Volunteer at Patan Cbr in Kathmandu, Nepal

Patan Community Based Rehabilitation Organization (Patan CBR) is a non-profit organization using CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation) for the betterment of disabled children within the Lalitpur, Kathmandu and Nuwakot districts of Nepal.

Patan CBR provides services for children with disabilities including:

Day-care centre Home visits Play groups Assistance to educational institutions Training and skill development

CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation) has been described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a strategy within community development for the rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities, and social integration of all people with disabilities. CBR is implemented through the combined efforts of disabled people themselves, their families and communities, and the appropriate health, education, vocational and social services.

CBR was introduced by WHO some 20 years ago and has been adopted as the national strategy in over 80 principally low-income countries.

Although CBR is an international strategy, it is recognized that, because all communities differ in socio-economic conditions, terrain, cultures and political systems, there cannot be a single model of CBR for the world. In countries like Nepal where government resources are scarce, services for disabled children are extremely limited. CBR therefore shifts the emphasis from institutions or hospitals only offering medical rehabilitation, to the community in order to work with people with disabilities in achieving equal opportunities, equal rights and dignity. In much of Nepal, CBR is the only viable approach to reach thousands of otherwise-unreachable disabled persons.

This Organization works for all kind of physical and mental Disabilities. They are performing Day Care, Home Visit, Play groups, assistance to educational institution and training and skill development to those physically and mentally disabled person. To assist the staff by working with the disabled people in the rehabilitation center this organisation needs volunteers.

Volunteers can assist by doing the following tasks:-

 Develop recreational activities for the patients, teach them skills, interact with them, work in the day Care, help with school preparation classes, conduct home visits, vocational training, and various administrative tasks

Volunteers with the following specific skills are preferred for this placement:

Doctor
Nurse
Medical Student
Pre-Med Student
Standard First-Aid
Medical Administration
Public Health
Physiotherapy
Child & Youth Worker
Early Childhood Education
Recreational Programming
Social Worker (BSW)
Grant Proposals / Fundraising
Program Proposal Writting
Social Work Student
Psychologist
Psychology Student
Day Care Work
Report Writing / Data Collection
Social Worker (MSW)
Massage

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