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Summary | | Teaching English in Nepal | 26/04/2004 | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | In this program, volunteers teach English at government schools to students of varying age and ability, although most students are aged ten to sixteen. Depending on the school, volunteers will either teach independently or with another Nepali teacher. Volunteers teach between two to four 45-minute classes each day, six days a week (Saturdays are holidays).
| | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | 26/04/2004 | Teaching Environmental Awareness | In this program, volunteers either work at a local environmental post providing program assistance or, volunteers can work with the local community to develop their own specific environmental program. Often, this program involves addressing basic health issues as well. | | Cultural Exchange / Homestay | 26/04/2004 | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | Homestays and cultural exchange programmes can be arranged in most areas of Nepal with our 55 Hostfamilies. Participants will be placed with a Nepali family in a small rural village for the duration of their stay. This provides the volunteers with an excellent opportunity to learn about all aspects of Nepali culture, lifestyle, language, food and people. Volunteers should remember that this is a cultural exchange and that an effort to offer some knowledge of their own home culture and customs to the family with whom they stay is appreciated. During their stay, volunteers will attend 2 hours of language lessons in the morning and in the afternoon. They will also have the opportunity to visit and help out at the local school. | | LIST OF WORKCAMPS 2004 MOROCCO | 25/04/2004 | WORKCAMPS PROGRAMME MOROCCO SUMMER 2004 | we are non-profit youth association, founded to promote cultural tourism ,international youth exchanges & volunteer work in Morocco. Runs international youth short-term projects .Its membership is open to everyone over the age of eighteen, Irrespective of nationality, religion, race, political View, or educational qualification.
organise international youth activities,festivals, excursions, tours,traditional and cultural events.....
provide cultural homestay... | | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | 19/04/2004 | Health Post & Sanitation Issues | INFO Nepal's health post program provides a wide variety of experiences depending on the time of year, the local post's current programs, the volunteer's previous medical experience, and the volunteer's ability to learn Nepali.
While at your placement, volunteers may be doing very hands-on work such as giving shots and treating wounds; conducting home-visits; developing and delivering information on health issues such as birth control and personal hygiene; providing office support; and providing knowledge transfer to the health post doctors on the latest first aid techniques.
Volunteers usually work approximately four to six hours a day in the health post, supplemented by teaching health education classes at a local government school or women's group.
Prior to your placement at the health post, volunteers will receive two weeks of Nepali language and cultural training. During their placement, volunteers will stay with a local Nepali family located within a half-hour to an hour from the post.
Placements are available near Pokhara, in Chitwan and within the Kathmandu Valley.
Program length - 2 to 10 months
Requirements – volunteers with medical experience/background preferred
Please see our website at http://www.infonepal.org apply for this program.
| | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | 19/04/2004 | Resource Center/English Language Program |
INFO Nepal's Chitwan Resource Centers in Patihani, Chitwan and Nawalparasi offers English language instruction to youth and adults in the community. Some resource centers also offer opportunities to teach computer literacy. The primary purpose of the Center is to offer community youth the opportunity to develop their English language skills and to give the youths a beneficial way of spending their time rather than taking up drinking, smoking or gambling. Ultimately, the philosophy is that improved language skills will lead to employment, particularly in the Chitwan tourist areas.
Language programs are two to three months in length, and are offered to the Nepali community year-round. The maximum class-size is 10 students. Volunteers will teach classes from 6am until 10am, and from 3pm until 6pm, Monday through Friday.
Dynamic, mature volunteers with previous teaching experience are preferred. Volunteers with equivalent 'life experiences' will also be considered, especially those volunteers who have worked within the tourism industry.
Prior to teaching at the Resource Center, volunteers will receive two weeks of Nepali language and cultural training. During their placement, volunteers will stay with a local Nepali family located within a half-hour from the center.
Please see our website http://www.infonepal.org to apply for to this program.
| | HELP/Nepal & JWCE Macedonia | 12/04/2004 | Join in Work Camp to Make Nepal Park in Macedonia | Exchange volunteers project in Macedonia with volunteers from Nepal, India and other interested Countries around the world
Macedonian NGO - Journalists for children and women rights and protection of environment jointly with HELP NEPAL start to work on few project connected with exchange of volunteers, eco-tourism, youth, informal education for marginalized people, opening the rehabilitation center for post-conflict stress…
In the frame of our cooperation, as first project we will start with exchange the volunteers.
According our project proposal from 25 of April 2004 - 26 May 2004 in Macedonia, concretely in village Stenje, Prespa community will arrive 20 volunteers from India, Nepal and Thailand.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT
Prespa is one of the most picturesque ravines in the Republic of Macedonia. It is situated in the Southwest of Macedonia, exactly where the 21 the east meridians cuts the 41 the parallel.
High mountains surround Prespa: Baba, with its highest peak Pelister (2601 m), Bigla in the north (1933 m) Galichica (2555 m) in the west and Gorbec (1750 m). The frontiers with the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Greece pass trough Prespa, so it is separated on 3 parts: the biggest belongs to Macedonia, and the remained two belong to Albania and Greece. However, this separation is unnatural and unjust.
In Prespa are situated two Lakes: The Big Lake Prespa and The Small Lake Prespa.
The Big Lake Prespa (284 km2) with its altitude of 853 m above the sea level, and its maximum depth of 54 m is ranked among the purest lakes in the world. 65% of its size belongs to the Republic of Macedonia, 18% to the Republic of Albania and 17% to the Republic of Greece.
There are two islands in the waters of The Big Lake Prespa: The island “Golem Grad” which expounds on a territory of 1 km2, (it belongs to Macedonia), and is very rich with forest of Foja (juniperus foeditissima) several centuries old, full of archaeological monuments and protected with a law as a natural unique island, the other island is much smaller and it’s situated in the territorial of Albania, it's called “Mal Grad”.
The Small Lake Prespa is in the territorial waters of Greece and a small part of it belongs to Albania. The Lake is 45.39 km2 in size its higher for 3 m than the size of the Greek part of the Big Lake Prespa.
The water from the Big Lake Prespa is flowing out in the Lake Ohrid. The Lake is full of fish: especially the popular Prespa carp and the fish called “Nivicka”.
Prespa is situated between the two national parks: “Pelister” and “Galichica”, and it’s actually part of each one of them.
The climate in Prespa is moderate continental, but the influences from the Mediterranean bring warm summers with cool and fresh night and moderate winters.
There is not much fog in Prespa. The average minimal temperatures in January and February are above 3o C and the maximum temperature in July and August are 32-36o C. The temperature of the water in The Lake Prespa is reaching to 27 o C and that is very pleasant for bathing into it.
The biggest settlement in Prespa is the town Resen (population 8000). It is the administrative and cultural centre of Prespa. Beside Resen there are 40 other smaller settlements. They are all connected with well-developed road net, they all have solid infrastructure, and they all have clear water for drinking.
Resen is connected with Bitola and Ohrid with modern asphalt roads, and it is connected with Albania by the boundary corridor “Stenje”. Right beside the picturesque Lake Prespa there is a modern asphalt road leading to the frontier with Greece. On the Macedonian side, there is a boundary Lake with solved infrastructure, but on the Greek side, there is only a macadam road so it is not in use. There is a modern asphalt road passing through the national park “Galichica” which connects the Lake Prespa with the Lake Ohrid. The panoramas are spectacular. The road is also used to get to the gorgeous skiing terrains on Galichica
HISTORY
The Prespa ravine is divided in two parts: Gorna Prespa and Dolna Prespa. Gorna Prespa with a big part of the lake Prespa and part of Dolna Prespa belongs to the Republic of Macedonia. Dolna Prespa with small part of the Big Prespa Lake and the whole Small Prespa Lake belong to the Republic of Greece. A small part of the Big Prespa Lake and of the ravine belongs to the Republic of Albania - that part is called Small Prespa.
This is result of the splitting of Macedonia after the 2 Balkan Wars and the First World War. Prespa it has a very important geostrategical position. During the existence of the Roman Empire, very significant roads were passing trough Prespa, such as “Via Ignatius”. By the road there were many settlements. One of them Skiritania was turned into a town, later called Resen. The other roads passing trough Prespa were “Via Epirica”- the Epirian road and the Kosturian road
CULTURE
The culture in Prespa has a long tradition. The first forms of cultural living dates from the beginning of Tsar Samoil`s ruling, on the island of St.Achil. There were numerous churches with extraordinary frescos the inscription on the tomb of Tsar Samoil`s parents and brother David, written in on ancient form of the Slavic language, indicates that there was developed literacy back than, and that the glagolic alphabet was in use.
In the village called Kurbinovo, also dates from this period and is a writes of the developed culture in this area.
In the churches and monasteries of Prespa there were many mainly religious books, but unfortunately they are all either stolen or destroyed.
The first written documents of the cultural life in Preps date from 1916/17, a period when many cultural clubs were founded in Resen and Jankovets.They included drama-sections, which performed plays or even operas. Also, there were numerous mandoline-orcestras back in that time. Later on. Drama sections were made in Carev Dvor and other bigger places. After the liberation the number of cultural clubs is increasing. Today with a tradition of many years’ functions the cultural club called “Tashe Miloshevski” which performs trough staging dramas and talk dancing sections.
AIM OF THE PROJECT
According our memorandum for cooperation with other NGO’s from our country and abroad, we work on the projects for exchange of the volunteers for changing the idea and experiences between youth without the religions or nationality differences. The aim of this project is exchange volunteers who will help in the frame of municipality Stenje for cleaning the beach, making the bikeway around the Prespa Lake, plant the trees…
The volunteers will be making knowledge for Macedonia - their history, culture, and language. In the frame of their stay in Macedonia, members of our NGO - Journalists for children and women rights and protection of environment they will provide for them few training:
· Courses for learning Macedonian language
· Training for public relation
· Round table discussion for differences and slicnosti between our country and theirs countries
· Learn how to make a handicraft in the frame of Macedonian culture and tradition
· Visit the culture heritage in Prespa area
· Interaction between involved volunteers from Nepal, India and Thailand to exchange their knowledge and experience.
· Exchange of technical know-how regarding to community development and public awareness for child & human right.
· Seeking for new community beneficial program under the law & rules of concerned country.
· Study visit of volunteers between related three countries.
From the others side, the volunteers will help to the citizens from Stenje:
· To cleaning the area before the start of touristy season
· To learn more about tradition and culture of their countries
· Provide training for bamboos plants
· Provide some training for yoga
· Establishing the NEPAL GARDEN in Macedonia and to plant the trees and flora from region (from home country of volunteers).
· To organize cultural exchange program between related countries.
· Seeking for new possibilities in favor of all involved countries and their community based target people.
· To research for new possible project and it’s implementation together.
In the frame of this project local NGO will visit few times the volunteers for exchange the idea and experiences.
TARGET GROUP
Target group for this exchange are the energetic young people age between 20 - 35 years old who are interesting to work as volunteers in the volunteers camp in Stenje.
The first group of volunteers who will come in Macedonia will be from Nepal, India and Thailand.
ACTIVITIES
The main exercise of the volunteers will be to help to the municipality to cleaning up the beach. According this:
From 10 a.m. - 12 a.m. they will clean the beach. For this municipality and public service for forestry they will give to them to use the tools for cleaning and also the trees for planting near the lake. For the weekend they will have a break.
12 a.m. - 2 p.m. lunch
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. making the mountain bike road
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. plant the trees and flora in the Nepal garden.
5.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m. course for learning Macedonian language (they will provide members from our NGO) three times per week
7 p.m. dinner
After dinner they are free (if they want in the center of the village the volunteers can organize some shows like theater, music, literature…
In the frame of weekend they will have the course for public relation and visiting the culture heritage in Prespa area.
Once the local NGO will visit the volunteers, initial round table discussion will be organized on:
“DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MACEDONIA, NEPAL, INDIA AND THAILAND”
INVOLVED NGO AND PEOPLE
This project will be joint project between Journalists for children and women rights and protection of environment in Macedonia and HELP NEPAL IN MACEDONIA.
In the organizing process of this project will be engaged the people from both NGO and two people from local NGO from Resen (the town which is near village Stenje).
In the frame of the project will be:
Project manager.
Project assistant.
Members from host organization that will be all the time with the volunteers and who will be links between them and local community. (Citizen from village)
BUDGET
Both NGO who will organize this exchange of volunteers are entitled to get 1000 US$ per volunteers as the donation for operational cost. The money will be divide into two NGO - Journalists for children and women rights and protection of environment and HELP NEPAL in Macedonia in the ratio of fifty - fifty.
Such fund will be spending for:
- Organizing cost for exchange
- Transport cost for the volunteers in Macedonia
- Honoraria for engaged people who will work on the project
- Accommodation
- Organizing press conference (rent a press room)
DURATION OF THE PROJECT
Duration of the project will be two months and will be divided in three phases:
First phase:
- Preparation of the exchange process (15 days)
Second Phase:
- Exchange process (one months)
Third Phase:
- Evaluation (15 days)
EXPECT RESULTS
By the end of this first project between both NGOs, Journalists for children and women rights and protection of environment and HELP NEPAL in Macedonia, we expect:
· To have strong networking, connection & cooperation between these NGO’s,
· To began exchange of idea and experience between youth from whole the world,
· Thought the principle of world volunteerism give help to the municipality STENJE.
· To raise the awareness about child and women right in the world.
· To develop the leadership skill within the volunteers.
· To be helpful to reduce all the unlawful activities within the community.
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jkfj;ljdsfh | | Hands for Help Nepal | 09/04/2004 | Family Stay Programme. | We help volunteers who want to come Nepal for the cultural experience of a lifetime. The duration of the program depends on you. Stays are limited to no more than 4 months. You stay with host families. Through the Home Stay/Cross Cultural programs, you may both live and work with them on farms. During your stay, you will experience the unique culture, language, and traditions of the native people. You will visit the local village and will go to the local school during the day. The home stay program is a unique opportunity for volunteers to learn about the Nepali culture, lifestyle, language, and people. During this period volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in local festivals and get the opportunity to exchange their culture.
For further information, please email to: hforh@ntc.net.np
P.S.: The children who are accompanied by adults are also encouraged to take part in this unique opportunity. | | Hands for Help Nepal | 09/04/2004 | Volunteer for Health & Sanitation. | This Program places volunteers in health posts, sub health posts and health clinics. You work in either an urban or rural setting, providing primary care to locals in your specialty. Moreover, if you have doubts about whether your skills and talents are really needed in this part of the world, consider this: The doctor-patient ratio in Nepal is about 1 to 36,000. Particularly in rural areas, where much of the local people live, there is a desperate, chronic shortage of medical personnel and supplies. Medical school students' activities will include things like following doctors on their rounds, exploring different treatments for simple ailments, providing physical therapy, and participating in vaccination programs. Of all of our programs, we are perhaps most proud of the Medical Volunteer Program and the invaluable contributions of independent-minded professionals like you. You will help to relieve the suffering of others, playing a critical role in the villages and towns where you'll serve.
For further information, please email to: hforh@ntc.net.np | | Hands for Help Nepal | 09/04/2004 | Trekking for a Noble Cause | This event is organized by Hands for Help Nepal in association with Khyampalung Treks. We are organizing this trip for our volunteers and for those who are interested to take part in trekking in Nepal but don't have time to volunteer. As to meet the requirement of those people this event is being organized.
The 80% of the revenue earned from this event will go to charity.
For further information you can contact us.
This event is free for everyone who wants to have fun in life and at the same time do some charity work. | | Hands for Help Nepal | 09/04/2004 | Working in an Orphanage. | Orphanages are sadly a fact of life in Nepal. The high mortality rate for mothers during childbirth, as well as the short life expectancy in general, leaves thousands of children without parents each year. Orphanages provide these kids with daily meals, a bed, and some hope.
Depending on your own skills and interests, though, you can also teach songs, music, dance, cooking, or any number of activities, and generally just spend quality time with the children.
It's OK to bring gifts, but if you do please make sure you have enough for everyone. As a volunteer you will stay with a local host family and work at the orphanage during the day/evening.
For further information please contact:
hforh@ntc.net.np | | Hands for Help Nepal | 09/04/2004 | Working in a school. | Volunteers in this program usually teach English to children in government schools or at orphanages. However, we accept teachers from all disciplines, including math, science, music, geography, art, dance, etc. The children range in age from 6 to 17 years of age. The teaching curriculum for each major subject is based on the students' standard book. Volunteers are also encouraged to create their own lesson plans. Depending on the subject, volunteers can bring along teaching materials such as picture books, instruments, flash cards, art supplies, and songs. Each institution has its own permanent staff member who assists volunteers with their teaching and in communicating with the children and colleagues. Classes are generally in session six days a week, with four to six class periods each day and a break for lunch. Volunteers do NOT have to be native English speakers. We prefer that volunteers teach for at least two months, although exceptions can be made in special circumstances. We mobilize the volunteers to overcome the shortcomings to some extent seen in the government and private educational institutes. Due to the financial constraint regarding the proposed higher secondary education many schools lack trained teachers and extra curriculum activity materials. To overcome this, Hands for Help Nepal mobilizes its volunteer to those schools to enhance the quality of education.
Development in English education: We aim to play an important role in the developing the level of English, as it is an international language. Due to the lack of skilled English teachers, students in the schools nation-wide are in dilemma regarding the pronunciation, intonation, grammar and so forth. Volunteer teachers will be placed in such schools where besides teaching they will also act as an advisor, facilitator for the Nepali teachers who teach English.
For more details contact: hforh@ntc.net.np | | 07/04/2004 | Volunteer in Vietnam | The Global Volunteer Network's newest project allows volunteers to join orphanages or teach English in universities and language centres in Da Nang, Vietnam. Please visit http://www.volunteer.org.nz/vietnam/ for more information. | | Ecuador Volunteer | 07/04/2004 | Volunteer programs in Ecuador | Ecuador Volunteer is a non-profit organization that offers volunteer work opportunities abroad in social, environment, educational and community areas around Ecuador.
The main objective of our programs is to offer an experience of cultural exchange, as each one of our projects looks for work of brotherhood and help with local people. We design alternative solutions for the problems of these sectors, contributing both to the construction of new hopes and a better world.
Please visit | | Waterway Recovery Group Canal Camps | 03/04/2004 | Waterway Recovery Group Canal Camps | Waterway Recovery Group has launched its 2004 programme of working holidays on canals areound Britain | | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | 02/04/2004 | Teaching English at Children's Library | The activities run at this centre have mainly been
English Language teaching and working on the building
and library with the community children. This included
activities such as painting a giant rainbow, writing
shelf lables in English and Nepali, singing lots of
songs, playing language games and reading books.
Further activities could include teaching
environmental awareness, English conversation classes
and finding someone to maintain the library.
At Beldiha, the next village along the highway, there
is a highly motivated youth group so it is also
possible to work with them. They are especially keen
to improve their community and to learn more English.
If this doesn't keep you busy the local schools
welcome volunteers to experience Nepali school life by
teaching. Teaching in the schools is a great way to
get to know the community.
| | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | 02/04/2004 | Teaching Environmental Awareness | In this program, volunteers either work at a local environmental post providing program assistance or, volunteers can work with the local community to develop their own specific environmental program. Often, this program involves addressing basic health issues as well.
Past programs include forming student groups to undertake environmentally friendly tasks both inside and outside the school such as building a flower garden and starting recycling programs. Other community based projects include: creating green clubs, planting gardens, planting trees, garbage management, paper recycling, building smokeless stoves, building toilet pits, and developing and delivering environmental education programs through the use of skits and plays.
A current opportunity exists in the Nawalparasi District, working with the local women's group to make and sell reusable jute bags as a replacement for plastic. Other programs in the area include the implementation of a clean-up program, and an anti-drinking / smoking / gambling drive.
Volunteers may also teach environmental awareness at local schools.
Prior to their placement, volunteers will receive two weeks of Nepali language and cultural training. During their placement, volunteers will stay with a local Nepali family located between a half-hour to one hour from the school.
Placements are available near Pokhara, in Chitwan and within the Kathmandu Valley.
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