Journalism in Nepal

Location: Nepal: Kathmandu

Term: Trimester

Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 1-2 years, over 2 years, 9-12 weeks

Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks

Volunteering and Internship in Nepal - Chhahari Group Nepal

http://www.volunteers.org.np

Jyatha Thamel Kathmandu, Bagmati 44600 Nepal

Call Us

Phone: 00977-1-4233084,5 or +41-788997918

Fax: 00977-1-4212203

Download the Application Form
Description

These challenging and fulfilling volunteer projects are a great way to experience Nepalese culture ' whether you're looking for an internship to enhance your career, or you just fancy a career break. Projects are working for a new paper, Radio, FM, Television Company. We also have media-based awareness projects promoting the rights of women and children. You can also get involved in performing arts administration by helping with project design and raising awareness of the organization. Now, journalism is growing phase in Nepal. We have seven TV channel, 10 radio station and lots of daily, weekly and monthly News papers.

Work as an intern in radio, television, newspapers, or magazines. Depending on the internship, your work could include writing, reporting, researching, conducting interviews, photography, video, broadcasting, graphic design, editing, and coming up with ideas for stories/features.

Qualifications

- above 18 years
- no major health problem

Intern Types
  • Media (Radio, TV, & Film)
  • Communications
  • Creative Writing
  • Journalism
  • Graphic Design
Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

300 - 1000

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

Emergency evacuation services, Food, Housing, In-country orientation/Training, In-country staff support, Pre-departure orientation/Training, Registration fees, Travel while in host country, Written materials abroad and Written materials pre-departure.

The program fee covers:
1. Administrative charge,
2. Accommodation with host-family,
3. Meals with host-family,
4. Placement
5. Local Clubs and Schools donation
6. Contribution to various projects.
7. Scholarships for the Poor/Orphan Children.

The other costs you will need to meet are:
1. Airfare
2. Travel insurance and corresponding airport departure taxes.
3 .Visa: visa (a 60 days tourist visa is only USD30, the extensions are USD30 per 30 days with three renewals possible with in a year),
4. Meals outside of host family
5. Activities outside of program (extra sightseeing, etc.)

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • journalism
  • media work
  • writing
Typical Volunteer
childcare/children, disability issues, education, handicapped, health, youth and youth development
Age Range
above 18 years
Participants Travel to Nepal

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Resume
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
one week
Post Services Include
  • Alumni Network
  • Exit Debriefing Abroad
  • Job and Internship Network
  • Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
Volunteering and Internship in Nepal - Chhahari Group Nepal's Mission Statement

The missions and objectives of Chhahari Group Nepal is to encourage and invite international volunteers to participate in every social activities and teach people how to be self-dependent with various activities so that they can sustain themselves to overcome each and every problem they may encounter. Making people literate is also part of our mission so that they can distinguish the positive and negative aspects of problems and activities in the hope that it will help in solving problems easier.

Year Founded

2002

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