RECONSTRUCTION and SUSTAINABILITY

CODE: VINLMTV24-06-A

Work:

Help local people construct temporary houses and toilets.- Reconstruction and renovation of the old buildings, houses, schools, classroomsandpublic properties.- Reconstruct and renovate temples and cultural heritage sites.- Renovate, reconstruct and improve the irrigation channel, drinking water supply, roads,schools, houses or any public or private properties.

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

VIN initiated its disaster relief project tohelp the victim right after the massiveearthquake on 25th April, 2015. We havecompleted two phases of disaster reliefproject 1) Rapid response phase and 2)Rehabilitation Phase. Reconstruction and Sustainability This is our long term phase. We will beworking until the reconstruction completesin our earthquake affectedcommunities. Our projects include WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene), RebuildingEarthquake Resistant Infrastructure (RERI), Earthquake Resistant Home ConstructionEducation (REECH), and Entrepreneurship Building. We will be working under differentphases simultaneously.

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.