Code | Name of Project | Location | Date | Type | Vols No. | Male | Female | Age |
VINWC17-13 | Total Sanitation Project | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 6th -18th July 2017 | ENVI, EDU, HEALTH, & MANU | 16 | 8 | 8 | 18+ |
VINWC17-25 | Total Sanitation Project | Tarakeshwor/Okharpawa | 19th – 30thth Nov 2017 | ENVI, EDU, HEALTH, & MANU | 16 | 8 | 8 | 18+ |
Background/Project: Nepal is a beautiful mountainous country. More than 80 % of the population live in rural areas with over 35% of the population living below the poverty line. Access to proper health, hygiene and sanitation facilities is often very limited and awareness of correct hygiene practices is low. Only 46% of the population has access to toilets, leaving 54% to practice open-air defecation.
Due to lack of awareness, the community site has to deal with various health problems. Recognising these concerns, VIN organises camps to address health issues. It focuses on Workcamps/ short-term projects which include working along with local partners to spread health and hygiene awareness among the community people. The work will vary largely on every camps and will include some simple physical work.
The implementation of the Total Sanitation Project is expected to generate a significant improvement in the health and sanitation conditions of the community and protect the environment as a reduction in the occurrence of sickness within the community and an improved quality of life.
Our aim through this project is to do hands on activities supporting people in health and hygiene, create awareness among the people and to give them more instruments to feel confident and feel free to decide for their future, and for the future of a new generation. VIN cooperates with several local partners in assisting various government schools by creating awareness about the health and hygiene; cleaning or constructing toilets, etc.
Objectives:
To involve the community people and sensitize community people about Health Hygiene and Sanitation issues.
To construct / reconstruct sanitation facilities
Work:
Construct toilets for the needy families.
Raise awareness on health, hygiene and sanitation.
Conduct research on sanitation.
Placement Support Process: Each volunteer is greeted and received by VIN local staff at the airport and dropped to a 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, preparation for project activities and an introduction to VIN. Then actual workcamp starts from the third day. You will always be 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 on a half day sight-seeing tour 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.
Location:
- Tarakeshwor : Tarakeshwor municipality is situated outskirt of 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.
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. The volunteers sleep on simple beds / mattress. Please bring your sleeping bag.
Language: Basic English should be spoken among the 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 before the placement.
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 volunteers’ 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 to VIN office, Balaju on the first day at the latest 12.00 midday.
Airport : Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu
Leisure Activities: VIN takes you a half day cultural sightseeing. Either before, during or after your workcamp. VIN also organize weekends travel tours like Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, Nagorkot on extra costs if you are interested.
(The detail info sheet and acceptance letter will be sent from VIN after we receive your Complete Volunteer Exchange Form (VEF) from the sending organization)