Location:

Kathmandu, Nepal

Program Type:

Volunteer Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Work Types:

Education, Environment, Health

Duration:

1-3 months

Program Overview

Program Description:

Volunteer in Nepal to participate in several community projects in locations throughout Nepal. These projects are aimed at promoting social upliftment through teaching, cultural exchange and tackling healthcare issues. Projects include working in children's homes, teaching English in local schools, reforestation & farming projects, school painting and rural medical treks. You can join for 2 weeks up to 4 months all year round and we have places all throughout 2014 & 2015 available. Individuals, groups, students and families all welcome.

Volunteers are needed to help on the following projects in Nepal: Volunteer to Teach English in a Local School, Environmental Volunteering on a Traditional Farming Project, Working in a daycare centre as a childcare volunteer, Medical trekking & establishing health camps as a healthcare volunteer and School painting & Tree Planting volunteers.

These projects are aimed at promoting social upliftment through teaching, cultural exchange and tackling healthcare issues.

Setting Description:

Nepal, bordered by India to the South and China to the North, is a country diverse in it's climate, peoples and culture. It is where the cold peaks of the Himalayas, containing seven of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mt. Everest, meet the steamy heat of the Indian plains, where some of the rarest flora and fauna in the world roam in the jungle regions around Chitwan. Nepals rich cultural, artistic and architectural heritage stems from the three historic kingdoms which developed in the Kathmandu valley, and the religious history of the region.Gautama Buddha, one of the major contributors to buddhist philosophy, was born in Mount EverestNepal. Nepal is also one of the poorest countries in the world, particularly in rural areas, where literacy and health are poor compared with urban centres. However, the Nepalese are a friendly, compassionate people, and the traditional Nepali teaching 'atithi devo vawa' (guests are the form of god), is one which the Nepalese subscribe to.

Cost:

The costs for volunteering in Nepal are as follows: 2 weeks is £398, 3 weeks is £482, 4 weeks is £566, 5 weeks is £650, 6 weeks is £734 and each extra week costs £84 (the maximum you can stay at this project is 16 weeks). This cost includes airport pick up when you arive, taxis around Kathmandu, hotel stays for 2 to 3 nights in Kathmandu to settle in before you head out to your placement, guided sightseeing in Kathmandu, bus transfers to and from the placement, support from our partner organisat