A day in my life as a VSO volunteer
Follow Raj as he takes you through a day in his life as a VSO volunteer, working to tackle gender-based violence against women and girls in Nepal.
July's featured volunteer
Namaste! My name is Raj Karki. I’m volunteering as a Diffusion Advisor on VSO’s Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response project in Nepal. I’m looking forward to keeping you up to date with how we’re getting on and how your support is making a lasting difference to the lives of women and girls here.
I’m delighted to be volunteering with VSO and to have the opportunity to share my experiences with you all. I’ve been in my role of Diffusion Advisor for just over a year, which has given me loads of opportunities to learn and grow, as well as use the knowledge I’ve gained over the years. Thank you for standing with me and helping to make a positive impact in my home country.
It is unacceptable that more than one in four women in Nepal experience gender-based violence in their lifetime. With your support, my colleagues and I are leading a range of prevention activities to stop violence against women and girls here. We’re doing this by running interactive sessions with couples, families, community groups and leaders to challenge social norms that value men and boys over women and girls. Working alongside other organisations, we’re part of an incredible movement to create long-lasting change.
July '23 volunteer update
Every working day is different, but I hope you enjoy watching a little snippet of my life as a VSO volunteer.
In this video, I talk a bit about my responsibilities and give you more of an insight into the work that the project does, including a look into school group discussions and couples' sessions.
Please feel free to leave me a message below if you have any questions. I would also love to know what you thought of my video. I'll try my best to get back to everyone - I'd love to hear from you!
Raj
VSO Diffusion Advisor, national volunteer tackling gender-based violence, Nepal.
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Your latest questions answered
Happy New Year. We Have happy memories of seeing the New Year 2001 in, Patan.
Raj
Happy New Year to you too Bernice, I am glad that you visited Nepal in 2001. Compared to 2001, Nepal has changed a lot in last 2 decades, we no longer have Maoist Insurgency, but political instability and lack of good governance has created different kinds of problems.
Hello Raj, Thanks for your New Year greetings and bringing me up to date with events in Nepal. I don’t usually make New Year wishes but one thought I have is could the world just become a more peaceful place and the anger and warring decrease.
Raj
Hello Anthony,
I am glad you are in good health and I am so happy and thankful that you are actively supporting VSO in it’s endeavor to uplift people in Nepal and other part of world. Dear Anthony, I also hope one day we all human will learn to live in peace and unity but we shouldn’t give up too early, we should keep pushing and do whatever we can, no matter how small.
I am glad you are in good health and I am so happy and thankful that you are actively supporting VSO in it’s endeavor to uplift people in Nepal and other part of world. Dear Anthony, I also hope one day we all human will learn to live in peace and unity but we shouldn’t give up too early, we should keep pushing and do whatever we can, no matter how small.
Keep up this amazing work, Happy New Year
Raj
Hello Fran,
Happy New Year to you too. Thank you for supporting VSO.
Happy New Year to you too. Thank you for supporting VSO.
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We bring about lasting change not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers to empower communities in some of the world’s poorest regions. You can read more about VSO’s areas of work and discover more about our projects here.
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