PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH

CODE: VINLMTV04D

Work:

Providing access to healthcare and sanitation in order to keep the population thriving, iskey.At VIN we want to create awareness in local communities by teaching and educating rural communities as well as facilitating first-hand medical care.Nepal faces many challenges when it comes to public health and that is why VIN organizes FREE mobile health clinics to provide health check up facilities to the community members in their own words. These clinics target primary level school children, serious illness, chronic illness, and elderly patients.Your Role- Prepare research proposals and tools, get involved in research activities such as hygiene status of schools, infectious diseases prevention practices, etc.- Prepare and develop a report of the findings with recommendations

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

Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN) is an NGO with the mission to empower marginalised communities through inclusive and holistic development programmes. This is done through the following project areas: - Education - Health and Environment - Economy - Basic Infrastructure Within the above project areas, we conduct the following programmes: - Women s Empowerment - Children s Development - Youth Empowerment - Disaster Risk Reduction - Environment and Conservation - Public Health and Medical Care https://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/

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.