes on food.
Volunteers get Dal Bhat for breakfast and dinner (or a comparable meal) and a lunch packet.
community environment education program
volunteer cleaning community
women visit to Karve for observing forage
Watch Our Videos
We have just completed our program video project. Please watch them here.
Introduction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb-eBrGBU3k
Womens Empowerment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cJmt5KzuCU
Children Development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfJqYFPvVKI
Youth Development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohv2YHj_5RU
Teachers Development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-gZSpuV4Yw
Health & Sanitation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0ST61JpgBc
Monasteries & Nunneries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pHaqXlmc6I
Other available programmes:
Teacher Development
Teaching English at Schools
Youth Development
Volunteer at Buddhist Monastery
Community Learning Center
Health / Medical
Construction and Mannual Work
Grant / Project Writing
Computer Technology
Child Care: Orphanage Centers
Language/Culture/Home Stay
Early Childhood development
Children's Clubs
Work for Deaf, Blinds / Disabilites
Women Empowerment
