| Shanti Sewa Griha only has one full time doctor who | | | | people of Nepal. |
| travels to both centres (Gaushala & | | | | They provide FREE OF CHARGE...food and shelter, |
| Budhanilkantha) and a few nurses. They could certainly | | | | medical services and medicines, rehabilitation, |
| use a little assistance from a medical professional. | | | | vocational training, infrastructure to produce goods, |
| Volunteers may even be able to assist with mobile | | | | school education, nutrition and health and hygiene |
| community clinics and health promotion etc. The clinic | | | | training to communities, childcare and care and council |
| has over 100 inpatient beds with 16 professional staff. | | | | for domestic refugees. |
| The home/hospice cares for over 600 people. The | | | | The all-encompassing strategy is to create |
| disabled children's center has 30 beds with 4 staff. | | | | self-esteem and dignity to their target group, respect |
| Approximately 12 children are cared for by 3 staff at | | | | their indigenous culture and religion, and help them to |
| the malnutrition center. | | | | become self-sufficient and re-socialized into society. |
| Some specific tasks for a volunteer would be to assist | | | | What community(s) does this organization assist? |
| the doctor and nurses in clinic/hospital/terminal care | | | | Originally created specifically to help leprosy affected |
| center at the larger Gaushala clinic. Also assisting the | | | | people, they have now opened their doors to help any |
| doctor and nurses in the smaller clinic in Budhanilkantha. | | | | poor, sick, handicapped, orphaned and leprosy affected |
| You could help in the malnutrition center and assist with | | | | people of Nepal. |
| health & hygiene and nutrtion education, and also | | | | |
| assist nurses with the disabled children's center. There | | | | Basecamp International welocmes all the volunteers |
| could also be opportunities to work in administration as | | | | who want to volunteer and make a difference. If you |
| well, as all organizations can benefit from funding | | | | are interested for this placement please contact us at : |
| proposals etc. There is also always opportunity to | | | | Email: : |
| teach English to staff and help with general childcare | | | | Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, |
| etc. What is the purpose of this organization? Shanti | | | | Canada, K7K 3B4 |
| Sewa Griha means 'Peace Service Home' in Nepali. | | | | Phone: 613.541.7862 |
| Originally created specifically to help leprosy affected | | | | Toll Free : 866.646.4693 |
| people, they have now opened their doors to help any | | | | Fax: 613.541. |
| poor, sick, handicapped, orphaned and leprosy affected | | | | |