DRR EDUCATION

CODE: VINLMTV24-06-B

Work:

Conduct Education and Rescue Awarenessworkshops- Creation of a network within villages.

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

VIN works in three different districts Kathmandu, Nuwakot, and Okhaldhunga are the three districts where VIN works. 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

This project involves raising awareness on what to do in theevent of a natural disaster and give practical advice andeducation to marginalized communities. For sustainability ofknowledge, the volunteer will train and create a task force oflocals. The community people will be trained to be self- resilientand develop key messages and guidelines. This includes sharinginformation on how to pack an emergency bag

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.