Friends of Needy Children (FNC) is a child focused organization works with/ for most disadvantaged children and young people of Nepal for their rights and welfare. FNC believes that rights are not possible just by making rights holders aware of the rights and empowered to assert it. Delivery of the service provisions and opportunities for the most disadvantaged is also equally important to ensure the rights and just society. In Nepal , a responsible, accountable and credible civil society organization driven by the need of the most disadvantaged/ underprivileged has a big potential for making wider impact from grassroots to the national levels. Keeping the fact in minds, a group of like minded socially motivated people established FNC as a non-profit social organization in 1996. The intends of this organization are to broaden opportunities and ensure important basic service provisions to the most disadvantaged/ underprivileged children and young people of Nepal so that children and young people entertain their entitled rights. This organisation looks after disadvantaged children and young people of Nepal for their rights and welfare Half the children in Nepal under the age of 5 are malnourished, a rate far above the poverty rate. Poor Nutrition is one of the leading causes of death for young Nepalese children. Many of those who survive severe malnutrition suffer permanent physical and mental retardation that limits their potential forever. Poverty is not the only, or even the most important cause of malnutrition - ignorance of good nutrition is. Nutrition education is the key to ending this tragedy. Volunteers can help by doing the following task: The Nutritional Rehabilitation Home (NRH) requires volunteers with expertise in medicine, nutrition, nursing, physiotherapy, cerebral palsy. The NRH also needs volunteers who are willing and able to build relationships with the children and mothers who reside at the home. Opportunities for health and hygiene education exist in terms of teaching mothers hygiene, sanitation, cooking. Administrative help is also in need. At the Nutritional Rehabilitation Home (NRH), volunteers would be involved in patient care, nutritional assessment, nursing, physio, based on their previous experience. Other tasks would include playing with the children, engaging the mothers, administrative help, and participation in field visits to discharged patients. Being willing to jump in and help in the kitchen and cleaning is also hugely appreciated. The specific skills they are looking for at this placement are ; Doctor Nurse Medical Student Pre-Med Student Emergency Medical Technician Health & Hygiene Training HIV/AIDS Awareness Training Medical Administration Public Health Physiotherapy Child & Youth Worker Recreational Programming Social Worker (BSW) Social Work Student Social Worker (MSW) Itinerary : Min Training 1 week Min Work 7 weeks Min Duration 8 week s Cost Add Week Cost $115.00 / WK Registration Fee $400.00 CAD Program Fee $1,655.00 CAD Total Cost $2,055.00 CAD Your program fee covers all your in country expenses and costs including your accommodation, meals, language training, activities during your orientation week and cultural training. Your international flight, transfer to your placement and weekend trips are not inclusive.
How to Apply: Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details: Email:
info@basecampcenters.com Website:
www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4 Phone: 613.541.7862 Toll Free : 866.646.4693 Fax: 613.541.1604
