EXPANDED CONCEPT OF VOLUNTEERING AND LINKAGE TO TOURISM By MANOJ K. GIRI (CHAIRMAN, ALTERNATIVE VOLUNTEER)

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Thousands of foreign tourists visit Nepal, particularly for the Himalayan experience, and some are keen to be involved in volunteering. Good intentions in terms of volunteering work also mean immersion in the Nepali life style and culture. A few days of volunteering can result in great memories as well as some bitter truths.

Better Care Better Volunteering Network, Interview with Anna McKeon ( Part II)

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Have you ever heard of Better Care Better Volunteering Network? Have you ever consider that international volunteering based at children homes is not a so good idea? Find here some interesting results on the country studies covered by the initiative. Part I was published on 27th March, 2015 at http://sharing4good.org/article/interview-anna-mckeon-communication-consultant-better-care-better

Beacon: Crowdfunding Journalism [Crowdsourcing Announcement]

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'Beacon is for people who tell great stories and uncover important information. The web has forever changed the way we produce and consume information, but fundamentally the relationship between reader and writer remains the same. Journalists have stories to tell, readers are listening. Beacon is a simple platform that lets writers connect with readers that value their work.'

More at: www.beaconreader.com/

 

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Our Impact

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Tonight, I sat in the middle of a number of children in front of our library.  The children were playing cards, Go Fish/Crazy Eights, chess, playing with stuffed animals donated by my friend Spring Raymond​ from the US, pretending to cook with a plastic stove donated by my friend Pragya Mishra​  from India, reading books from the US rounded up by my dad Norm Rosenkrantz​ and Nepali books donated by the Asia Foundation in Kathmandu.  One adult was teaching children how to fold paper to make birds.

My dream came true

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With resolve, determination and strong will power, everything can happen. Here my story about being selected for a the EU supported Erasmus Scholarship to learn about dance, drama and much more else. It is thrilling and exciting....

Raw View Magazine [Magazine Recommendation]

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'Raw View is a magazine that specializes in documentary photography. We are interested in carefully crafted photography projects that take an artistic approach to societal subjects. 160 pages of fascinating new photography and original ideas, designed with love.

Raw View also aims to support the photographic community through independent and non commercial magazine publishing. We want to keep documentary photography alive!'

More at: www.rawview.org/magazine/

 

Succeeding in Business Through External and Internal Partnerships

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Succeeding in any business takes building successful relationships both internal and external.

Major Blockages of Voluntourism in the Context of Nepal by Manoj K. Giri (Chairman, Alternative Volunteer)

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Imama and David from Spain the first week of March 2015 to work as volunteers in a private boarding school in Bhaktapur. I had arranged food and accommodation for them perfectly but they are denied work as volunteers during their visit. I did not force them to volunteer in the school. They left the school immediately and went to Bhaktapur to stay.

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