Category Archives: Voluntourism

Using The Gap Year

Posted on January 13, 2016 by friendsofvinusa

Good article on student, Kristian Gaylord using “down” time to get involved at great heights both literally and figuratively. You can do the same through FVIN  

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Alexis Baghdadi, Winner of FVIN’s “Professional Volunteer Travel Award!”

Posted on February 11, 2015 by friendsofvinusa

Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN) has a great need for professional volunteers to spend extended time giving service to their organization in country.  In an effort to help them find the best professional volunteer for their needs at the moment, Friends of … Continue reading →

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Chaupadi- Dealing with difficult cultural differences

Posted on November 11, 2014 by friendsofvinusa

For a travel-lover, living in the midst of another culture is exciting and intriguing.  It can also be downright awkward and call into question one’s own value system.  One of the things I struggled with during my stay in Nepal … Continue reading →

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191 Families get Access to Safe Water in Baglung

Posted on October 31, 2014 by friendsofvinusa

Baglung District, 170 miles (275 km) west of Kathmandu, recently received new resources for clean water. The project was made possible by local Arnakot Deurali Drinking Water and Sanitation Project (ADDWSP) with financial assistance from Unica Foundation of the Netherlands. … Continue reading →

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Workforce of Men‚ Women Same but Wages Different

Posted on October 29, 2014 by friendsofvinusa

There are improvements occurring but pay disparity still exists. Help the improvement continue. Work with Volunteers Initiative Nepal.

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200‚000 Marigold Garlands being Imported for Tihar

Posted on October 22, 2014 by friendsofvinusa

The Tihar festival continues this week, in Nepal. Here’s an article from the Himalayan Times speaking to marigolds (traditional flower for the festival) being imported because of high demand. While volunteering in Jitpurphede in 2011, marigold fields were prominent. You … Continue reading →

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Happy Tihar Everyone!!!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by friendsofvinusa

The Tihar Festival is beginning today in Nepal (October 21st).  5 days full of a combination of our Christmas and 4th of July. Exchanging of gifts, stringing of lights, decorations, tons of food, singing, dancing. Kathmandu, Nepal (photo: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty … Continue reading →

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Why I Volunteered In Nepal, Dee Chapon, Board Member of FVIN

Posted on July 23, 2013 by friendsofvinusa

I want to talk to you about why you would want to go to Nepal and volunteer some weeks or even months with an organization called Volunteers Initiative Nepal. I love traveling but have found going to foreign countries and … Continue reading →

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