Basic Information:
Trip Dates: February 13 - 23, 2025
Team size: 10
Ministry Partner: Quenched- https://www.quenched.org/
Trip Leaders: Lisa Horner, CCV Staff
Registration Deadline: September 1, 2024
Info Meeting/Team Meeting: TBD
Who can go?
Medical Professionals of any discipline and specialty (specifically with a passion for women’s health and desire to teach but men are welcome). We will participate in a free community clinic but also the women will teach and lead a women’s health conference. Due to the small size of this team we will prioritize medical professionals but there’s space for non-medical support! ALL NON-MEDICAL POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED- MD's, NP's and PA's NEEDED
Nepal is one of the poorest countries on earth, but with an incredible Gospel-centered team of pastors and community leaders. We will work alongside this team and take our lead from them. The food, the accommodations, and the transportation will be different than we are used to, so a sense of adventure and being flexible to trying new things is a must!
Projects:
Women’s Health Conference plus Free Community Clinic. What will the men do while the women are in conference? This will depend on the men going and their specific strengths and abilities.
Requirements:
Passport must be valid and submitted as soon as possible to secure flights. Passport cannot expire prior to September 1, 2025
CCV background check- a link will be provided for this to be completed.
Attend CCV Starting Point Class (if you haven't already been)
Attend pre-trip meetings with the team: We’ll meet for several pre-trip meetings for both team building and project preparation. Proposed Date: TBD
Currently no required vaccines for travel to Nepal (we’ll monitor this).
Tentative daily itinerary:
Thursday, February 13: Depart Sky Harbor
Friday, February 14: Travel west to Qatar then to Kathmandu, Nepal. Until flights are booked flight path may very.
Saturday, February 15: Arrive Kathmandu early morning, sleep, then midday flight to Biratnagar. Get settled in Hotel.
Sunday, February 16: Day 1 of a Women’s Health Conference for a team of local female community leaders. They will target 30 women. We will prepare and present (through translation) women’s health teaching with the purpose of them being able to take the learning into their communities.
Monday, February 17: Day 2, half day, of Women’s Health Conference. Then they will need to depart and travel home and we’ll start prepping ourselves for clinic.
Tuesday, February 18: Quenched Well Dedication participation. We’ll get to see and be part of well dedications in new communities. This will be playing with kids and will probably travel to more than one location.
Wednesday, February 19: Clinic Day 1: In participation with local leaders, we’ll execute a free community clinic out of a local elementary school. Stations will include Registration, Triage, Physician visits, Pharmacy. We’ll see anyone who comes, men, women, and children.
Thursday, February 20: Clinic Day 2. Likely a different village community.
Friday, February 21: Travel back to Kathmandu.
Saturday, February 22: Local church visit and some touristy shopping and a nice dinner before heading to the airport. Head to airport late.
Sunday, February 23: Depart Kathmandu very early AM and arrive PHX Sky Harbor in the early evening.
Total Cost: $3000.00
Included in this fee: Round trip airfare to and from Kathmandu, Nepal. All food and lodging while in country.
Not Included: Passport fees, any personal spending money for meals during travel, and souvenirs. Any elected vaccinations you choose to get- to learn more about vaccinations recommended for travel you can visit the CDC: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/nepal#vaccines-and-medicines
FUNDRAISING INFORMATION:
We absolutely encourage fundraising. Very few people pay for the trip on their own. Number 1 way is to send support letters, tell your friends and family about the trip, share with them the ministry, and ask them to donate. You will talk about this when you get together as a team. Any donations made to CCV for your trip will be tax deductible. Payments for your own trip are considered payments and are not tax deductible. Please see the Fundraising Guide that can give you ideas and get you started. FundraisingGuide.pdf
Final Balance is due by January 15, 2025
If cancellation is made after airline tickets have been purchased you will be responsible for the cost of the ticket.