WASTE MANAGEMENT

CODE: VINLMTV05-F

Work:

Raise awareness of the advantages of a clean environment.- Help establish best practices for waste management policies and practices.- Launch No litter campaigns to manage waste in the local communities.

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

Waste management is becoming a majorconcern for both public health and theenvironment in Nepal. VIN s WasteManagement project aims for a clean and greencommunity. Upgrading bins and making peopleaware of the advantages of a clean environmentis the main objective. This is a highly effectiveand sustainable way to keep the communityclean and maintain the natural beauty of Nepal.Come help us keep Nepal clean and beautiful

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.