Volunteer work in Nepal
VSO, a UK based international development charity, operates several programmes in Nepal. These programmes match experienced professionals' skills with volunteer work in Nepal in promoting AIDS and HIV awareness, as this Asian nation has been greatly affected by this disease.
Volunteering in Nepal also includes making sure the medications that are so crucial to AIDS and HIV patients maintaining their health are available to them. VSO volunteers advocate for HIV and AIDS patients' need for treatment and care.
VSO volunteers are also involved in strengthening Nepal's infrastructure by reducing the corruption that pervades the government, and increasing transparency and accountability.
Skilled professionals volunteering in Nepal work closely with human rights organisations, to promote the rights of underrepresented and marginalised populations, such as women, disabled persons, and the Dalits. These groups are marginalized, and their needs are rarely considered in government policy-making. As a result, they are more likely to live in poverty and suffer poor health.
Nepal has a weak educational system, and VSO volunteers work to make a positive impact in this area, through support for the Nepali government's "Education for All" programme. This aims to improve overall educational quality, and specifically improve the quality of teacher education in Nepal. VSO workers may be volunteering in the classroom, or at Nepal's Ministry of Education to set policies to improve educational quality.
