Nepal
Qualified candidates will have an expressed interest in working in agriculture and one or more of the following criteria:
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any field
OR
• 5 years' professional work experience
All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:
• At least 3 years of full-time farm experience.
Knowledge of or experience in organic farming, personal gardening, beekeeping, or environment-friendly agriculture practices.
Volunteers will live in Bagmati, Lumbini, Gandaki and Kashi provinces with a host family but can expect a private room. Volunteers usually walk several miles every day on hilly terrain to work in both hot and cold weather, as well as during the monsoon season from June through September.
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Agriculture
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Nepal
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Yes
PCV
No
Train smallholder farming families in fruit and nut tree cultivation, supporting them to establish small-scale, diversified fruit tree orchards.
Coach farming families to cultivate high-value/low-volume crops, such as ginger, turmeric, and mushrooms.
Provide training on beekeeping and support families to establish improved beehives.
Conducting one-on-one training for women of reproductive age and/or key household decision-makers on cooking nutrient-rich recipes.
Support school-based programming to enhance student knowledge and skills in gardening and nutrition.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as constructing potato storage structures or supporting a menstrual health and menopause awareness campaign in the community.
As an Agriculture and Nutrition Coordinator, you will be trained on cultivation practices and the basics of beekeeping. Peace Corps/Nepal will teach you Nepali to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community. You will also receive language resources to learn key phrases of a local language used in your assigned community.
After 10 weeks of training, you will move to a small rural community where you will collaborate with smallholder farmers and the local school. You will work with the community to assess the local needs and develop solutions based on improved agricultural management practices, technologies, and dietary guidelines.
Gain Nepali language skills and agricultural experience with the country’s sustainable, integrated practices.
Learn to live with pollinating bees, grow more food, and diversify your diet.
Discover the diverse traditions of over 80 ethnic groups who call Nepal home.
Only heterosexual couples can be accepted for this program.
Each person must apply separately and must qualify for a position in either the same or a different sector than their partner.
Couples will live together during training but may separate occasionally for field-based activities.
Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart)., Cohabitating couples are highly encouraged to present themselves as married throughout service due to cultural expectations.
As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans with a passion for service abroad to work with communities and create lasting change. Volunteers develop sustainable solutions to address challenges in Education, Health, Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Youth Development. Through their Peace Corps experiences, Volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a lifelong commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans of all ages have served in 142 countries worldwide.
