PRINT JOURNALISM | VINLMTV11B | 2023-01-01 - 2024-12-30 | SOCI | Age: 18 - 80

If you are planning a gap year or career breakand contemplating a job in journalism or printmedia, Journalism Abroad Nepal with VIN canset you on the right track. This is a great wayto enhance yourresume and help you to standout from the crowd. Whether you arecurrently studying journalism or areconsidering it in college, Journalism Abroadwith VIN will give you first hand internationaljournalism experience.

Work: - Gain working knowledge of how a national media functions.- Write articles for national publications that have a partnership with VIN [Spotlightmagazine.- Work in other forms of media of your choosing.

Accomodation and food: Volunteers stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living conditions at the host family/ hostel are simple and basic. Male and female volunteers will share the same living area but have separate sleeping rooms. The volunteers sleep on simple beds/mattresses. Please bring your sleeping bag. The food will be provided in Nepali standard i.e. dal Bhat (rice, lentil soup, vegetables, pickle, eggs)

Location: OKHALDHUNGANEPAL

Location and Leisure: Okhaldhunga district, which is 250 km from Kathmandu. It takes 8-9 hrs travel by busa hilly and mountainous region surrounded by woods and fields. If you arrive early or wish to stay in Nepal after your volunteer period, VIN offers weekend travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, and Nagarkot at reasonable prices

Airport: KTM

Train/Bus station: Okhaldhunga, Nepal

Requirements: Application for Placement Booking Volunteers must apply to our partner organizations in their own country. - Attach your updated resume / curriculum vitae (CV) with two referee contact details (referees can be for your work/university/family); - Await confirmation from VIN for acceptance; - If you wish to work for more than one placement, then you are required to pay euro80 extra to cover our added logistical work. If you choose different placement out of Kathmandu Valley: Okhaldhunga (250KM) will cost 200; Sindhuli (150KM) 150; and Nuwakot (35KM) will cost 50 extra for a return reserved Jeep transportation - VIN Volunteer / Internship project induction starts on the 1st and 15th of each month. The induction period is considered part of your project period. If you wish to come in between for a short period, you will receive a basic orientation before the placement. Please arrive one day prior (e.g. on the 14th if you are starting on the 15th) to the project induction date. Registration All the registration formalities will be completed in the first three days during the induction period. This will consist of understanding and signing a contract and paying the project fee. Please note that the entire project fee will be collected during the induction days. You will have to produce a photocopy of your passport and of your visa as well as a pass- port photo. VIN will issue a volunteer identity card for you.

VIN staff will pick each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN s Logo

Language: eng,eng

Extra Fee: 625 EUR

Fee for four weeks volunteering is 625 Euro, then 85 Euro for each extra week. Placements out of Kathmandu Valley cost extra depending on travel distance.