Nepal Volunteer Opportunities

  Nepal

• Other Cities in Nepal: 
Lalitpur

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Volunteering opportunities start on the 1st and 15th of every month.

Description: Action Volunteer Alliance has an Orphanage program, English Teaching program, Health Post program, Conservation program, Building program and Cultural Exchange program.

Orphanage:
You will have the opportunity to live in or work at an orphanage helping young Nepali children with their every day tasks, playing with them, teaching them and helping them with homework.

English Teaching:
You will teach children of all different ages and levels to speak, read and write in English. You will also have the opportunity to help the local teachers with their English and lesson planning.

Health Post:
You will work at a health post in rural Nepal. You will help treat local people with common health problems. You will also give seminars at schools teaching children about basic health, sanitation and nutrition. If you have the knowledge you may also give informal training to the staff at the health post as many of them do not have any formal training.

Conservation:
During this program you will have the opportunity to help clean up some of the worlds most beautiful country side while setting an example for the local communities.

Building:
This program can wildly vary. You may be building a toilet for a community or helping to repair a school or building a playground for underprivileged children.

Culture Exchange:
You will live in a house with a local family and have the opportunity to see their beautiful culture first hand and share your culture with them.

You will live with a host family during all of the programs with the exception of the orphanage when you may have the option of living with the children. There is also cultural and language training upon arrival. You can mix these programs at no extra cost.

Highlights: During your stay in Nepal you will have the opportunity to see some of the worlds most beautiful landscape. You can climb to base camp on Mt. Everest, experience some of the worlds best white water rafting, ride an elephant through the jungle and watch rhinos, monkeys and even tigers in their natural habitat and you can take part in one of Nepal's many colourful festivals. Nepal is a very diverse country with something for everyone to enjoy.

Qualifications: For our English teaching program, English must be your first language. You must be able to read and write English, have some experience with children and be open minded to different cultures. You must also be at least 18 years of age and provide a police record if possible or 2 references.

For our Health Post program, you need to have some kind of medical/health training. (This does not mean you need a degree in medicine.) You must be at least 18 years of age, open minded to different cultures and provide a police record if possible or 2 references.

For our other programs, you must be in generally good health, provide a police record if possible or 2 references and be open minded to different cultures.

Cost in US$: USD 550.00

USD 50.00 from each month you volunteer also goes into a project fund to pay for supplies. The cost also covers administration costs in Nepal.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Most of our volunteers are young adults who are looking to get away for a few months to see a foreign country and gain some life experience or are in a gap year. Most are openminded and looking for an adventure while they help people less fortunate than themselves. Most volunteers are able to get some perspective on the world during their experience.

Age Range: 16-65

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Nepal in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Action Volunteer Alliance's Mission Statement: Creating connections between people and communities in need to bring about social change and awareness through global volunteer exchanges.

Year Founded: 2007