Code | Name of Project | Location | Date | Type | Vols No. | Male | Female | Age |
VINWC17-03 | Fun with Kids | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 6th -18th Feb 2017 | EDU, SPOR & CULT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18+ |
VINWC17-12 | Fun with Kids | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 18th -29th June 2017 | EDU, SPOR & CULT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18+ |
VINWC17-23 | Fun with Kids | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 24th oct – 5th Nov, 2017 | EDU, SPOR & CULT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18+ |
VINWC17-26 | Fun with Kids | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 6th Sept – 18th Sept, 2017 | EDU, SPOR & CULT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18+ |
VINWC18-05 | Fun with Kids | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 5th March – 17th March, 2017 | EDU, SPOR & CULT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18+ |
VINWC18-06 | Fun with Kids | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 18th March – 30th March, 2017 | EDU, SPOR & CULT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18+ |
Background/Project:
Fun With Kids project aims to provide opportunity to the local community kids learn through fun activities.
Workcamps will be organized with the cooperation of local community schools for community development, education and working together with local teachers/children/ villages in community development projects.
The workcamp will also involve teaching children from poor and marginalized community in the formal and non-formal schools about Basic English and Mathematics, Health and Hygiene, and Environmental protection through creative learning methods like art, music, games etc. As part of the cultural exchange, volunteers will witness and participate in the available cultural programs with local community.
We are looking for communicative, talkative, active and child friendly volunteers who are at least 18 years old with a good command of English. Because practicing English with songs, games and dialogues will be a part of your task. Abilities on any sports, arts & crafts, music, dance, drama, in & outdoor group games are welcome.
You will share the responsibilities of the leading team to take care a group of kids from the beginning till the end of the camp; including the outdoor activities of the camp as well as all kind of activities during the camp.
Objectives: To work for Children development project and exchange the experience, paint and colour the classrooms to make it child friendly, teach different skills to the children.
Work: Conduction of session on experience sharing, creative writing etc. Teach basic English and Mathematics, or organize some sports, fun activities etc. Assist Early childhood Development (ECD) teacher for caring & teaching ECD kids. Renovating and constructing earthquake affected schools, Painting and Decoration of classrooms with locally available materials
Location:
- Tarakeshwor : Tarakeshwor municipality lies on Kathmandu District. It is around 10-15 km from main ring road to Balaju, Kathmandu covered with hills, fields and woods.
- Okharpawa community: It is in Nuwakot District, which is 17 km from Kathmandu with fields, woods and hills.
Placement Support Process: Each volunteers are greeted and received by VIN local staff from the airport and dropped to local host family. The first day is the arrival day. The second day volunteers will receive a full day orientation at VIN office in Kathmandu. The placement orientation will cover, cultural tips, survival phrases on Nepali language, health tips, and project activities preparation and about VIN. Then actual workcamp starts on from the day third. You will be always guided by a Nepali camp leader and VIN supervisors will visit you time to time for follow up support. Should you have any concerns on the workcamp, you may always call us for immediate help. During or after the workcamp, our staff will take you a half day sight-seeing to cultural heritage sites. On the last day of the workcamp, you will submit a detailed work report, fill up an exit form and sit with VIN executives for exit interview and feedback session.
Accommodation: The volunteers will stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living facilities are simple and basic. Male and female Volunteers will share the same living area with separate rooms. There will be 3-5 persons in one room. Volunteers are required to sleep on the simple beds. Please bring your sleeping bag.
Language: Basic English should be spoken among participants
Participation Fee: The participation fee 230 Euros (+20 Euro for transportation) is to be paid on your arrivals at VIN Office or upon booking the placement by Paypal or bank transfer.
The Participation Fee Covers:
Food and Accommodation: Nepali Standard at a local host family – 3 meals a day
Transportation: Airport pick up and pick up and drop to the working community site
A half day guided sight-seeing for the world heritage site of Kathmandu
Materials for the work-camp, community development projects support
Local volunteer support cost
VIN T-shirt and certificate of participation
24 hours emergency support
VIN admin cost,
What’s Excluded?
Airfare, VISA, Travel medical insurance, return airport transfer, entrance fees on the world heritage sights, Personal travel and weekend activities expenses etc
Meeting point: VIN staff will pick each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN’s Logo.
If you want to come earlier and explore the country more, you may find pre-paid taxi at the airport or VIN may help you on that. You also can come VIN office, Balaju on the first day at the latest 12.00 midday.
Airport : Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu
Leisure Activities: Either before or after your workcamp, there exists the option to undertake a short VIN-organized tour to one of Nepal’s nearby attractions.
(The detail info sheet and acceptance letter will be sent from VIN after we receive your Complete Volunteer Exchange Form from the sending organization)