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INTERNSHIP POSSIBILITIES
2010
MADAGASCAR, INDIA, NEPAL, KENYA,
GUATEMALA AND THE PHILIPPINES
INTERNSHIP POSSIBILITIES
2010
MADAGASCAR, INDIA, NEPAL, KENYA,
GUATEMALA AND THE PHILIPPINES
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INDIAINDIA
Bal AnandBal Anand
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Bal Anand Welfare TrustBal Anand Welfare Trust
- 60 registered places
- 92 children
- 20 special children
- 72 from the age of 3months to 14years.
- 5 floors
- 3 professional staff and women from the village
• + the volunteers
- 60 registered places
- 92 children
- 20 special children
- 72 from the age of 3months to 14years.
- 5 floors
- 3 professional staff and women from the village
• + the volunteers
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TasksTasks
• Babies – change and feed
• Kids – dress, feed and play
• Older Children – play and do
homework
- Write reports about play
sessions
- Report to the psychologist
- Make a schedule for the
children
• Babies – change and feed
• Kids – dress, feed and play
• Older Children – play and do
homework
- Write reports about play
sessions
- Report to the psychologist
- Make a schedule for the
children
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UMANGUMANG
• A home beyond a home
- A place, 2hrs. Outside of
Mumbai and Pune, for the
disabled adults from Bal
Anand
- One caretaker
- 8-10 residents from 18 to 25
- Workshops, daily routine
- Accommodation – own room
- 4 weeks
• Opened in March 2010
• Close cooperation with Bal
Anand
• A home beyond a home
- A place, 2hrs. Outside of
Mumbai and Pune, for the
disabled adults from Bal
Anand
- One caretaker
- 8-10 residents from 18 to 25
- Workshops, daily routine
- Accommodation – own room
- 4 weeks
• Opened in March 2010
• Close cooperation with Bal
Anand
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Travelling in IndiaTravelling in India
• IT IS DIFFERENT BUT
WONDERFUL!!!
- Very diverse country side, big
cities with a lot of people but also
beaches, deserts, rainforests…
- Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Chennai,
Jaipur, Dehli, Agra
- Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Be careful but enjoy the time
- Adapt to the people and the way
they treat you but do not accept
everything, especially not things
you feel uncomfortable about!!!
• IT IS DIFFERENT BUT
WONDERFUL!!!
- Very diverse country side, big
cities with a lot of people but also
beaches, deserts, rainforests…
- Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Chennai,
Jaipur, Dehli, Agra
- Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Be careful but enjoy the time
- Adapt to the people and the way
they treat you but do not accept
everything, especially not things
you feel uncomfortable about!!!
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Living in IndiaLiving in India
• Accommodation – outside
the orphanage in an
apartment complex. It is
different (bathrooms).
• Food – spicy, but very good.
Do not hesitate to try it.
• Traffic – an experience in
itself!! :D
• Getting around – use little
rickshaws, taxis or the train.
It is a part of the Indian
culture.
• Accommodation – outside
the orphanage in an
apartment complex. It is
different (bathrooms).
• Food – spicy, but very good.
Do not hesitate to try it.
• Traffic – an experience in
itself!! :D
• Getting around – use little
rickshaws, taxis or the train.
It is a part of the Indian
culture.
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Challenges / good thingsChallenges / good things
• Challenges:
- Adapt to the country and
the people
- Get used to the way the
orphanage works
- not to think about the
small things too much but
look at the big picture
- The language barrier
• Challenges:
- Adapt to the country and
the people
- Get used to the way the
orphanage works
- not to think about the
small things too much but
look at the big picture
- The language barrier
• Good things:
- Making the children
smile
- Experiencing the country
and the process within
the orphanage
- Hearing the kids call you
‘didi’ and become
attached to you, showing
you that you are needed.
- And lots more….
• Good things:
- Making the children
smile
- Experiencing the country
and the process within
the orphanage
- Hearing the kids call you
‘didi’ and become
attached to you, showing
you that you are needed.
- And lots more….
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Requirements for future
volunteers
Requirements for future
volunteers
• Be motivated to help, to experience this very
different world
• Be up for a challenge
• Be open-minded
• Be able to not take things too personally
• Want change
• Like children, even when they are louder at times ;)
• Be not afraid to try new things!!
• Be motivated to help, to experience this very
different world
• Be up for a challenge
• Be open-minded
• Be able to not take things too personally
• Want change
• Like children, even when they are louder at times ;)
• Be not afraid to try new things!!
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Contact Rahel:
r.schielke@student.maastr
ichtuniversity.nl
Contact Rahel:
r.schielke@student.maastr
ichtuniversity.nl
www.balanand.orgwww.balanand.org
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KENYA, NAIROBIKENYA, NAIROBI
CIVS
Center for International Voluntary Services
CIVS
Center for International Voluntary Services
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CIVSCIVS
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•NGO established in 1993
•head office in Nairobi, Kenya
•aim: stimulating self-development initiatives
•services:
(1)airport pick-up
(2)preparation seminar
(3)accommodation
(4)contact person
•NGO established in 1993
•head office in Nairobi, Kenya
•aim: stimulating self-development initiatives
•services:
(1)airport pick-up
(2)preparation seminar
(3)accommodation
(4)contact person
KenyaKenya
• beautiful and diverse landscapes
• many national parks for Safaris
• coastline with white beaches
• mountains
• desert in the North
• rainforest / Lake Victoria
in the East
• beautiful and diverse landscapes
• many national parks for Safaris
• coastline with white beaches
• mountains
• desert in the North
• rainforest / Lake Victoria
in the East
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EvaluationEvaluation
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• positive experience
• feeling to be needed
and to spend time
meaningful
• influence on future
plans
• still in contact
• positive experience
• feeling to be needed
and to spend time
meaningful
• influence on future
plans
• still in contact
• at times
problems with
different culture
(being a
“white“)
• at times
problems with
different culture
(being a
“white“)
PROJECTSPROJECTS
1. Workcamps
- 3 weeks
- in the countryside
- accommodation at project site
2. Medium / Long Term Volunteer Projects
- max. 1 year
- accomodation at project site / host family
Possible to combine both!
1. Workcamps
- 3 weeks
- in the countryside
- accommodation at project site
2. Medium / Long Term Volunteer Projects
- max. 1 year
- accomodation at project site / host family
Possible to combine both!
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Workcamp July 2011Workcamp July 2011
EMPIS Centre, 9th
July – 27th
July 2011
Aim: support orphans and vulnerable
children, Income Generating Activities
Tasks: Construction work, environmental
activities, working in the group farm, HIV
awareness campaign
• no specific skills required
• 282 € + flight
EMPIS Centre, 9th
July – 27th
July 2011
Aim: support orphans and vulnerable
children, Income Generating Activities
Tasks: Construction work, environmental
activities, working in the group farm, HIV
awareness campaign
• no specific skills required
• 282 € + flight
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Workcamp August 2011Workcamp August 2011
Anyiko Health Center, 9th
– 27th
August 2011
Aim: provide quality health care, promote
community based health care
Tasks: construction of the health center,
assist in teaching, HIV and sex education
• no specific skills required
• 282 € + flight
Anyiko Health Center, 9th
– 27th
August 2011
Aim: provide quality health care, promote
community based health care
Tasks: construction of the health center,
assist in teaching, HIV and sex education
• no specific skills required
• 282 € + flight
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1. Robinson Island1. Robinson Island
marine eco-tourism sanctuary (two UN awards)
Focus: awareness raising and environmental
activities
Aims: encourage community participation in
the governance of resources,
establish a media for communication
between partners,
enhance learning and exchange of
information
marine eco-tourism sanctuary (two UN awards)
Focus: awareness raising and environmental
activities
Aims: encourage community participation in
the governance of resources,
establish a media for communication
between partners,
enhance learning and exchange of
information
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1. Robinson Island1. Robinson Island
Tasks: turtle conservation; educational and
research activities; data collection; beach
clean-up; construction of center facilities;
Mangrove forest rehabilitation; media
Costs: first month: 265 €, then: 210 € +
flight
Accommodation: at project site
Tasks: turtle conservation; educational and
research activities; data collection; beach
clean-up; construction of center facilities;
Mangrove forest rehabilitation; media
Costs: first month: 265 €, then: 210 € +
flight
Accommodation: at project site
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2. Magodo Children´s Home2. Magodo Children´s Home
Orphanage + school located in Nairobi
Aims: support orphans and vulnerable children
Tasks: social work in the children home;
teaching; organizing extra curriculum
activities; help preparing the food and
feeding the kids
Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € + flight
Accommodation in host family
Orphanage + school located in Nairobi
Aims: support orphans and vulnerable children
Tasks: social work in the children home;
teaching; organizing extra curriculum
activities; help preparing the food and
feeding the kids
Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € + flight
Accommodation in host family
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3. Watoto Wema Center3. Watoto Wema Center
Orphanage + school located in Nairobi
Aims: support orphans and vulnerable
children
Tasks: social work in the children home;
teaching; empowering the minors; help in
the kitchen
Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € +
flight
Accommodation in host family
Orphanage + school located in Nairobi
Aims: support orphans and vulnerable
children
Tasks: social work in the children home;
teaching; empowering the minors; help in
the kitchen
Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € +
flight
Accommodation in host family
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Contact Eva:
eva.gillich@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Contact Eva:
eva.gillich@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl
www.civs-kenya.orgwww.civs-kenya.org
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THE PHILIPPINESTHE PHILIPPINES
Educational Research & Development Assistance (ERDA)Educational Research & Development Assistance (ERDA)
„The key to all development aid
is education“
„The key to all development aid
is education“
To educate a child is to save a manTo educate a child is to save a man
Beneficiaries
• School Dropouts & Potential
Dropouts
•Child Scavengers
•Street Children
•Child Laborers
•Children in Conflict with the Law
•Children of Persons affected by
Leprosy
•Children of Indigenous People
Teaching in the Pre-SchoolsTeaching in the Pre-Schools
Staying in the orphanageStaying in the orphanage
Activities with children in conflict with the LawActivities with children in conflict with the Law
Relief OperationsRelief Operations
Contact Katharina:
mia-katharina@hotmail.de
Contact Katharina:
mia-katharina@hotmail.de
www.erdafoundation.orgwww.erdafoundation.org
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INDIA, PUNEINDIA, PUNE
Human Rights and Law DefendersHuman Rights and Law Defenders
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Important FactsImportant Facts
• Part of the Sahyog Trust Organization
• Located in Pune, India
• Lawyers, social workers and volunteers
• Accommodation: apartment in Pune,
shared with a maximum of 4 volunteers
(ca. 30 000 Rupies in total – ca. 480 Euro
per month);
maybe also host families
• Part of the Sahyog Trust Organization
• Located in Pune, India
• Lawyers, social workers and volunteers
• Accommodation: apartment in Pune,
shared with a maximum of 4 volunteers
(ca. 30 000 Rupies in total – ca. 480 Euro
per month);
maybe also host families
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The NGO’s workThe NGO’s work
• NGO‘s belief: law can be used as a tool to
fight social stigmata & bring about social
change
• Trying to legally advise and help
marginalized groups of people who cannot
afford a lawyer + represent them in court
• Doing documentations of human right
related issues
• working with students to sensitise them
• public hearings
• NGO‘s belief: law can be used as a tool to
fight social stigmata & bring about social
change
• Trying to legally advise and help
marginalized groups of people who cannot
afford a lawyer + represent them in court
• Doing documentations of human right
related issues
• working with students to sensitise them
• public hearings
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Volunteer’s personal experiencesVolunteer’s personal experiences
• What they did:
1. compare German legislation of domestic
violence to the Indian one
2. create a case data base concerning such cases
3. write a paper about the shortcomings of the
courts + recommendations
• Their opinion was asked and respected by the
NGO‘s workers
• Worked until 16.00 each day
• HRLD organized a trip through the country to
show the farmer‘s living situations
• Some days off to visit Mumbay
• What they did:
1. compare German legislation of domestic
violence to the Indian one
2. create a case data base concerning such cases
3. write a paper about the shortcomings of the
courts + recommendations
• Their opinion was asked and respected by the
NGO‘s workers
• Worked until 16.00 each day
• HRLD organized a trip through the country to
show the farmer‘s living situations
• Some days off to visit Mumbay
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Contact Inga:
kiaora_inga@yahoo.de
Contact Inga:
kiaora_inga@yahoo.de
www.sahyogtrust.in/
hrld.htm
www.sahyogtrust.in/
hrld.htm
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GUATEMALAGUATEMALA
Fundación Para el Desarollo IntegralFundación Para el Desarollo Integral
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Fundación Para el Desarollo Integral
-FUDI-
Fundación Para el Desarollo Integral
-FUDI-
• Non – profit organization
for the sostenible
development of the rural
Communities in
Chilmaltenango
• founded in 1976 to create
development
opportunities for rural
communities under
inequalities and poverty
trough social and
economics projects.
• Non – profit organization
for the sostenible
development of the rural
Communities in
Chilmaltenango
• founded in 1976 to create
development
opportunities for rural
communities under
inequalities and poverty
trough social and
economics projects.
FUDI’s 3 main projectsFUDI’s 3 main projects
• Farming projects in
the Highlands of
Guatemala (Utz
Samaj)
• Health related projects
for local communities
(Aqon Jay)
• Projects about
entrepreneurship with
young women (Ixoqi)
• Farming projects in
the Highlands of
Guatemala (Utz
Samaj)
• Health related projects
for local communities
(Aqon Jay)
• Projects about
entrepreneurship with
young women (Ixoqi)
Colegio EBEN EZERColegio EBEN EZER
• Teaching English to
kids and local people
• Participate in school
and community
related activities e.g.
excursions
• Organize new
activities or games for
the kids
• Teaching English to
kids and local people
• Participate in school
and community
related activities e.g.
excursions
• Organize new
activities or games for
the kids
Contact Marco:
marcokrause11@googlemail.
com
Contact Marco:
marcokrause11@googlemail.
com
www.serviciosuniversitarios.
org
www.serviciosuniversitarios.
org
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MADAGASCARMADAGASCAR
Maventy Health InternationalMaventy Health International
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Maventy Health InternationalMaventy Health International
• Situated in a rural health clinic in
Northern Madagascar (Diana Region)
• Supported by the UN, initiated by an
American doctor, general guidance by
a native Malagasy
• In Cooperation with the local doctor, nurse and midwife
• Aims: reduce malnutrition, educate about proper
nutrition, raise awareness about AIDS/ STDs, improve
health care
• Situated in a rural health clinic in
Northern Madagascar (Diana Region)
• Supported by the UN, initiated by an
American doctor, general guidance by
a native Malagasy
• In Cooperation with the local doctor, nurse and midwife
• Aims: reduce malnutrition, educate about proper
nutrition, raise awareness about AIDS/ STDs, improve
health care
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Tasks for VolunteersTasks for Volunteers
• Malnutrition project (screening of children,
developing an online database, distribute
multivitamines, etc.)
• Assisting the hospital staff (physical
examinations, child birth, etc.)
• Educational session (proper nutrition, Sexually
Transmitted Deseases, AIDS)
• Community work (teaching, social activities)
• Renovations (construction works, development
of sanitations, etc.)
• Malnutrition project (screening of children,
developing an online database, distribute
multivitamines, etc.)
• Assisting the hospital staff (physical
examinations, child birth, etc.)
• Educational session (proper nutrition, Sexually
Transmitted Deseases, AIDS)
• Community work (teaching, social activities)
• Renovations (construction works, development
of sanitations, etc.)
Important facts a volunteer should
know
Important facts a volunteer should
know
• Especially for medical students
• Challenging experience: poor health care,
encounter with severe deseases/death, poor
sanitation
• Often slow progress, depending on own initiative
• Madagascar is primarily a French speaking
country but most natives speak only Malagasy
• Madagascar has had a share of political crises
and is facing political and economical instability
• Especially for medical students
• Challenging experience: poor health care,
encounter with severe deseases/death, poor
sanitation
• Often slow progress, depending on own initiative
• Madagascar is primarily a French speaking
country but most natives speak only Malagasy
• Madagascar has had a share of political crises
and is facing political and economical instability
Contact Theresa:
theresa.damm@web.de
Contact Theresa:
theresa.damm@web.de
www.maventy.orgwww.maventy.org
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INDIAINDIA
Salaam Baalak Trust MumbaiSalaam Baalak Trust Mumbai
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The NGOThe NGO
• Founded in 1989
• Salaam Baalak Trust
• - Dongri
• - Chowpatty
• - Topiwalla
• - Kaylan
• - Sholapur
• Founded in 1989
• Salaam Baalak Trust
• - Dongri
• - Chowpatty
• - Topiwalla
• - Kaylan
• - Sholapur
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•
Tasks:
Stay: July – September
TasksTasks
• 3-4 students were assigned to each one
• of us
• Teach English, Math, Biology, Geography,
• basically everything 
• Play with the children
• Limited due to weather conditions
• Outside activities can be planned during every season but the
monsoon season
• The center welcomes any creative input (dance, drama play,
drawing, karate, etc.)
• 3-4 students were assigned to each one
• of us
• Teach English, Math, Biology, Geography,
• basically everything 
• Play with the children
• Limited due to weather conditions
• Outside activities can be planned during every season but the
monsoon season
• The center welcomes any creative input (dance, drama play,
drawing, karate, etc.)
 The Culture ( staring, being tricked, the beggars on the street,etc.)
 The Language (communication with the children)
 The Climate (very humid, 35-42°C, sudden heavy rainfalls during
monsoon
season)
 The Traffic, the smells
 The Contrasts in everyday life
 Coping with the feeling that you can help the children only to a
minumum extent
ChallengesChallenges
 Spending time with great children
 Having fun
 Giving them attention, educating them
 Experienceing Indian hospitality and friendliness
 Learning where your boundaries are
 Facing completely unexpected challenges and learning how to cope with
them
 Experiencing a new culture, meeting new people
 Learning to manage everyday life in a different country
Positive aspects:Positive aspects:
 Be open-minded
 Very flexible
 Positive/an optimist, see everything as a
challenge that will bring you further in
life
 Be able to adapt to the culture
 Have good social skills 
 Give yourself time to adjust
Accomodation: Nice, but expensive BUT different options exist
As a volunteer, you should:As a volunteer, you should:
 Mumbai is safe and also other cities we visited (Jaipur, Agra, Dehli)
 Mumbai is one of the most expensive cities India‘s
 Be well equipped for the monsoon season and your work as a volunteer
 Some Hindi is always helpful
 Be careful and a little bit skeptical (especially as a woman)
 Travelling is cheap and easy (plane, train(VERY cheap!)
 Keep in mind that everything takes a little bit longer, stay flexible 
General information about India:General information about India:
Contact:
charlotte.behnke@google
mail.com
Contact:
charlotte.behnke@google
mail.com
www.salaamstreetkids.orgwww.salaamstreetkids.org
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NEPALNEPAL
Namaste-IDFNamaste-IDF
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Namaste- IDF Nepal Welcomes
You
Namaste- IDF Nepal Welcomes
You
• Do you want to get to know many different cultures and
religions?
• Meet the happiest and most greatful people.
• Namste and welcome to Nepal
• Live in a nepalese family and get to know the culture and
country by heart
• Do you want to get to know many different cultures and
religions?
• Meet the happiest and most greatful people.
• Namste and welcome to Nepal
• Live in a nepalese family and get to know the culture and
country by heart
IDF (Ideal Friendship) NepalIDF (Ideal Friendship) Nepal
Ideal Friendship-Nepal
-established 2004.
-main office situated in Kathmandu,the capital
of Nepal
Goals:
-provide community development programs in
differents communities of Nepal,especially
also in local communities outside the capital
-give any child access to education- especially
English language and literature
-rebuild destroyed schools
-improve medical concerns in the hospitals
especially for elder people
-research and developing aid concerning human
rights.
-improve life of poores and disadvantaged
groups, especially women and children
Ideal Friendship-Nepal
-established 2004.
-main office situated in Kathmandu,the capital
of Nepal
Goals:
-provide community development programs in
differents communities of Nepal,especially
also in local communities outside the capital
-give any child access to education- especially
English language and literature
-rebuild destroyed schools
-improve medical concerns in the hospitals
especially for elder people
-research and developing aid concerning human
rights.
-improve life of poores and disadvantaged
groups, especially women and children
An unique and unforgetable time in NepalAn unique and unforgetable time in Nepal
Are interested in great diversity and getting to know a country
that is home of the great happiness, beatitude and
gratefulness?
Do you maybe want to use the chance of living in a native family
and therefore, learn very much about the true soul of
Nepal?
Internship Possibilities:
-help in an orphanage
-help in an hospital/look after older sick people
-help in contructing a learning centre or distroyed
school
-do research and analyses in the field of human rights
and look after Human Rights NGO‘s and their
projects
(-work in an Human rights NGO- especially in
connection with women and children)
-live in a nepalese famil or if you wish in a volunteer
accomondation
Are interested in great diversity and getting to know a country
that is home of the great happiness, beatitude and
gratefulness?
Do you maybe want to use the chance of living in a native family
and therefore, learn very much about the true soul of
Nepal?
Internship Possibilities:
-help in an orphanage
-help in an hospital/look after older sick people
-help in contructing a learning centre or distroyed
school
-do research and analyses in the field of human rights
and look after Human Rights NGO‘s and their
projects
(-work in an Human rights NGO- especially in
connection with women and children)
-live in a nepalese famil or if you wish in a volunteer
accomondation
IDF Nepal searches for
In general: Interested
Adaptable
Energetic
Positiv thinking people
For medical and teaching projects :
People requested to have minimum medical experience
People requested to have at least some basic teaching experience and the will to stay at
least for 3 months.
IDF Nepal searches for
In general: Interested
Adaptable
Energetic
Positiv thinking people
For medical and teaching projects :
People requested to have minimum medical experience
People requested to have at least some basic teaching experience and the will to stay at
least for 3 months.
Nepal: home for great diversity, festivals,happiness,greatfullness but
also poverty,corruption,natural disasters and human right abuse
Nepal: home for great diversity, festivals,happiness,greatfullness but
also poverty,corruption,natural disasters and human right abuse
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Contact Constanze:
u.constanze@student.maastri
chtuniversity.nl
Contact Constanze:
u.constanze@student.maastri
chtuniversity.nl
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SOME MORE GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS
SOME MORE GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS
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What a volunteer should expectWhat a volunteer should expect
• Encounter with poverty
• Poor living conditions, lack of hygiene
• Foreign culture, different way of thinking & working
• Practical experience of development work (positive &
negative)
• Gratitude for a helping hand
• Great travel experience
• Encounter with poverty
• Poor living conditions, lack of hygiene
• Foreign culture, different way of thinking & working
• Practical experience of development work (positive &
negative)
• Gratitude for a helping hand
• Great travel experience
General InformationGeneral Information
• Minimum stay at the NGO: 6 weeks
• In some cases: possibility to attain ECTS
credits
• Costs (flight, preparation track, language
course etc.) must be paid by the volunteer
• Minimum stay at the NGO: 6 weeks
• In some cases: possibility to attain ECTS
credits
• Costs (flight, preparation track, language
course etc.) must be paid by the volunteer
How will YOU be prepared?How will YOU be prepared?
Preparation via :
• Workshops (intercultural courses,
practical training, etc.) > two weekends
early May
• Administrative support (visa, insurance,
accomodation, ECTS credits, etc.)
• Meetings with former volunteers
Preparation via :
• Workshops (intercultural courses,
practical training, etc.) > two weekends
early May
• Administrative support (visa, insurance,
accomodation, ECTS credits, etc.)
• Meetings with former volunteers
30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 64
Language CoursesLanguage Courses
Weekly language course offered by the
language centre or on a student to student
basis
Duration: From beginning of February
until beginning of June
Weekly language course offered by the
language centre or on a student to student
basis
Duration: From beginning of February
until beginning of June
30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 65
How will YOU be selected?How will YOU be selected?
Application until the 17th November, 2010
Typed CV and Motivation Letter
Motivation Letter Content (1 page):
• Which NGO do you apply for? And why?
• Relevant previous experiences
• Why should we chose you? ( Personal
skills, your expectations)
Application until the 17th November, 2010
Typed CV and Motivation Letter
Motivation Letter Content (1 page):
• Which NGO do you apply for? And why?
• Relevant previous experiences
• Why should we chose you? ( Personal
skills, your expectations)
30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 66
How will YOU be selected?How will YOU be selected?
Interviews conducted
Personal impression of YOU
Responsibility towards our partner NGOs
taken into consideration
Deliberation: before Christmas break
Interviews conducted
Personal impression of YOU
Responsibility towards our partner NGOs
taken into consideration
Deliberation: before Christmas break
30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 67
The ProjectsThe Projects
• MADAGASCAR
- one NGO
• INDIA
- three NGOs
• NEPAL
- one NGO
• KENYA
- one NGO
• PHILLIPNES
- one NGO
• GUATEMALA
- one NGO
• MADAGASCAR
- one NGO
• INDIA
- three NGOs
• NEPAL
- one NGO
• KENYA
- one NGO
• PHILLIPNES
- one NGO
• GUATEMALA
- one NGO
30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 68
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
Interested in our projects?
Send your CV and Motivation Letter until
the 17th of November to
project@myunsa.org!
• Contact us for more questions:
project@myunsa.org, Contact person
• Visit myunsa.eu
Interested in our projects?
Send your CV and Motivation Letter until
the 17th of November to
project@myunsa.org!
• Contact us for more questions:
project@myunsa.org, Contact person
• Visit myunsa.eu
30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 69

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  • 1. INTERNSHIP POSSIBILITIES 2010 MADAGASCAR, INDIA, NEPAL, KENYA, GUATEMALA AND THE PHILIPPINES INTERNSHIP POSSIBILITIES 2010 MADAGASCAR, INDIA, NEPAL, KENYA, GUATEMALA AND THE PHILIPPINES 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 1
  • 3. Bal Anand Welfare TrustBal Anand Welfare Trust - 60 registered places - 92 children - 20 special children - 72 from the age of 3months to 14years. - 5 floors - 3 professional staff and women from the village • + the volunteers - 60 registered places - 92 children - 20 special children - 72 from the age of 3months to 14years. - 5 floors - 3 professional staff and women from the village • + the volunteers 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 3
  • 4. TasksTasks • Babies – change and feed • Kids – dress, feed and play • Older Children – play and do homework - Write reports about play sessions - Report to the psychologist - Make a schedule for the children • Babies – change and feed • Kids – dress, feed and play • Older Children – play and do homework - Write reports about play sessions - Report to the psychologist - Make a schedule for the children 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 4
  • 5. UMANGUMANG • A home beyond a home - A place, 2hrs. Outside of Mumbai and Pune, for the disabled adults from Bal Anand - One caretaker - 8-10 residents from 18 to 25 - Workshops, daily routine - Accommodation – own room - 4 weeks • Opened in March 2010 • Close cooperation with Bal Anand • A home beyond a home - A place, 2hrs. Outside of Mumbai and Pune, for the disabled adults from Bal Anand - One caretaker - 8-10 residents from 18 to 25 - Workshops, daily routine - Accommodation – own room - 4 weeks • Opened in March 2010 • Close cooperation with Bal Anand 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 5
  • 6. Travelling in IndiaTravelling in India • IT IS DIFFERENT BUT WONDERFUL!!! - Very diverse country side, big cities with a lot of people but also beaches, deserts, rainforests… - Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Chennai, Jaipur, Dehli, Agra - Sri Lanka, Malaysia - Be careful but enjoy the time - Adapt to the people and the way they treat you but do not accept everything, especially not things you feel uncomfortable about!!! • IT IS DIFFERENT BUT WONDERFUL!!! - Very diverse country side, big cities with a lot of people but also beaches, deserts, rainforests… - Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Chennai, Jaipur, Dehli, Agra - Sri Lanka, Malaysia - Be careful but enjoy the time - Adapt to the people and the way they treat you but do not accept everything, especially not things you feel uncomfortable about!!! 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 6
  • 7. Living in IndiaLiving in India • Accommodation – outside the orphanage in an apartment complex. It is different (bathrooms). • Food – spicy, but very good. Do not hesitate to try it. • Traffic – an experience in itself!! :D • Getting around – use little rickshaws, taxis or the train. It is a part of the Indian culture. • Accommodation – outside the orphanage in an apartment complex. It is different (bathrooms). • Food – spicy, but very good. Do not hesitate to try it. • Traffic – an experience in itself!! :D • Getting around – use little rickshaws, taxis or the train. It is a part of the Indian culture. 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 7
  • 8. Challenges / good thingsChallenges / good things • Challenges: - Adapt to the country and the people - Get used to the way the orphanage works - not to think about the small things too much but look at the big picture - The language barrier • Challenges: - Adapt to the country and the people - Get used to the way the orphanage works - not to think about the small things too much but look at the big picture - The language barrier • Good things: - Making the children smile - Experiencing the country and the process within the orphanage - Hearing the kids call you ‘didi’ and become attached to you, showing you that you are needed. - And lots more…. • Good things: - Making the children smile - Experiencing the country and the process within the orphanage - Hearing the kids call you ‘didi’ and become attached to you, showing you that you are needed. - And lots more…. 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 8
  • 9. Requirements for future volunteers Requirements for future volunteers • Be motivated to help, to experience this very different world • Be up for a challenge • Be open-minded • Be able to not take things too personally • Want change • Like children, even when they are louder at times ;) • Be not afraid to try new things!! • Be motivated to help, to experience this very different world • Be up for a challenge • Be open-minded • Be able to not take things too personally • Want change • Like children, even when they are louder at times ;) • Be not afraid to try new things!! 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 9
  • 11. KENYA, NAIROBIKENYA, NAIROBI CIVS Center for International Voluntary Services CIVS Center for International Voluntary Services Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 11
  • 12. CIVSCIVS Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 12 •NGO established in 1993 •head office in Nairobi, Kenya •aim: stimulating self-development initiatives •services: (1)airport pick-up (2)preparation seminar (3)accommodation (4)contact person •NGO established in 1993 •head office in Nairobi, Kenya •aim: stimulating self-development initiatives •services: (1)airport pick-up (2)preparation seminar (3)accommodation (4)contact person
  • 13. KenyaKenya • beautiful and diverse landscapes • many national parks for Safaris • coastline with white beaches • mountains • desert in the North • rainforest / Lake Victoria in the East • beautiful and diverse landscapes • many national parks for Safaris • coastline with white beaches • mountains • desert in the North • rainforest / Lake Victoria in the East Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 13
  • 14. EvaluationEvaluation Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 14 • positive experience • feeling to be needed and to spend time meaningful • influence on future plans • still in contact • positive experience • feeling to be needed and to spend time meaningful • influence on future plans • still in contact • at times problems with different culture (being a “white“) • at times problems with different culture (being a “white“)
  • 15. PROJECTSPROJECTS 1. Workcamps - 3 weeks - in the countryside - accommodation at project site 2. Medium / Long Term Volunteer Projects - max. 1 year - accomodation at project site / host family Possible to combine both! 1. Workcamps - 3 weeks - in the countryside - accommodation at project site 2. Medium / Long Term Volunteer Projects - max. 1 year - accomodation at project site / host family Possible to combine both! Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 15
  • 16. Workcamp July 2011Workcamp July 2011 EMPIS Centre, 9th July – 27th July 2011 Aim: support orphans and vulnerable children, Income Generating Activities Tasks: Construction work, environmental activities, working in the group farm, HIV awareness campaign • no specific skills required • 282 € + flight EMPIS Centre, 9th July – 27th July 2011 Aim: support orphans and vulnerable children, Income Generating Activities Tasks: Construction work, environmental activities, working in the group farm, HIV awareness campaign • no specific skills required • 282 € + flight Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 16
  • 17. Workcamp August 2011Workcamp August 2011 Anyiko Health Center, 9th – 27th August 2011 Aim: provide quality health care, promote community based health care Tasks: construction of the health center, assist in teaching, HIV and sex education • no specific skills required • 282 € + flight Anyiko Health Center, 9th – 27th August 2011 Aim: provide quality health care, promote community based health care Tasks: construction of the health center, assist in teaching, HIV and sex education • no specific skills required • 282 € + flight Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 17
  • 18. 1. Robinson Island1. Robinson Island marine eco-tourism sanctuary (two UN awards) Focus: awareness raising and environmental activities Aims: encourage community participation in the governance of resources, establish a media for communication between partners, enhance learning and exchange of information marine eco-tourism sanctuary (two UN awards) Focus: awareness raising and environmental activities Aims: encourage community participation in the governance of resources, establish a media for communication between partners, enhance learning and exchange of information Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 18
  • 19. 1. Robinson Island1. Robinson Island Tasks: turtle conservation; educational and research activities; data collection; beach clean-up; construction of center facilities; Mangrove forest rehabilitation; media Costs: first month: 265 €, then: 210 € + flight Accommodation: at project site Tasks: turtle conservation; educational and research activities; data collection; beach clean-up; construction of center facilities; Mangrove forest rehabilitation; media Costs: first month: 265 €, then: 210 € + flight Accommodation: at project site Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 19
  • 20. 2. Magodo Children´s Home2. Magodo Children´s Home Orphanage + school located in Nairobi Aims: support orphans and vulnerable children Tasks: social work in the children home; teaching; organizing extra curriculum activities; help preparing the food and feeding the kids Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € + flight Accommodation in host family Orphanage + school located in Nairobi Aims: support orphans and vulnerable children Tasks: social work in the children home; teaching; organizing extra curriculum activities; help preparing the food and feeding the kids Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € + flight Accommodation in host family Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 20
  • 21. 3. Watoto Wema Center3. Watoto Wema Center Orphanage + school located in Nairobi Aims: support orphans and vulnerable children Tasks: social work in the children home; teaching; empowering the minors; help in the kitchen Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € + flight Accommodation in host family Orphanage + school located in Nairobi Aims: support orphans and vulnerable children Tasks: social work in the children home; teaching; empowering the minors; help in the kitchen Costs: first month: 213 €, then: 165 € + flight Accommodation in host family Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 21
  • 23. THE PHILIPPINESTHE PHILIPPINES Educational Research & Development Assistance (ERDA)Educational Research & Development Assistance (ERDA)
  • 24. „The key to all development aid is education“ „The key to all development aid is education“ To educate a child is to save a manTo educate a child is to save a man
  • 25. Beneficiaries • School Dropouts & Potential Dropouts •Child Scavengers •Street Children •Child Laborers •Children in Conflict with the Law •Children of Persons affected by Leprosy •Children of Indigenous People
  • 26. Teaching in the Pre-SchoolsTeaching in the Pre-Schools
  • 27. Staying in the orphanageStaying in the orphanage
  • 28. Activities with children in conflict with the LawActivities with children in conflict with the Law
  • 31. INDIA, PUNEINDIA, PUNE Human Rights and Law DefendersHuman Rights and Law Defenders Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 31
  • 32. Important FactsImportant Facts • Part of the Sahyog Trust Organization • Located in Pune, India • Lawyers, social workers and volunteers • Accommodation: apartment in Pune, shared with a maximum of 4 volunteers (ca. 30 000 Rupies in total – ca. 480 Euro per month); maybe also host families • Part of the Sahyog Trust Organization • Located in Pune, India • Lawyers, social workers and volunteers • Accommodation: apartment in Pune, shared with a maximum of 4 volunteers (ca. 30 000 Rupies in total – ca. 480 Euro per month); maybe also host families Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 32
  • 33. The NGO’s workThe NGO’s work • NGO‘s belief: law can be used as a tool to fight social stigmata & bring about social change • Trying to legally advise and help marginalized groups of people who cannot afford a lawyer + represent them in court • Doing documentations of human right related issues • working with students to sensitise them • public hearings • NGO‘s belief: law can be used as a tool to fight social stigmata & bring about social change • Trying to legally advise and help marginalized groups of people who cannot afford a lawyer + represent them in court • Doing documentations of human right related issues • working with students to sensitise them • public hearings Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 33
  • 34. Volunteer’s personal experiencesVolunteer’s personal experiences • What they did: 1. compare German legislation of domestic violence to the Indian one 2. create a case data base concerning such cases 3. write a paper about the shortcomings of the courts + recommendations • Their opinion was asked and respected by the NGO‘s workers • Worked until 16.00 each day • HRLD organized a trip through the country to show the farmer‘s living situations • Some days off to visit Mumbay • What they did: 1. compare German legislation of domestic violence to the Indian one 2. create a case data base concerning such cases 3. write a paper about the shortcomings of the courts + recommendations • Their opinion was asked and respected by the NGO‘s workers • Worked until 16.00 each day • HRLD organized a trip through the country to show the farmer‘s living situations • Some days off to visit Mumbay Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 34
  • 36. GUATEMALAGUATEMALA Fundación Para el Desarollo IntegralFundación Para el Desarollo Integral 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 36
  • 37. Fundación Para el Desarollo Integral -FUDI- Fundación Para el Desarollo Integral -FUDI- • Non – profit organization for the sostenible development of the rural Communities in Chilmaltenango • founded in 1976 to create development opportunities for rural communities under inequalities and poverty trough social and economics projects. • Non – profit organization for the sostenible development of the rural Communities in Chilmaltenango • founded in 1976 to create development opportunities for rural communities under inequalities and poverty trough social and economics projects.
  • 38. FUDI’s 3 main projectsFUDI’s 3 main projects • Farming projects in the Highlands of Guatemala (Utz Samaj) • Health related projects for local communities (Aqon Jay) • Projects about entrepreneurship with young women (Ixoqi) • Farming projects in the Highlands of Guatemala (Utz Samaj) • Health related projects for local communities (Aqon Jay) • Projects about entrepreneurship with young women (Ixoqi)
  • 39. Colegio EBEN EZERColegio EBEN EZER • Teaching English to kids and local people • Participate in school and community related activities e.g. excursions • Organize new activities or games for the kids • Teaching English to kids and local people • Participate in school and community related activities e.g. excursions • Organize new activities or games for the kids
  • 41. MADAGASCARMADAGASCAR Maventy Health InternationalMaventy Health International 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 41
  • 42. Maventy Health InternationalMaventy Health International • Situated in a rural health clinic in Northern Madagascar (Diana Region) • Supported by the UN, initiated by an American doctor, general guidance by a native Malagasy • In Cooperation with the local doctor, nurse and midwife • Aims: reduce malnutrition, educate about proper nutrition, raise awareness about AIDS/ STDs, improve health care • Situated in a rural health clinic in Northern Madagascar (Diana Region) • Supported by the UN, initiated by an American doctor, general guidance by a native Malagasy • In Cooperation with the local doctor, nurse and midwife • Aims: reduce malnutrition, educate about proper nutrition, raise awareness about AIDS/ STDs, improve health care Friday 30 January 2015 UNSA Maastricht 42
  • 43. Tasks for VolunteersTasks for Volunteers • Malnutrition project (screening of children, developing an online database, distribute multivitamines, etc.) • Assisting the hospital staff (physical examinations, child birth, etc.) • Educational session (proper nutrition, Sexually Transmitted Deseases, AIDS) • Community work (teaching, social activities) • Renovations (construction works, development of sanitations, etc.) • Malnutrition project (screening of children, developing an online database, distribute multivitamines, etc.) • Assisting the hospital staff (physical examinations, child birth, etc.) • Educational session (proper nutrition, Sexually Transmitted Deseases, AIDS) • Community work (teaching, social activities) • Renovations (construction works, development of sanitations, etc.)
  • 44. Important facts a volunteer should know Important facts a volunteer should know • Especially for medical students • Challenging experience: poor health care, encounter with severe deseases/death, poor sanitation • Often slow progress, depending on own initiative • Madagascar is primarily a French speaking country but most natives speak only Malagasy • Madagascar has had a share of political crises and is facing political and economical instability • Especially for medical students • Challenging experience: poor health care, encounter with severe deseases/death, poor sanitation • Often slow progress, depending on own initiative • Madagascar is primarily a French speaking country but most natives speak only Malagasy • Madagascar has had a share of political crises and is facing political and economical instability
  • 46. INDIAINDIA Salaam Baalak Trust MumbaiSalaam Baalak Trust Mumbai 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 46
  • 47. The NGOThe NGO • Founded in 1989 • Salaam Baalak Trust • - Dongri • - Chowpatty • - Topiwalla • - Kaylan • - Sholapur • Founded in 1989 • Salaam Baalak Trust • - Dongri • - Chowpatty • - Topiwalla • - Kaylan • - Sholapur 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 47
  • 48. • Tasks: Stay: July – September TasksTasks • 3-4 students were assigned to each one • of us • Teach English, Math, Biology, Geography, • basically everything  • Play with the children • Limited due to weather conditions • Outside activities can be planned during every season but the monsoon season • The center welcomes any creative input (dance, drama play, drawing, karate, etc.) • 3-4 students were assigned to each one • of us • Teach English, Math, Biology, Geography, • basically everything  • Play with the children • Limited due to weather conditions • Outside activities can be planned during every season but the monsoon season • The center welcomes any creative input (dance, drama play, drawing, karate, etc.)
  • 49.  The Culture ( staring, being tricked, the beggars on the street,etc.)  The Language (communication with the children)  The Climate (very humid, 35-42°C, sudden heavy rainfalls during monsoon season)  The Traffic, the smells  The Contrasts in everyday life  Coping with the feeling that you can help the children only to a minumum extent ChallengesChallenges
  • 50.  Spending time with great children  Having fun  Giving them attention, educating them  Experienceing Indian hospitality and friendliness  Learning where your boundaries are  Facing completely unexpected challenges and learning how to cope with them  Experiencing a new culture, meeting new people  Learning to manage everyday life in a different country Positive aspects:Positive aspects:
  • 51.  Be open-minded  Very flexible  Positive/an optimist, see everything as a challenge that will bring you further in life  Be able to adapt to the culture  Have good social skills   Give yourself time to adjust Accomodation: Nice, but expensive BUT different options exist As a volunteer, you should:As a volunteer, you should:
  • 52.  Mumbai is safe and also other cities we visited (Jaipur, Agra, Dehli)  Mumbai is one of the most expensive cities India‘s  Be well equipped for the monsoon season and your work as a volunteer  Some Hindi is always helpful  Be careful and a little bit skeptical (especially as a woman)  Travelling is cheap and easy (plane, train(VERY cheap!)  Keep in mind that everything takes a little bit longer, stay flexible  General information about India:General information about India:
  • 55. Namaste- IDF Nepal Welcomes You Namaste- IDF Nepal Welcomes You • Do you want to get to know many different cultures and religions? • Meet the happiest and most greatful people. • Namste and welcome to Nepal • Live in a nepalese family and get to know the culture and country by heart • Do you want to get to know many different cultures and religions? • Meet the happiest and most greatful people. • Namste and welcome to Nepal • Live in a nepalese family and get to know the culture and country by heart
  • 56. IDF (Ideal Friendship) NepalIDF (Ideal Friendship) Nepal Ideal Friendship-Nepal -established 2004. -main office situated in Kathmandu,the capital of Nepal Goals: -provide community development programs in differents communities of Nepal,especially also in local communities outside the capital -give any child access to education- especially English language and literature -rebuild destroyed schools -improve medical concerns in the hospitals especially for elder people -research and developing aid concerning human rights. -improve life of poores and disadvantaged groups, especially women and children Ideal Friendship-Nepal -established 2004. -main office situated in Kathmandu,the capital of Nepal Goals: -provide community development programs in differents communities of Nepal,especially also in local communities outside the capital -give any child access to education- especially English language and literature -rebuild destroyed schools -improve medical concerns in the hospitals especially for elder people -research and developing aid concerning human rights. -improve life of poores and disadvantaged groups, especially women and children
  • 57. An unique and unforgetable time in NepalAn unique and unforgetable time in Nepal Are interested in great diversity and getting to know a country that is home of the great happiness, beatitude and gratefulness? Do you maybe want to use the chance of living in a native family and therefore, learn very much about the true soul of Nepal? Internship Possibilities: -help in an orphanage -help in an hospital/look after older sick people -help in contructing a learning centre or distroyed school -do research and analyses in the field of human rights and look after Human Rights NGO‘s and their projects (-work in an Human rights NGO- especially in connection with women and children) -live in a nepalese famil or if you wish in a volunteer accomondation Are interested in great diversity and getting to know a country that is home of the great happiness, beatitude and gratefulness? Do you maybe want to use the chance of living in a native family and therefore, learn very much about the true soul of Nepal? Internship Possibilities: -help in an orphanage -help in an hospital/look after older sick people -help in contructing a learning centre or distroyed school -do research and analyses in the field of human rights and look after Human Rights NGO‘s and their projects (-work in an Human rights NGO- especially in connection with women and children) -live in a nepalese famil or if you wish in a volunteer accomondation
  • 58. IDF Nepal searches for In general: Interested Adaptable Energetic Positiv thinking people For medical and teaching projects : People requested to have minimum medical experience People requested to have at least some basic teaching experience and the will to stay at least for 3 months. IDF Nepal searches for In general: Interested Adaptable Energetic Positiv thinking people For medical and teaching projects : People requested to have minimum medical experience People requested to have at least some basic teaching experience and the will to stay at least for 3 months.
  • 59. Nepal: home for great diversity, festivals,happiness,greatfullness but also poverty,corruption,natural disasters and human right abuse Nepal: home for great diversity, festivals,happiness,greatfullness but also poverty,corruption,natural disasters and human right abuse 59
  • 61. SOME MORE GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS SOME MORE GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 61
  • 62. What a volunteer should expectWhat a volunteer should expect • Encounter with poverty • Poor living conditions, lack of hygiene • Foreign culture, different way of thinking & working • Practical experience of development work (positive & negative) • Gratitude for a helping hand • Great travel experience • Encounter with poverty • Poor living conditions, lack of hygiene • Foreign culture, different way of thinking & working • Practical experience of development work (positive & negative) • Gratitude for a helping hand • Great travel experience
  • 63. General InformationGeneral Information • Minimum stay at the NGO: 6 weeks • In some cases: possibility to attain ECTS credits • Costs (flight, preparation track, language course etc.) must be paid by the volunteer • Minimum stay at the NGO: 6 weeks • In some cases: possibility to attain ECTS credits • Costs (flight, preparation track, language course etc.) must be paid by the volunteer
  • 64. How will YOU be prepared?How will YOU be prepared? Preparation via : • Workshops (intercultural courses, practical training, etc.) > two weekends early May • Administrative support (visa, insurance, accomodation, ECTS credits, etc.) • Meetings with former volunteers Preparation via : • Workshops (intercultural courses, practical training, etc.) > two weekends early May • Administrative support (visa, insurance, accomodation, ECTS credits, etc.) • Meetings with former volunteers 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 64
  • 65. Language CoursesLanguage Courses Weekly language course offered by the language centre or on a student to student basis Duration: From beginning of February until beginning of June Weekly language course offered by the language centre or on a student to student basis Duration: From beginning of February until beginning of June 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 65
  • 66. How will YOU be selected?How will YOU be selected? Application until the 17th November, 2010 Typed CV and Motivation Letter Motivation Letter Content (1 page): • Which NGO do you apply for? And why? • Relevant previous experiences • Why should we chose you? ( Personal skills, your expectations) Application until the 17th November, 2010 Typed CV and Motivation Letter Motivation Letter Content (1 page): • Which NGO do you apply for? And why? • Relevant previous experiences • Why should we chose you? ( Personal skills, your expectations) 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 66
  • 67. How will YOU be selected?How will YOU be selected? Interviews conducted Personal impression of YOU Responsibility towards our partner NGOs taken into consideration Deliberation: before Christmas break Interviews conducted Personal impression of YOU Responsibility towards our partner NGOs taken into consideration Deliberation: before Christmas break 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 67
  • 68. The ProjectsThe Projects • MADAGASCAR - one NGO • INDIA - three NGOs • NEPAL - one NGO • KENYA - one NGO • PHILLIPNES - one NGO • GUATEMALA - one NGO • MADAGASCAR - one NGO • INDIA - three NGOs • NEPAL - one NGO • KENYA - one NGO • PHILLIPNES - one NGO • GUATEMALA - one NGO 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 68
  • 69. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Interested in our projects? Send your CV and Motivation Letter until the 17th of November to project@myunsa.org! • Contact us for more questions: project@myunsa.org, Contact person • Visit myunsa.eu Interested in our projects? Send your CV and Motivation Letter until the 17th of November to project@myunsa.org! • Contact us for more questions: project@myunsa.org, Contact person • Visit myunsa.eu 30/01/15 UNSA Maastricht 69