CHILDREN S ACTIVITY FACILITATOR

CODE: VINLMTV09-B

Work:

Your role includes helping to set up and tidy up rooms, get involved and lead onactivities such as storytelling followed by hands on activities like drawing, arts andcrafts, games.- Interact with children and their parents on their learningneeds.- Visit community schools and conduct mobile library activitiesto provide informationabout the library and the facilities available in the children center.- Conduct activities for supporting intellectually disable children.- Raise funds and resources needed for the center

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

The Children s Center at CLC attempts to makelearning fun for children. It will cater to children 5to 8. In the center, we have basic children sbooks, games, coloring books, crayons availablewhich will help kids with learning and exploringtheir innate intelligence and creativity. It has alsoaudio visual materials like television, speakersavailable for the children. You may also collectand bring some resources with you. As avolunteer, you will be able to organize a variety ofevents activities for children.

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 550 Euro, then 85 Euro for each extra week. Placements out of Kathmandu Valley cost extra depending on travel distance.