CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

CODE: VINLMTV12B

Work:

- Spend time with and get to know the elderly.- Ensure measures are in place to maintain their health and cleanliness.- Ensure measures are put into place to preserve and promote an active life for theelderly.- Assist elderly support organization teams. Conduct research on existing practices tosupport elderly people.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living conditions at the host family/ hostel are simple and basic. Male and female volunteers will share the same living area but have separate sleeping rooms. The volunteers sleep on simple beds/mattresses. Please bring your sleeping bag. The food will be provided in Nepali standard i.e. dal Bhat (rice, lentil soup, vegetables, pickle, eggs)

Location and leisure

Okhaldhunga district, which is 250 km from Kathmandu. It takes 8-9 hrs travel by busa hilly and mountainous region surrounded by woods and fields. If you arrive early or wish to stay in Nepal after your volunteer period, VIN offers weekend travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, and Nagarkot at reasonable prices

Project hosted by

Our Elderly Care Project affords you theopportunity to help fulfill the social and personalrequirements of senior Nepali citizens. With careand compassion you can assist them in living oldage with the dignity they deserve. This projectaims to provide assistance to senior citizens andsafeguard their rights in their daily activities, butadditionally (and just as importantly) in socializing;lending a friendly ear open to chitchat, lifeexperiences, and reminiscing

Directions to 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

Additional comments

Fee for four weeks volunteering is 625 Euro, then 85 Euro for each extra week. Placements out of Kathmandu Valley cost extra depending on travel distance.