Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaWe have volunteer placement on Social, Heath and Medical, Environment, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.
Dristi Nepal serves the female drug user population in Nepal through counselling, awareness programs, rehabilitation, and re-integration. Dristi Nepal operates a treatment center in Kathmandu as well as outreach programs and awareness campaigns. It assists : Female sex workers, women living with HIV/AIDS, female drug users. Placement Work Details Dristi Nepal is currently the only organization of it's kind that serves women.
Volunteers can help by:
Educating staff. Educating clients. Implementing outreach programs. Assisting with administrative work. Providing counselling to both recovering addicts and their families. Assisting with awareness programs, fundraising. Facilitating re-integration of female ex-drug users into society. Rehabilitation. HIV/AIDS Awareness training. Other tasks that you may be requested to preform outside of your core duties: Translation of material into English. Website creation. Sharing computer knowledge with staff and clients. Teaching English.
Volunteer should have the following background:
Experience working with high-risk populations, addicts. A background in psychology, social work, addiction counselling, crisis counselling, outreach work.
Volunteers should be mature, strong, able to delegate, prepared to witness difficult situations. The specific skills they are looking for at this placement: Doctor Nurse Medical Student Pre-Med Student Health & Hygiene Training HIV/AIDS Awareness Training Medical Administration At-Risk Youth Work Leadership Programming Social Worker (BSW) Grant Proposals / Fundraising Program Proposal Writting Social Work Student Psychologist Psychology Student Addiction Counseling Crisis Counseling Report Writing / Data Collection General Administration Teacher - English Business Management Computers - MS Office Software Sexual & Reproductive Health Training Social Worker (MSW)
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
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