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“Becoming a volunteer is a very strong emo-tion... for the first time you are not repaid with money, but with smiles, gratitude, admiration and respect. Because of the loss of values of our society and with the passing of time, in the long run many of us forgot what being a health care professional or a teacher really means, that is, do our best to help other people using our own personal knowledge. In the world of volun-teering there are no social hierarchies... every-one works to reach the same aim: bringing relief and taking care of poor people and give them the opportunity to study and have an education. Making a volunteer experience in a country of the Third World does not simply mean leaving, treating a certain number of people and then coming back home ... No way! It does not mean teaching in a monotonous and repetitive way to the local children and then go away… No way! The real essence of a volunteer experience con-sists in the understanding of a population which is totally different from us, respecting another culture, finding ourselves again as human beings who live in harmony with Nature, sharing strong emotions and experiences with people who do not speak our language and much more.”

Coralie Pellissier

When you becomea volunteer

you getmore than you

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Why LEAVE AS ANINTErNATIONALVOLUNTEEr?

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Discovering Into the WorldInto the World is an international organization that aims to promote, de-velop and support medical internship and voluntary service experiences tied to the English language teaching in Asia.All our projects support the international voluntary service in a useful and constructive way, not only for the people who will benefit from this serv-ice, but also for all the other people wanting to share their competences to live an unforgettable experience!Our final aim is to provide students attending the best European univer-sities with the opportunity to put into practice what they learned during their academic career through a practical experience of voluntary service in Asia.We strongly believe that an international voluntary service experience is an unique occasion to help people, but it also is an important opportunity to make a cultural exchange, to grow up and improve oneself, to become people able to influence in a positive way the surrounding social and economic environment. The engagement of each international volunteer represents an important contribution for local people, who really need our help. Diffusing the practice of the international voluntary service all around Europe and increasing people’s awareness on the importance of a period of pause from the studies to raise even more our passion for something we really love are two of Into the World’s main purposes. It is important to remember that leaving as an international volunteer not only is a way to help other people, but it also represents an unique oc-casion to enrich one’s personal and professional experience, to discover new cultures, to stake one’s all, to expand the horizons, to know how to face new situations which are very different from those of the western countries. An international volunteering experience with Into the World is the best opportunity to take a break and coming back home deeply enriched from a personal and professional point of view, strengthening in this way the main reason why we decided to become healthcare profes-sionals or teachers of our own lives.

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StaffThis project takes shape from the personal experience of Coralie Pellissier, who worked as a volunteer in Nepal in 2011. After having taken part to this strong experience, she decided to offer the chance to live and work in an Asian country to all the other people who, like her, want to discover other cultures and live an unforgettable human experience.Coralie Pellissier was born in 1982 in Scarborough, Canada. In 1991 she moved to Italy with her family and lived there until 2003, when she decided to enroll in Europe’s most prestigious Chiropractic College, the Anglo-European Chiropractic College in Bournemouth, England. In 2008 she graduated with a Degree in Chiro-practic and a couple of months later, together with her father, she opened her first clinic in Genoa, Italy. She is specialized in Sports Chiropractic, she has a Diploma recognized by the FICS (International Federation of Sports Chiropractic) and at the moment she is vice-president of the Italian CICS (Italian Committee of Sports Chi-ropractic). Coralie offers chiropractic treatments within several international sport events and she takes part to several voluntary missions in different extra-European countries. Finally, she also writes for the Italian Pro Chiropratica Magazine. Coralie speaks fluently four different languages (Italian, French, English and Spanish) and she is fond of sport. As a teenager she took part in several in-ternational snowboard competitions and she became a member of the FSI (Italian Snowboard Association). The girl also played a lot of other sports, such as swimming (she obtained a lifeguard Diploma in 1997), she is a black belt in karate, scuba diving and many others. She defines herself as an “adrenaline-addicted”: she loves every kind of extreme sport, such as climbing, sky diving, bungee jumping, rafting and so on... She also loves treating children, using softer and painless chiropractic tech-niques. “Children have something special... their spontaneity, their expressions or merely their sincerity. Taking care of new generations means taking care of our future!”, says Coralie. She is also very curious about the world, that’s why she loves travelling. In 2001 she decided to leave for a year for Asia and this is where Into the World comes from.

the journey, not the arrival matters

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StagesMedical Internships available:ChIrOPrACTICOSTEOPAThyMEDICINEAn internship abroad will allow you to:

acquire some practical experience in an extra-European country; ■acquire a major independence, be more open-minded and develop a ■faster and stronger spirit of adaptability;improve their own knowledge of one or more foreign languages; ■know the diversity and the complexity of the communication; ■improve your competences about interpersonal relationships; ■improve your problem-solving skills; ■live, and work with the local population; ■treat local children; ■have the chance to work with specialized doctors in the same clinic; ■learn how to manage a stressful situation; ■

These benefits will be useful and valuable when the student will come back home. he/she will have acquired a practical experience useful for his/her future career.The internship in Nepal will allow you to work within a social and medi-cal project focused on chiropractic aid for poor people. Since the local healthcare system supports only 15% of the entire population, chiroprac-tic projects in Nepal are very important. That’s why your skills would be very useful!To take part in our chiropractic internship it would be better to have a good knowledge of the English language in order to be involved and ac-tively participate to the activities of the destination country. Into the World will help you to acquire a basic vocabulary of the Nepalese language, the pahari, spoken in Nepal, India and Buthan, so that you will be able to face different situations. This experience will give you the chance to live to-gether with the local population and know their customs and beliefs. you

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will be bound to respect other people’s view without judging and keeping a professional attitude in every situation.

Obligation and requirementsIn general every student:

has what is called a “heart of gold”. This means that one is willing to ■help other people without expecting anything in return;follows a medical assistance programme within any body providing ■healthcare services recognized by the WCA;has a professional attitude; ■submits a complete application form and a short dissertation; ■provides a copy of his/her academic transcript; ■takes part to a selection interview with his/her own university teachers; ■takes part to an interview via Skype with a representative of Into ■the World;follows the guidelines of the treatments and of the techniques acquired ■within his/her university;the use of treatments or techniques not approved by the university ■of origin and/or Into the World may result in the expulsion from the programme;shows to have and maintain attitudes and behaviours supporting ■a model of medical assistance based on the principles of social integration.

Once that a candidate has been selected for the departure, he/she must:attend an orientation session before the departure; ■purchase the round-trip flight and send a copy to Into the World, ■purchase the travel health insurance and the travel cancellation insur- ■ance provided with coverage for repatriation in case of emergency and send a copy of the declaration page to Into the World;provide a copy of his/her own passport with a passport photo; ■fill out the Emergency Contact Information form and send a copy to ■Into the World;pay a fee of 1300 Euros for 3 weeks of participation to Into the World ■Nepal project 30 days before the departure;sign a waiver and release of liability form provided by Into the World. ■

Participation requirements for healthcare supervisors and professionals are different. Further information will be provided once that a profes-sional receives the application form. Participation and eligibility requirements are determined by Into the World but the different medical universities may change them without giving prior notice.

Difference betweeninternship andvoluntary service

The internship is a period of apprentice-ship spent in an office, in a department or in a school to learn the job or the career that takes place there. The internship proposed by Into the World concern mainly the field of Medicine (chiropractic, osteopathy and ge-neral medicine) and they will be structured and organized together with the bodies who will join the initiative. All the participants will have to fill out a case history of the patient and then discuss an appropriate treatment with their tutor. Moreover, they will have the opportunity to deal with some diseases which are by now eradicated in the Western world and they will learn how to treat pa-tients that only a few times in their lives have had the opportunity to see a doctor. here the trainees’ work and collaboration will be very important.

The voluntary service instead is a job not regularly paid which is provided wherever someone needs work force in any sector. It is carried out by some citizens in favor of the community, the diseased people, the poors etc.. and to become a volunteer you do not need special qualifications. Into the World offers voluntary service experiences for the teaching of the English language in schools of the poorest communities, but soon it will deal with other projects. however, the vo-lunteers will always be followed by a tutor, but in this case, unlike the stage, they do not need to attend the last year of university and they do not have to adhere to the criteria imposed by their university.

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VolunteerInto the World does not organize only trainings abroad, but it also pro-poses a series of different volunteering experiences, such as:

volunteer Teacher. you do not need to have special qualifications and ■you can leave during four different periods of the year. he largest re-quest for teachers is for the English language .and you will teach in primary or secondary schools;support of the ex Dutch Mountain School in the village of rajban, ■Chitwan;construction of a small school dedicated to the women belonging to ■the “Chepang” ethnic group, the poorest ethnic group of Nepal, and overall support and help to this ethnic minority;riveting of new cliffs for the practice of sport climbing in Nepal. The last ■one was at Nagarkot, located at 40 km from Kathmandu;in collaboration with local operators we will give shape to the project ■“Green Soldiers” that aims to recruit volunteers to realize 2 or3 times per year a real cleaning of rural paths and villages.

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Unique and qualified serviceExperience(1)

Our team is made up of people who have already taken part to projects

tied to the international voluntary service. This is why they will give you

practical advice on the basis of their personal background and they will

support you in every moment of your experience. Do not forget that

our team is almost entirely made up of young graduates who boast an

excellent experience in the medical field and who can speak fluently

foreign languages . Our staff has a notable academic education in the

different fields of competence and a practice internship as volunteers in

your destination country.

Flexibility(2)

Every volunteer has his/her own personality, different skills and abilities,

as well as personal wishes and aspirations. This is why we always person-

alize every journey depending on the volunteer’s needs.

you can leave during 4 months of the year and you can choose amongst

a wide variety of projects. If you want, you are free to combine a project

of international voluntary service or internship abroad with the chance to

discover and travel through your destination country and this is exactly

our offer: visit the section “projects”.

Training(3)

Into the World guarantees a high-quality training experience to be added

to your personal CV once that you will be back home. Nowadays a one-

year Erasmus experience in Europe is no longer enough to make your CV

really unique. how many people can boast a working experience in an

extra-European country as Nepal? Don’t forget that an experience as a

volunteer abroad is always appreciated and positively evaluated by em-

ployers during the personnel recruitment.

travel is more than the seeing of sights

Gianmaria Dal Maistro“During several World Cup races we had the chance to experience a new health figure, chiropractic, which amazed me. I think eve-rybody should try and benefit from it”

9 Medals to the Paralympic Winter Games4 World Cups Specialty54 Podiums at World Cup198 Podiums in careerItalian Champion from 1994 to 2010

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Join one of our projects of voluntary service or medical internship abroad and you will enrich your CV with very important experiences and references.This kind of experience will allow you to:

expand your horizons; ■improve your skills and abilities, which are highly valued during the ■personnel selection;sense of responsibility; ■spirit of enterprise; ■perseverance; ■ability to work in a team; ■spirit of adaptability; ■intercultural communication; ■learning how to face stressful and difficult situations; ■learning how to live within a different environment; ■how to manage and face problems; ■improve the knowledge of a foreign language. ■

All these characteristics are really important for your personal and profes-sional growth.

Full immersion(4)

Into the World will allow you to visit Asia not only as a simple tourist: you will discover this area from a different point of view, with a total im-mersion in the customs of the destination country. you will be given the chance to find out a new culture with its own meanings and rhythms. you will overcome the diffused consumer approach to live an authentic and genuine experience. you will notice the hardships but also the dignity of the different populations. The experience of Into the World will be the right occasion to find yourself again through the contact with other people.

All inclusive(5)

Into the World offers and guarantees a high-quality service. All the costs related to what happens in your destination country are covered by your contribution:

accommodation (usually in a hotel run by local owners and three meals ■per day);the local and international staff will support you 24 hours a day. They ■are always present and they will help and support you in case of prob-lems;transfer from and to the destination airport; ■tourist attraction (check the individual program for major informa- ■tions);reimburse of your visa when you arrive in Nepal. ■

Into the World reserves the right to change the established program in case of adverse circumstances.The only considerable expenses to be charged to your account are those of the flight or, anyway, of the travel from your country to the place of destination. Into the World is not financed by governments or other asso-ciations. This is why only our volunteers’ contributions allow us to realize all our projects.

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Support and safety measures(6)

your satisfaction and your safety are our priority Into the World has a re-ally operative network that guarantees the quality and the safety of the experience. We only operate in areas with stable political systems and we constantly check the recommendations of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the dif-ferent European countries. Moreover, we dispose of additional informa-tion thanks to the presence of Into the World local staff in the destination country, that undoubtedly boasts a deep knowledge of the situation of each area.

Qualified local staff(7)

We have a different coordinator for each project; you will be given your personal coordinator who will organize your mission. Our staff’s task is to follow the projects and the volunteers, organize your departure, receive you at the arrival and take care of you during your stay. Our staff can eas-ily reach you and is at your disposal 24 hours a day 7 days a week for all the duration of your stay in Nepal. .

A Network of volunteers(8)

Whatever your destination will be, once abroad you will not be alone. In every country you can count on a network of local people and volunteers coming from different parts of the world. In fact, Into the World recruits intentionally volunteers of different nationalities in order to make new friends and future colleagues. Usually our volunteers work and socialize while travelling together in their free-time for several weeks. Write us if you would like to talk with other people who already joined our project. We will bring you into contact with our team.

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PricesPrices include:visit the section “all inclusive” (5).The share paid to take part to our international voluntary service projects cover all the costs in the destination country. It is just necessary to add the cost of the flight. you can book your flight by yourself or, if you prefer, you can ask for help to Into the World and you will benefit from a series of advantages and price reductions for group departures.

Before you leave - pre-departure adviceOnce that you decide to leave, you will receive details concerning the insur-ance and your visa, as well as some advice on the useful things that you can bring with you. Our staff in the different destination countries is highly qualified; they will get in touch with you as soon as you enter for your favorite project, they will give you advice and they will answer to your questions both before the departure and during your stay.

Why volunteers have to pay?As an independent organization, Into the World is not financed by govern-ments or other associations. Unfortunately, our partners in the different des-tinations do not dispose of the necessary liquid assets to finance your partici-pation to a project or an internship, also because the countries you will live in are very poor. The main reason why they ask for our help is because they find it hard to hire even local workers. For all these reasons, our volunteers have to finance their experience by themselves. For further details, visit the prices page. your contribution allows us to provide an incomparable service and support. This trait is at the basis of our high reputation and we think that this is one of the reasons why our partners are also very satisfied of our projects and our missions. Sometimes things get mistaken: people think that the simple will to help is enough, whereas it is very important that the interventions and the missions are well-organized and prepared in every single detail. Into the World offers an excellent service: we organize your work as an international

you are one of a kind

VisaThe main Airlines arriving in Kathmandu are Thai Airlines, Qatar, Etihad and Jet Airways, which is usually the cheapest option. Upon arrival at the airport, you can easily obtain a standard tourist Visa with no restrictions, which will take around 15 minutes. Visa costs are $25 for 15 Days, $40 for 30 Days, $100 for 90 Days and $2 per day thereafter. Indian nationals do not require a Visa. you better have the correct amount in Dollars which will save you lots of time and problems at the custom office. The entire amount of the visa will be given back to you by one of the mem-ber of Into the World in Nepali rupia once in Kathmandu.

InsuranceConcerning the insurance, every student will have to ask for information in his country of origin. Usually, it is possible to find travel in-surances for a period of 30 days at a very low price (less than 50 €).

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volunteer or chiropractic trainee and your stay on the spot, we coordinate your activities and support you in the destination country. All this requires much time, money, energy and many other skills!

Where does all my money go?Destination costsVisit the section “Prices include”.Support in the country of origin and in the place of destinationInto the World boasts a high-qualified personnel both in the country of origin and in all the places of destination. From the moment that you contact us until your return, our staff will take care of you. Our team uses a strongly indi-vidualized approach and is always available to satisfy each volunteer’s needs.Development and monitoring of the projectsOur staff in the destination countries is responsible for the monitoring of the projects so that we can guarantee the maximum result in the least amount of time. The organization and the monitoring of the projects need time and different skills that must be paid.Increasing public awareness,communication and search for volunteersDiffusing the practice of the international voluntary service all around Europe and increasing people’s awareness on the importance of a period of pause from the studies to raise even more our passion for something we really love are two of Into the World’s main purposes. Administrative costsFrom the moment of your enrolment our staff works to organize your experi-ence: we will search together with you for the type of work that best fits you and we will fix the details of your participation. Our staff will also provide you with all the necessary instructions for your visa and the insurance and some other advice related to the project. Prepare everything you need so that your mission can start in the best way and end by satisfying all the expectations you had fixed in advance.

These percentages represent an average. The values may vary on the basis of the destination, the type of project and the duration of the stay.

Support in the country of origin and in the place of destination

Destination costs

Administrative costs Increasing public awareness, communication and search for volunteers

Development and monito-ring of the projects

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DestinationsGeographyNepal is borderis bounded to the north by China (Tibet) on the north and the south by India on the south. and It is a landlocked state. The territory, included between the level ground of the Ganges Plain and the himalayas, is manly mountainous and it has shows a remarkable n difference in height altitude range (from 80 to 8.848 meters). Geo-graphically it take part From a geographical point of view it is part of the Indian subcontinent.

ClimateThe country has a tropical climate that presents two main seasonal phases: the rainy season (from June until the end of September) and the dry season (the rest of the year). This alternation is due to the pres-ence of the monsoons, the periodic winds typical of the South and the Southeast of Asia.

CookingA typical Nepalese meal is dal bhat. Dal is a spicy lentil soup, served over bhat (boiled rice), served with tarkari (curried vegetables) together with achar (pickles) or chutni (spicy condiment made from fresh ingredients). It consists of non-vegetarian as well as vegetarian items served with non-alcoholic beverages. Mustard oil is the cooking medium and a host of spices, such as cumin, coriander, black peppers, sesame seeds, turmeric, garlic, ginger, methi (fenugreek), bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, pepper, chillies, mustard seeds, etc., are used in the cooking. The cuisine served on festivals is generally the best.

EconomyNepal is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries all over the world. The largest part of the population lives below the poverty line and the unemployment rate is very high. The most of the population

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lives below the poverty threshold and unemployment is rampant. Nepal is an extremely poor country (in 2000 the revenue per capita income was only of $ 232). The economy is mainly based on agriculture (80% of the work force), tourism, farm animal cattle-breeding and o the activity of small manufacturing enterprises (the most part of them are based on the handicraft especially craft) operating in the textile sector. The tourism and the export of carpets are the main sources of foreign currency income. The gradual growth of tourism in the country makes the knowledge of the English language a necessary skill for the achievement of a better job and a worthy life The gradual growth of tourism in the country means that the English language is an increasingly necessary for the purpose of finding a better job and a decent life.

LanguagesThe country’s official language is the Nepali, an Indo-Aryan language, spoken and understood by the most part of the population. Since in the country do exist other 93 languages and different dialects spoken by many ethnic groups, the Nepali is the only language that allows them to communicate. The Nepali is also spoken in Butan, Brunei and India. The Tibetan is the second largest spoken language. English is spoken by the members of the government and by all those people who are engaged in trade activities or in the tourism. English is also used for education in many schools of Kathmandu and in other towns.

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an unforgettable experience

This is an example of program offered by Into the World:

DAy 1 Pick up from Kathmandu airoport + transfer to the hotelDAy 2 Kathmandu city tourDAy 3 Transfer from Kathmandu to ShaktikorDAy 4 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 5 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 6 Visit to the Dutch Mountain SchoolDAy 7 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 8 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 9 Chitwan National Park (bicycle tour + elephant breeding center)

DAy 10 Chitwan National Park (canoeing trip, jungle walk, jeep safari)

DAy 11 Chitwan National Park (elephant jungle walk + transfer to shaktikor)

DAy 12 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 13 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 14 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 15 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 16 Voluntary work in ShaktikorDAy 17 Transfer from Shaktikor to PokaraDAy 18 Pokara city tour + visit to the Blind Clinic MassageDAy 19 Transfer from Pokara to KathmanduDAy 20 KathmanduDAy 21 Flight home

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