 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,
The rapid rate of urbanization during the past two decades has created unprecedented pressure on Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar and a number of major cities. Apart from the obvious health issues, the main problems are inadequate infrastructure and services, increase in slum and squatter settlements. In rural villages the health system is getting poor due to understaffed, inadequate infrastructure, services in community health clinics. Most of the skilled staffed don’t want to be stationed there due to the lack of resources, pubic awareness, transport etc. There are some rural clinics where an office assistant who does not have any medical education and training are checking patients, prescribing medicine that brings some times a havoc situation.
We are placing volunteers in these needy places where your help may need more and in return you will also experience something new for your further education. Depending on your specialization and education you will assist local health staff in their day to day work like checking patients, checking blood pressure, dressing normal injury etc. You will be working 5 hours a day, 6 days a week. Sometimes you will also be going to visit outreach clinics and mobile clinics.
 As a volunteer you will be:
- Assisting Local Medical staff in their day to day work.
- Participating on public health program that organized by health clinics, teaching health and sanitation to school children and orphanage kids.
- Helping clinics staff in making field reports.
- Taking part in work camp that is organized by local Primary Health care centers.
Project Locations
Kathmandu, Pokhar, Chitwan, Dhading, Lamjung, Sindhupalchok.
Orientation:
Upon your arrival, you will be picked up at the airport in Kathmandu and placed in a hostel. You will go to Hands for Help office to introduce with staff member, code of conduct about Hands for Help Nepal and briefing about your project and placement.
You will have your orientation appropriate to length of volunteering and necessities. During this time, you will participate in a volunteer orientation designed to ensure a smooth transition into Nepali culture life and a productive contribution to the local community. The orientation will provide you with extensive information about your new work situation, as well as tips on handling intercultural issues. After completion your orientation you will be taken to your placement.
During oriention you will receive followig tips: - Nepali cultural orientation / dos and dos not in Nepal.
- Medical system in Nepal, most common disease, health situation and government support.
- Basic Nepali language classes.
- Personal safety/health /communication system
- Sightseeing/ travel and tours information
Dates and Duration
- The program starts on the first and sixteenth of each month.
- You can volunteer from 2 weeks to 5 months in a calendar year.
Due to festivals, public holiday’s health clinics are schedules are normally disrupted. So during this festival it is recommended that you to involve in other programs like Teaching in schools, Orphanage Program. You can also organize your tours and trek on the vacation.
Eligibility and Skills Required
- Minimum age 18 yrs
- You have to be a medical related person like Doctor, Nurse, Paramedic, Dentist pharmacist, midwives and medical student or obtained any training.( For premed community health educator or researchers will be assigned as per their specialization)
- Volunteers need to be independent, enthusiastic and adaptable, hard-working with an open-minded attitude.
Accommodations:
During orientation volunteer will be placed in a hostel in Kathmandu. Either you will get your own room or share with your group friends.
Depending on your project locations, if you are placed in rural area then you will be staying with host family who provide you a room. You have to understand Nepal is a one of the poorest country so you do not expect very cozy board in rural host family. Some placement may not have electricity they use either solar panel electricity with few voltage power or they use candle and kerosene lamp.
Food
During orientation you will have food as per your choice in Kathmandu. There are varieties of restaurants that offer Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Nepali and other continental foods.
During your placement you will be provided with Nepali food Daal (lentil soup), bhaat (rice) with vegetable and sometimes eggs or meat if you are non-vegetarian. Most of the meals with host families are organic. If they have buffalo or cow they will offer you non-pasteurized milk. Usually host family eat food at 8:30 am and 7:30 pm in the noon they provide you snack that would be puff corn, beaten rice, noodles etc.
Excursions:
During orientation you will involve in a two days tour after finishing your  daily Nepali language that would be
- Day 1- visiting monkey temple (a famous Budhhist stupa on the peak of hill swayambhunath) and Kathmandu Durbar square where old palaces are made by Lichchhabi, Malla and Shah Dynasties.
- Day-2- Visiting the biggest Hindu Temple the Pasupati Nath and the world Biggest Budhist Stupa Baudha Nath
- During your placement your host family or our coordinator will escort you to explore beautiful locations around.
How to Apply
Please find the application form at the end of this page and fill it up then send us at
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Price
We offer one of the most affordable program fees in this competitive and expensive time. Compared to many international and local agencies, our fees our substantially lower. But we are committed to providing excellent, quality volunteer programs that efficiently use the amount we receive.
Currently the fee is figured as follows (in EURO). There is no hidden cost associated with our program and no international agencies fees.
1to2 Weeks 260€
3 Weeks 350€
4 Weeks 450€
5 Weeks 488€
6 Weeks 526€
7 Weeks 564€
8 Weeks 602€
Each Additional Week 38€ Convert the program fee in your currency, check here
The program fee covers
- Meal and accommodation (Nepali standard) with host family during placement.
- Transportation (pick up and drop off to/from airport and placement)
- Intensive training and orientation appropriate to the length of your stay .
- Stationeries during training and volunteering.
- Supervision
- First day sight seeing in Kathmandu
The fee does not cover
- Insurance (medical, travel, personal belongings)
- Flight or land transportation from your country to Nepal.
- Personal expenses (ie. gift items, beverage, water bottle)
- Trekking, rafting, other adventure activities.
- Visa renewal and obtainin.
- Other expenses in incidental cases
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