Volunteers Initiative Nepal

Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN) is a non-governmental organization (NGO[1]) established and registered in 2005 in Kathmandu, Nepal by a group of social activists, educationalists, development workers, and other professionals. VIN is a non-religious, non-political, and non-profit organization. VIN focuses on empowerment projects in marginalized communities of Nepal through its programs and projects[2] VIN mobilizes local and international volunteers and interns in development sectors including research, education, training, and counseling programs.[3]

Mission: To empower marginalized communities through enhanced Education, Health, Environment, Economy & basic infrastructure development through Women’s empowerment, Children’s development, Youth empowerment, Community health and environment & conservation programs with a special focus on women and children by conducting training and research, mobilizing skilled local and international volunteers to promote equality, economic well-being and basic human rights.

Partnership: VIN is affiliated with various internationally recognized organizations and volunteer networks including: Network for Voluntary Development Asia (NVDA), Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service CCIVS and EU Volunteer Alliance.,[4] Partnersh in Sustainable Learning (PiSL), Friends of VIN, USA, Australia, Netherlands. In local level, VIN works in coordination with District Health Councils, District education offices, District Development Councils, Village Councils, Women, children & youth clubs, Buddhist monasteries, public schools

History

Bhuprendra Ghimire, its founder and director, founded VIN in 2005 to give back to the community.[5] He holds a master's degree in education and was an educator in Nepal for 8 years before establishing VIN.[6]

VIN initiated on-site community development in 2007 in Jitpur Phedi village, a rural community less than 20 miles from Kathmandu. Since 2007 VIN has built strong foundations of education, health, income generation, sanitary facilities, and basic public infrastructure for the community. VIN is currently in the setup stages to expand volunteer placement and community development to Okhaldhunga, a rural community 400 miles from Kathmandu.[7]

Programs

VIN offers international, local volunteer and internship placements in various fields. Current programs include women and youth empowerment, children's development, teaching, teacher development, environment and conservation, public health, management and administration, adventure trekking, and journalism and public interest.[8]

Earthquake Relief Work

VIN has been actively involved in relief work after the 25th April 2015 massive earthquake. VIN distributed immediate relief materials like tents, organized mobile medical camps, children creative psychological camps and constructed safe transitional houses for the affected families and temporary learning centers for affected children to go to school.

Volunteers

VIN’s holistic approach of community development allows the volunteer or intern to be immersed in the local culture. Interns and volunteers of various educational and cultural backgrounds can exchange their culture freely.[9] VIN has a wide range of volunteering programs and [10] VIN has now placed more than 1,400 volunteers.[11] to benefit women, children, youth, teachers etc.

References

  1. ↑ Non-governmental organization
  2. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/vision-mission-goals/
  3. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/vision-mission-goals/
  4. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/volunteer-vin/
  5. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/our-story/
  6. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/staff_profiles/bhupendra-ghimire/
  7. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/our-story/
  8. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/volunteer-and-internship-programs/
  9. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/volunteer-vin/
  10. ↑ http://www.volunteersinitiativenepal.org/volunteer-and-internship-programs/
  11. ↑ http://www.volunteeringnepal.com/like-volunteer-nepal-keep-coming-back/

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