Volunteer Aid Nepal – NGO

Join Agriculture Program to learn organic farming methods while promoting ecological farming and fair trade to ensure the healthy, diverse and safe food. This program allow volunteer for field work and learn more about sustainable agriculture.

Agricultural Land in Nepal

Chemical agriculture and Genetic engineering developed hybrid and genetically engineered seeds, fertilizers and chemicals which are highly challenging public health and our environment. The impact of modern agriculture is increasing day by day. So, Organic farming is becoming need of time which provides long-term benefits to people and the environment. Organic farming works in harmony with nature rather than against it. This involves using techniques to achieve good crop yields without harming the natural environment or the people who live and work in it.

As an organic farming volunteer, you will learn how to grow your own food without pesticides, be exposed to many new and alternative learning experiences, and give something back to the environment. During your stay, you will be living together with the farm family where we will work together, learn together, cook together and eat together. It is a great opportunity for you to learn Nepalese culture and lifestyle through immersion

Volunteer Aid Nepal would profoundly appreciate your application for volunteering in Nepal. You may wish to offer to be an active Volunteer of Agriculture Program. International Volunteers are welcome. Please contact us at info@volunteeraidnepal.org or Submit application form . Thank you.

Nepal is least developed country with poor infrastructure. Basic infrastructure in the sectors of Health, Education, Sanitation, Agriculture and Environment are highly needed in rural communities of Nepal.

Project Location: Lahachok VDC is located in North-west side of Pokhara City of Kaski District. The village has 3,714 population ( Census 2001) and 700 + households.  The economy of Lahachok is based on Agricultural production. However, there is subsistance based agriculture stytem.  The majority of poor people in Lahachok are from socalled lower hindu caste. Lahachok mainly needs improvements in the sectors of Health, Education, Sanitation and Agriculture.

Volunteer Projects: On this program you will be involving in community development and construction projects like class room construction, water system construction and maintenance, school maintenance, painting and gardening, unpaved road maintenance, low emission energy efficient stoves making, cleaning public spaces, community health and Sanitation improvement activities, agricultural infrastructure construction etc.

Volunteering: Volunteering in Lahachok for community development projects will be benefecial to you and local communitiy. As a volunteer, you will be able to learn Nepalese culture while living with local people. You will also be able to observe the beauty of Lahachok as it is nested in beautiful himalayan range.

Requirement

Volunteers for program must:

• Have no major health problems
• Be eligible to obtain a tourist visa to Nepal
• Flexible, committed and adjustable

 

Information

Program Duration: Min 2 Weeks

Accommodation: Live with local family

Language: Basic English

Working hours: Flexible ( 3 -5 Hour/day )

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Volunteer Aid Nepal would profoundly appreciate your application for volunteering in Nepal. You may wish to offer to be an Active Volunteer of above Program. The application is open for international Volunteers. You can also contact us at info@volunteeraidnepal.org or submit online Application form . Thank you.

Health professionals – including doctors, nurses and medical students – can join the Health Aid Program and contribute to the improvement in the health of the nation of Nepal. Doctors and nurses can gain valuable experience in their clinical expertise and learn new professional skills in a developing country, while medical students will have the opportunity to gain practical experience. Volunteer Aid Nepal currently has opportunities for volunteers to assist at health centers, hospitals, remote health posts and mobile clinics.

Medical Volunteering in Nepal

The Health Aid Program (HAP) is one of the programs run by Volunteer Aid Nepal, which aims to provide volunteer opportunities to health professionals, medical students and public health students. The Program includes medical practice in health centers under the guidance of a health supervisor.

Nepal doesn’t have enough skilled health manpower. The ratio of doctors to the population is lower than the WHO standard. So, the contributation of volunteers can make a big difference in communities of Nepal. Volunteers will participate in empowering local people, helping at health centers, providing primary health care, supporting rural health workers, supporting Women Health Volunteers (WHV), preparing health reports and taking classes to empower schoolchildren depending on their placement.

Volunteer opportunities are available for:

Medical Internships: If you looking to get firsthand experience in the sector of medical in Developing country, you should consider coming to Nepal and joining our medical internship programme to gain experience in a different medical context. You will gain valuable practical knowledge and experience in your field of work.

You will work in hospital under the guidance of qualified health professionals. This is a unique opportunity to get first hand experience in the sector of medicine in a developing country. It is primarily a learning experience and you will work dependently under supervision and be mentored by experienced doctors. Departments you will be working includes emergency, pathology, E.C.G/Endoscopy, Surgery (Ortho, Neuro, General Surgery, Facimaxillary, gynae, plactic surgery, ENT), O.P.D. and general treatment. As an intern, your involvement range from observation to assistance depending on your knowledge and skills. During your internship, you will have opportunity to experience various departments of hospitals to gain hand-on experience.

Rural Health Post Work: Diarrhoea, coughs, eye problems, wounds, fevers, epigastric pain, general aches and pain are main health problems of people living in rural area of Nepal. As a volunteer you will assist local health staff to provide basic medical services to rural people with basic medical equipment and medicine.

Medical Mission: A group of Health professionals are always in need for short-term medical and dental trips to rural areas of Nepal throught the year.

Health Education: Volunteers without formal medical training or qualifications can join the Health Aid Program to organize awareness programs including training on personal hygiene, sanitation, taking HIV/AIDS or health awareness classes.

Physiotherapy placements : Voluntary Physiotherapy placements – short-term healthcare volunteering for electives, gap years, career breaks and pre-med work experience.

Volunteer Aid Nepal would profoundly appreciate your application for volunteering in Nepal. You may wish to offer to be an Active Volunteer of above Program. The application is open for National and international Volunteers. You can also contact us at info@volunteeraidnepal.org or fill online Application form . Thank you.

Computer Education Program: In Nepal, computer literacy is a skill which is valued almost as highly as standard literacy! It is therefore a huge advantage to learn the basics of computer use and this is something which our volunteers of Computer Education Program ( CEP ) can help with. By assisting children and youths with theoretical and practical computer classes, Volunteers make a difference in community where don’t have experienced and qualified IT teachers as Nepal has just relazied the importance of computer education. Realising the need for skilled manpower in Nepal, computer skills in becoming necessary for every one. So, the main objectives of Computer Education Program ( CEP ) is to increase computer literacy through the placement of International Volunteers in newly introduced Information Technology (IT) centres. Volunteers are needed to assist children and youths with basic theoretical and practical computer classes. You can teach any of the following useful programmes; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Paint, Photoshop, PageMaker, internet usage, and website development. Depending on the level of student, you will teach a variety of practical computer skills ranging from how to turn a computer on and off, to explanning office program, to providing some basic hardware maintenance training if you can. Experienced volunteers can also conduct IT lessions to the teaching staffs that they can teach better to students.

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Youth receiving certificates on completion of their training program

Youth in Nepal

Youth power is the property of the nation. Youth is the change agent of the economy; leading on economic, social and cultural transformation. But youth needs to have creativity, learning capability, self-confidence and the environment to achieve these goals.

Youth represents 38.8 % of the total population of Nepal. Youth is the builder of the holistic development of the nation. The objective is to bring all youth into the mainstream of Nepali life.

It is necessary to engage youth – for freedom and for women’s rights – to establish a democratic value in society and to preserve the environment. In Nepal, youth is playing vital role in political change.

Why we need a program

Many Nepali youth come from rural, often remote, areas of the country and are disadvantaged by poor education (theoretical not practical), limited opportunities to develop skills and to learn new skills, and by not being highly motivated or self-empowered to be creative. Their lives are at a crossroads.

Youth in rural areas is moist vulnerable – those who have lost their family, their homes, their parents and their friends because of past conflict. Many also suffer physical handicaps, and will have missed out on education and learning opportunities. They may be abused or drug abusers. Many are working outside Nepal, some illegally, and mainly in poor, low paid jobs. The problem is particularly acute in the remote and more extreme geographical locations. There is no support from either government or non-government sources. But the main problem and the biggest challenge is unemployment. Without family and friends their opportunities to work are limited, and they become marginalised in society.

Background to the Training Program

Youth should be involved in community development because they live in and belong to their community, and have a vested interest in its future prosperity and success. If youth is not connected and not respected they have the power to undermine their community. Involving youth in the development of their community therefore encourages them to become stakeholders in their community and to care about it. Every community is being challenged by its youth; unfortunately often in a destructive rather than constructive way. No serious community development effort can possibly succeed, much less be sustained, without engaging the creativity and energy of youth.

Youth Capacity Development Program

This program is aimed at youth between the ages of 16 and 29.

The program helps youth to find the right way for their personal development and the development of their local community. It also enables youth to assess their capacity, find themselves and their role in the community, and to develop their skills, capacity and capability.

The program is based on the following premises:

• Create a culture in which youth and adults respect each other and share responsibility.
• Create a just and compassionate society in which the focus is on the individual in community, and in which peace, justice and equality are valued and supported.
• Create a space where young people feel and are safe.
• Create a culture of appreciation.
• Transfer practical, usable skills to youth.
• Be conscious stewards of relationships who value mentoring, modeling, and an openness to learning.
• Create opportunities for youth to find their own path and identity.

Role of the volunteer

Volunteer with local youth

Volunteers will work in the local community with two Nepali trainers to assist in the delivery of the Youth Capacity Training Programs. The role of the volunteer will depend upon their knowledge and experience.

On arrival, volunteers will have their own two-day induction training course in Kathmandu. The course provides background on the situation in Nepal and in the local community where the training program takes place, as well as an introduction to key elements of the training program – capacity building and peace building, developing Action Plans, and leadership development. The minimum stay is two weeks which includes the induction course, travel to and from the local community and the training program itself.

Depending on their experience, volunteers will lead training classes or work with Nepali trainers to deliver the training programs, which are run in the local community for between 10 and 20 youth, working three or four hours a day, sometimes in the evening depending on the needs of the participants. Each training program lasts for one week for each group. The classes are based on group work, which is highly participative, lively and exciting. Volunteers may run similar training programs in other communities, or work with communities helping them to develop and implement their Action Plans.

Volunteers should have a good knowledge of the English language, a strong feeling of social service and community, and enthusiasm for the objectives of the training program. They should be flexible, comfortable working with people from different social and cultural backgrounds, and possess good inter-personal skills. Training experience is a big advantage but not essential.

Capacity building is an important aspect of the training program and volunteers with special skills may wish to become involved in vocational training programs or pass on other skills. There is also scope within the training program to encourage small-scale entrepreneur skills at community level.

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Volunteer Aid Nepal has opportunities for volunteers to assist with teaching at pre-school, primary, lower secondary and higher secondary levels. At any level, volunteer teachers can teach any of the core subjects such as English, mathematics, science, social sciences, and can initiate extra-curricular activities such as art, music, sports and drama.

Teaching Aid Program: Teaching Volunteer Opportunities in Nepal

Teaching Aid Volunteer

Assist with teaching at pre-school and primary levels : Teaching Nepalese children is a throughly enjoyable experience. No matter what you believe your skill level to be, you have something to offer. Volunteer Aid Nepal provides a meaningful placement for anyone willing to volunteer to assist with teaching at pre-school and primary levels, and believes that the only skills required for volunteering for this Program are a willingness to learn and an open mind. In some placements, volunteers not only teach English but also music and dance, crafts, cooking and the concept of “play”. Students are between 4 and 12 years of age.

Assist with teaching at lower secondary level: At lower secondary level, volunteer teachers can teach core subjects such as English (including grammar), mathematics, science, social sciences, and can initiate extra-curricular activities. You don’t need any formal teaching qualifications to teach at lower secondary school. You will, however, need a good command of written and spoken English, and the creativity and imagination to make an effective contribution. Students are between 10 and 15 years of age.

Assist with teaching at secondary and higher secondary levels : A teaching qualification is required to teach at secondary level. Professional teachers, TEFL holders, educational charity workers and professional trainers are well placed to teach English and reading classes to Nepali students at secondary and higher secondary levels. It is our goal to ensure that the children of Nepal are able to advance their practical written and verbal English language skills for a better future. In Nepal, English is important for a better job placement and educational advancement. Students are between 13 and 21 years of age.

Requirement

Program requirement

• Be 18 years or over

• No major health problems

• Eligible to obtain a tourist visa to Nepal

• A teaching qualification is not required for pre-school, primaryand lower secondary teaching

• A teaching qualification is required for secondary teaching

• A university degree is required for higher secondary teaching (Students can also join)

Information

Program information

• Project Duration: Minimum of two weeks to a maximum five months

• Program Start : We are flexible on program start dates; volunteers can choose a volunteering start date on 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 of the month.

• Location of projects: Pokhara, Syanja, Rasuwa, Kathmandu

• Arrival Airport:Kathmandu (airport code KTM)

• Working Hours: 2-5 hours per day (Saturday off )

• Accommodation and food: Live with local family/hostel

• This program is open to individuals, couples, families and groups

Benefits

Why do voluntary teaching?

Voluntary teaching is beneficial to everyone involved, it provides volunteers:

• the opportunity to work in an environment culturally different from their own
• an experience that is unique to Nepal; they will return home with a far greater understanding of the way in which millions of the world’s population think and act
• an understanding and appreciation for Nepalese children and youth culture
• an insight into the way in which their students think, live and interact

Teaching will ultimately equip volunteers with fuller and better cross-cultural understanding.

Our volunteers are providing an important skill for the students they teach, that of conversational English. Having a native English speaker is a massive advantage and very helpful to the schools in which they teach. Both students and staff members alike fully appreciate the language skills and enthusiasm our teaching volunteers bring to their classes. The students also use the opportunity of having a foreign teacher to learn about the customs and practices of the West.

In summary, volunteers can gain following benefits.

• Personal growth

• A sense of purpose

• Gaining independence and confidence

• Connecting with others

• Seeing a country from the inside-out

• Learning through traveling

• Learning about cultures and languages

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Our project location in Pokhara

Happy volunteers - Teaching Aid Program

One of our project locations in Syanja - Group photo

Volunteers being welcomed

Projects

Teaching Aid Program is one of Volunteer Aid Nepal’s volunter aid programs, which includes the following schools:

1. Swarswati Tika Secondary School

2. Jajajyoti Primary School

3. Sukla Gandaki Primary School

4. Kalika Secondary School

5. Shishu Kalyan Community Primary School

6. Pokhara View Point Primary School

7. Shukraraj Higher Secondary School

8. Bhagwati Primary School

9. Durga Lower Secondary School

10. Shanti Udaya Higher Secondary School

11. Chandi Community High School

12. Shree Gyanjyoto Community Primary School

13. Gyanjyoti Community Primary School

14. Durga Primary School

15. Kotakot Lower Secondary School

16. Amardeep Primary School

17. Janata Primary School

18. Chandrodaya Primary School

19. Aadarsha Higher Secondary School

20. Janata Higher Secondary School

21. Alam Devi Primary School

22. Trimatri Primary School

23. Shirjana Primary School

24. Surya Jyoti Primary School

25. Tholari Khana Primary School

26. Milmee Primary School

27. Pringla Lower Secondary School

28. Karikot Primary School

29. Birendra Primary School

30. Jahahit Secondary School

31. Shiva Primary School

32. Ghar Danda Primary School

33. Sundhara Higher School

34. Yuba Jyoti Primary School

35. Shree Swarswoti Primary School

36. Meghraj Lower Secondary School

37. Jana Jagaran Community School

38. Balkalyan Primary School

39. Himalayan Primary School

40. Marti Bhumi Jaja Prakash Primary School

41. Basanta Primary School

42. Kalika Higher Secondary School

43. Pragati Primary School

44. Pragati Primary School

45. Bal Prabodani Primary School

46. Sukla Gandaki Higher Secondary School

47. Laxmi Primary School

48. Jana Jagitri Lower Secondary School

49. Barma Jyoti Primary School

50. Bal Bidhya Sadan Primary School

51. Jana Chetana Secondary School

52. Bayali Primary School

53. Bhabishya Nirman Secondary School

54. Yuva Barsa Secondary School

55. Bakrek Primary School

56. Baljyoti Community Primary School

57. Balhit Primary School

58. Ram Rudra Primary School

59. Narayani Primary School

60. Maheshwori Lower Secondary School

61. Patnyari Primary School

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Make a difference to the lives of under-privileged children ! Volunteer Aid Nepal currently has volunteer opportunities to assist in Orphanages in Nepal.

Children living at Orphanage Home in Kathmandu

You have an opportunity to help needy children living in children’s home; children who have lost their parents, children who have been abused by their parents, and children whose parents can’t provide for their living. These children need love, attention, life skills and education so that they can have successful futures free from poverty and filled with the same opportunities as others.

As a volunteer you will be a mentor by becoming a ‘big brother’ or ‘big sister’ to kids in a children’s home. You will work alongside the local staff to help in classroom teaching and provide help with homework, childcare and the daily operational running of the home. Volunteers are also encouraged to initiate their own work by organizing arts and crafts, music, dance, games, sports activities, and day trips for the children. This role is suitable for a caring, motivated, and self-directed person who has a love for children.

The Orphanage Aid Program is located in major cities of Nepal such as Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Chitwan and Pokhara. We aim to support all orphanages run by local people; however we give priority to children’s homes established for street kids and parentless children. Volunteer Aid Nepal carries the responsibility to support worthy children’s projects by sending international care volunteers. Volunteers of Orphanage Aid Program will have the opportunity to help for the benefit of the children. Working in the Children’s Home is a great opportunity to share love with children and help them with homework or extra activities. Volunteers will have lots of opportunity to make a difference in the life of under-privileged children. Make the future of children brighter by providing them with love, care and the opportunity and an environment in which to learn.