Nepal Volunteer Programs- 2015 - Estudia en el …enjoylanguages.com.mx/documents/programs/1000004699.pdfof the new democracy of Nepal, and so is the aim of Idex’s volunteering programs.

Nepal Volunteer Programs- 2015

Updated and revised on 12 November 2014

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Table of Contents

Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2

2. Program details of Idex Volunteer Program ....................................................................................... 2

3. Our Locations........................................................................................................................................... 3

4. Facilities at Idex Accommodation ........................................................................................................... 4

4. IDEX Important addresses and Contact details ....................................................................................... 4

5. Volunteer Projects ................................................................................................................................... 5

Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 7

6. Program Prices & Payment Policies ......................................................................................................... 9

7. Program Services ................................................................................................................................... 10

8. Sample Program Itinerary for 2 weeks duration ................................................................................... 11

9. Excursions & trips .................................................................................................................................. 12

10. Customized Trips ................................................................................................................................... 13

11. Program Dates ....................................................................................................................................... 14

12. Arrival and Departure Policies .............................................................................................................. 15


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1. Introduction

In the previous years we did some beneficial changes in the program which helped the customers

to experience more and more lively places in Nepal according to the positive feedback which we

have got from the customers and now we are continuing with this program again to fulfill the

expectations of our customers to make the Nepal volunteer program more attractive and easy to

available.

i. Volunteer programs can be availed in two modules:

a. Volunteer Program

b. Volunteer + Travel Program

ii. For Nepal volunteering programs all arrivals will be in Kathmandu (Airport Code KTM)

iii. Local transportation is included in Nepal program.

iv. First week of every program will be an immersive orientation (See details on Pages 11-12)

v. Arrival and departure policy has changed (See details on page 16)

vi. Cancellation and modification policy has changed (See details on page 9)

2. Program details of Idex Volunteer Program

Theme based program availability

We now have and overall portfolio of more than 50 volunteering sites, which have been classified into 7

broad categories across 5 locations. The availability of each can be traced in the following table:

Themes Nepal Location Women Empowerment

Child Care

Teaching Sports

Infrastructure Development

Orphanage

Elderly home


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3. Our Locations Kathmandu

The city is the urban core of the Kathmandu Valley

in the Himalayas, which contains two sister cities:

Lalitpur (Patan), 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to its south

and Bhaktapur or Bhadgaon, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi)

to its east, and a number of smaller towns. It is

also acronymed as 'KTM' and named 'tri-city'.

Kathmandu, and particularly the tourist area

Thamel, has a large variety of Western food,

shopping, guest houses and Internet cafes,

however even this can have an old world feel with

its labyrinth of small restaurants and shops.

Stay in a typical Nepali Volunteer house replete with modern amenities and just immerse in the cultural

journey in the heart of Nepal in the capital of Kathmandu. Work on our various projects- teach English,

assist in any other teaching, implement creative teaching methods, or computers, or train local teachers

in a particular school. You could also spend time with orphaned kids, and help them with their homework,

or teach them English/ Maths/ and make them feel loved and cared for. Also, train the women around in

some skill/ English/ Maths/ Computers, or create awareness amongst them about their rights. Better still,

spend time with the elderly, work in health care, or create awareness about socially relevant causes.

Pic: Nepal Accommodation


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4. Facilities at Idex Accommodation The following facilities make it a well-equipped and comfortable accommodation:

En-suite facilities

Recreation lounge

Free Internet

Dining Room

Television with satellite connection

Purified water

Fridge with small freezer

Hot Water

Laundry facilities: Clothesline & washing

machine

Small Shop

Travel Desk

Mini Library

Safety Lockers

Important: Volunteers may avail the facilities of host family stay while working on various projects

4. IDEX Important addresses and Contact details

Idex Head Office

Plot No : 124, Goverdhan Colony, New Saganer Road, Sodala Jaipur 302019

Rajasthan (India)

Phone : +91-141-4034907

Idex Nepal Camp

H. No.: 117 – 25 – 48 GA, Plot No. 539,

Kathmandu Municipal Ward No. 6,

Mahan Kal, Near PaniTanki

Chuchepati Chowk, PasanLhamu Statue,

Kathmandu, NEPAL

Phone: +977-98010 58947, +977-1-482 3272


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5. Volunteer Projects

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

A variety of educational and confidence building activities are organized by Idex for the benefit of

adolescent girls and women of the local community. These activities are geared towards expanding the

horizon of this often neglected section of the community with the purpose of

giving them a sense of self-worth and empowerment.

ACTIVITIES

Teaching English to beginners.

Making women self-reliant through learning activities, creative workshops or vocational training.

Develop conversational skills.

Helping them in their household work

Help create awareness amongst girls about their rights.

CHILD CARE

Holistic development of the children is one of the major goals

of the new democracy of Nepal, and so is the aim of Idex’s

volunteering programs. Achieving this by contributing in a

child’s cognitive, academic, emotional and social growth, Idex

and its volunteers bring about some lasting and sustainable

changes in their lives.

ACTIVITIES

Assist in mid- day meal.

Songs, rhymes, shape concept- coloring of different shapes.

Teaching with rhymes & games etc.

Games and outdoor games

Maintaining the growth charts of children

Following the time table put forth by the center.

Psycho-motor development teaching


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TEACHING

Volunteers participate in educational

enhancement for students of local communities

specifically in the areas of English, Math and, Art

and Craft. In order to encourage more volunteers

to participate in this program, we provide

detailed workbooks and guidelines for teaching.

The Idex volunteers help with the education of

the children through creative, interactive

teaching methods that make learning enjoyable.

Imparting English language skills is extremely beneficial to children’s education and further

employment. It does not required for the volunteers to be a professional teacher or teaching

experience before.

ACTIVITIES

Teaching English, Math and functional literacy.

Games and sports activities

Teacher motivation and training

Children attendance tracking

First – aid training and fun/recreation activities

Community visit & tracking of school drop outs

To create play and learning atmosphere by teaching learning materials.

Elderly Home - Pashupatinath

Social Welfare Centre Briddhashram is the only Elderly's Home operated by His Majesty's Government in the Kingdom Nepal. It was established in 1882 A.D and operated as being the Panchadeval Pakshala in the regime of His Majesty Surendra Vir Vikram Shah. Now at present it is being operated by the name of Social Welfare Centre. Elderly's Home, Pashupati since 1977 A.D. The total sheltering capacity of this Elderly Home is 230 persons.

Elderly home is situated next to one of the Cultural Heritage site “Pashupatinath Temple” and is 03 kms. (approx.) away from Idex accommodation.


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Activities

Moving the inmates from inside the room to outside in the open area.

Cleaning their dormitory & bathrooms (booming /sweeping) and moping & drying their beds.

Making their beds including arranging their belongings.

Help them in performing nature’s call & taking bath.

Washing & drying their clothes.

Managing the dried clothes, bed sheets, etc.

Clean the surroundings.

Help them in eating food and feed them (who are unable to eat).

Cleaning their utensils.

Applying oil / cream (Massaging) in their head & body.

Taking care of health & hygiene (cutting the nails, shaving their beard, etc.)

Moving them inside the dormitory and cleaning the outside after meal.

Beautification & Renovation

“ A School should look like the garden of learning”

Idex encourages its volunteers to take the initiative

to build, renovate and beautify common public

facilities like government schools, Day care centers

etc. Since most of the public facilities are deprived of

basic infrastructure and cleanliness, it is Idex’s

endeavor to work for making the facilities more

people friendly and beneficial for the local

communities.

ACTIVITIES

Spreading awareness among community regarding maintenance of children’s center through

community visits, involving them in beautification work.

Beautification of work area, classrooms, children’s centers with the help of community.

Painting & drawing educational, creative matter on walls, chart papers.

ECE material development for use as a Teaching Aid.

Making blackboards for children’s use.


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Healthcare and awareness

Due to lack of awareness and knowledge

specially in our slum areas, community does

not avail the medical facility given by the

government and they are not aware about

the wrong practice in their families which are

causing disease like water borne diseases, skin

diseases etc. Our main thrust is, prevention is

better than cure means aware them for

healthy life and health practices specially

women.

ACTIVITIES

Health survey and advocacy for medical checkup.

Awareness activities

Medical health checkup in camp & community

A child’s related health activities in schools.

Making health related files and case history in old age home.

Awareness generation in Orphanage.

Exhibition and Quiz to enhance health related knowledge.

Note: The availability of a particular activity depends on the need of the project.


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6. Program Prices & Payment Policies

Duration-wise Program Price

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2 Weeks €380

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2 Weeks €580

3 Weeks €490 3 Weeks €690



6 Weeks €860 6 Weeks €1060

7 Weeks €950 7 Weeks €1150

8 Weeks €1040 8 Weeks €1240

9 Weeks €1130 9 Weeks €1330

10 Weeks €1220 10 Weeks €1420

11 Weeks €1310 11 Weeks €1510

12 Weeks €1400 12 Weeks €1600

Weekly Extension €110 Weekly Extension €110

Supplementary charges

Single occupancy charges: €110 additional per week

*Twin occupancy charges: €55 additional per week

*Subject to availability of companion to share a twin room

Cancellation policy/Modification policy

Period before starting date Amount retained on cancellation

For cancellations less than 14 days before program start date 100%

Note: For any modifications/Cancellation done less than 14 days, full fee will be charged, for full refund, advance Information required that is more than 14days of starting date of program.


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7. Program Services The Volunteer program across all locations can be enhanced with the Volunteer + Travel options.

Following chart provides details of the services included and the services that come along with the ‘+’ option

Service List Availability

Volunteering Only

Assistance airport transfers as per the policy – Tribhovan International Airport, Kathmandu Nepal

Accommodation at an IDEX accommodation facility with up-to4 participants per room with same gender.

Authentic Nepalese meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for the duration of the entire program as per the meal plan.

Presence of a dedicated program coordinator that will resolve volunteering issues with projects and facilities.

Local transportation from accommodation to project Extensive pre-departure information, post-arrival printed material, regular training and support by IDEX for preparing the participants for their experience.

Volunteer + Travel Additional Services Pokhara Excursion Chitwan Excursion

Services Not-Included in both Modules Any Air fare Visa fee (Apply only tourist visa) Insurance Vaccinations


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8. Sample Program Itinerary for 2 weeks duration Nepal Program 2 weeks

Day Volunteer Program Volunteer + Travel Program Meal Plan

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Monday Arrival at Kathmandu airport and transfer to Idex Nepal Accommodation. Overnight at Nepal camp.

No Meal

Tuesday Welcome meeting and orientation

Discussions & presentations on: o Nepal& its culture o Exciting opportunities with Idex o Social development and the role of volunteers o How to do volunteer work o Project activities o Cultural responsibility o Personal safety & Code of Conducts

B,L,D

Wednesday

Morning Yoga session

Visit to Volunteer Project area

Visit of the local market

“Henna” workshop

Workshop on Nepalese clothing

B,L,D

Thursday Morning Yoga session

Visit to allocated projects

“Bollywood Dance class” and a after that Bollywood movie

Visit of local market

Dinner with host families.

B,L,D

Friday Free Weekend/ Optional visit to Pokhara Visit to Pokhara

B,L,D

Saturday Free Weekend/ Optional visit to Pokhara Visit to Pokhara

B,D

Sunday Volunteer Work during morning and afternoon time for total around 05 hours. B,L,D

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To Friday

Volunteer Work during morning and afternoon time for total around 05 hours. B,L,D

Saturday Free weekend/ optional visit to Chitwan Visit to Chitwan B,D

Sunday Optional visit to Chitwan/ Transfer to Kathmandu airport after 20:00 hours.

Visit to Chitwan. Later transfer to Kathmandu airport after 20:00 hours.

B,D


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9. Excursions & trips

Pokhara Excursion

A one night two day weekend excursion to Pokhara The hill resort of Nepal, 280 km west of Kathmandu is the picturesque town of Pokhara. Pokhara has everything a traveller would want. Buddhist sites, water sports, adventure sports, leisure sites, history, natural wonders, wildlife and what not. It is a must visit when in Nepal.

Chitwan Excursion

Watching the one horned rhino on an elephant safari is something you don’t get to see at many places in the world. Chitwan boasts of the finest preservation efforts jointly by Indian and Nepalese government. More than 50 species of animals and around 450 species of birds have been identified in this beautiful forestland. It is well connected with Kathmandu by road and is open all around the year except for two months in the monsoons.


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10. Customized Trips

A visit to Nepal’s Sub-Continent will offer you an ever-changing spectacle of religions, customs, festivals,

sights and sounds. Nepal is known the world over as a nation of color and contrasts - a hidden Shangri-

La of nature, culture and adventure. Nepal is the meeting place of two different religions - Hinduism and

Buddhism, tow races, Caucasoid and Mongoloid and tow civilization Indic and Sinic. The population has a

variety of ethnic groups each with its distinct identity.

With Idex travel programs, your participants shall have the opportunity to understand the local people’s

lives and experience their hospitality.

The program includes tours of historic sites as well as cultural activities – cooking lessons, shopping at

artisan markets and visiting wildlife habitats, mountains and beaches.

If your participants wish to travel separately as a smaller group or to other exotic destinations in India or

Nepal, for a certain period of time, just let us know and we can arrange for it.

Enjoy and experience the different landscapes and cultures that India and Nepal have to offer with Idex.

Customized trips can be arranged on numerous themes like: Adventure, Music, Architecture, IT,

Academics, Medicine, Volunteering and much more


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11. Program Dates

Start Date 2 Weeks 3 Weeks 4 Weeks

5-Jan-15 19-Jan-15 26-Jan-15 2-Feb-15

19-Jan-15 2-Feb-15 9-Feb-15 16-Feb-15

2-Feb-15

16-Feb-15 23-Feb-15 2-Mar-15

16-Feb-15 2-Mar-15 9-Mar-15 16-Mar-15

2-Mar-15 16-Mar-15 23-Mar-15 30-Mar-15

16-Mar-15 30-Mar-15 6-Apr-15 13-Apr-15

30-Mar-15 13-Apr-15 20-Apr-15 27-Apr-15

13-Apr-15 27-Apr-15 4-May-15 11-May-15

27-Apr-15 11-May-15 18-May-15 25-May-15

11-May-15 25-May-15 1-Jun-15 8-Jun-15

25-May-15 8-Jun-15 15-Jun-15 22-Jun-15

8-Jun-15 22-Jun-15 29-Jun-15 6-Jul-15

22-Jun-15 6-Jul-15 13-Jul-15 20-Jul-15

6-Jul-15 20-Jul-15 27-Jul-15 3-Aug-15

20-Jul-15 3-Aug-15 10-Aug-15 17-Aug-15

3-Aug-15 17-Aug-15 24-Aug-15 31-Aug-15

17-Aug-15 31-Aug-15 7-Sep-15 14-Sep-15

31-Aug-15 14-Sep-15 21-Sep-15 28-Sep-15

14-Sep-15 28-Sep-15 5-Oct-15 12-Oct-15

28-Sep-15 12-Oct-15 19-Oct-15 26-Oct-15

12-Oct-15 26-Oct-15 2-Nov-15 09-Nov-15

26-Oct-15 09-Nov-15 16-Nov-15 23-Nov-15

09-Nov-15 23-Nov-15 30-Nov-15 7-Dec-15

23-Nov-15 7-Dec-15 14-Dec-15 21-Dec-15

7-Dec-15 21-Dec-15 28-Dec-15 4-Jan-16

21-Dec-15 4-Jan-16 11-Jan-16 18-Jan-16


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12. Arrival and Departure Policies

Airport arrival:

Idex offers the pick-up in a window from midnight to midnight on the starting date of the

program. (The pick-up window from 10 AM to 10 AM is no longer valid from Jan 2014).

Arrival pickups outside of these times are available on extra charges.

Check in at accommodation is available from 12 noon on Day 1 of the program, even though, it’s our attempt to have the customers, checked in at the accommodation, as early as possible.

Please advise all your customers to look for the Idex logo (as below), instead of their personal name, unless specified.

Departure transfer procedure

Airport transfer on departure is available from 8 PM on the 2nd last day of the program (for ex, Day 14 in case of 2 week program) until 10 AM on the last day of the program (for ex, Day 15 in case of 2 week program).

As per the new transfer structure, the departure transfer will be available at gaps of 2 hours and the customers will be asked to take the most convenient transfer for them. The available departure times will be: 8 PM, 10 PM, Midnight, 2 AM, 4 AM, 6 AM, 8 AM and finally at 10 AM.

Departure transfers outside these times or schedules are available on extra charges.

During departure, check out time from the accommodation is 12 noon on the last day of the program (for ex, Day 15 on a 2 week program).

Important: all the program and services are available as per schedule only. If any deviation or

reschedule occurs then it will cost extra and there would not be any cost settlement or

reimbursement

Idex Pick-up Team Kathmandu Airport

Contact Number +977-9801058947

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