Incredible Volunteering in Nepal: Program Costs from USD 220!

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu
• Pokhara: 
Pokhara

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

Description: International Volunteer HQ's partner NGO in Nepal requires volunteers Now! IVHQ has a wide range of volunteering opportunities available in teaching English, orphanage work, medical elective and remote health post work in both urban and rural Nepal.

* Teaching English
More than 80% of the children from Nepal's villages and cities are unable to access a good educational system. This is due to a lack of financial and physical resources as well as the remote mountain geography of the country. Volunteers participating in the Nepal Premier Teaching English program will teach English at a Nepali public or private school, depending on the need for volunteers when you are in the country. Volunteers can also assist with creating low-cost teaching materials for the school and help organize health check-ups for students. Teaching English volunteers are more than welcome to participate in other school activities such as sports or sanitation programs while they work at the school. Many volunteers teach English in the mornings before arranging sports, drama and song in the afternoon.

N.B. Volunteers DO NOT need to be a qualified or experienced teacher.

* Orphanage Work
In lesser developed countries such as Nepal, thousands upon thousands of children are orphans, with no real home, no family and no opportunity to get an education. Through the IVHQ Nepal Premier orphanage work program, volunteers will be placed in an orphanage/care house where they will assist children in their day to day routine. The general role of the volunteer will be to act as an older sibling to the children. What volunteers do specifically in each orphanage varies depending on where they are placed and the requirements at the time of the placement. However examples of work include; helping teach the children and assisting with tuition of general life skills through participating in administrative chores, health education, games, and by drawing and painting with the children. By volunteering for IVHQ's orphanage work program, volunteers help to mold and shape the young minds of talented, charming and grateful children.

* Medical Elective
Volunteers can do their medical elective at a hospital in Kathmandu or Bhaktapur where they will have hands on clinical experience in a field of operations relevant to their expertise. IVHQ's medical elective program is invaluable for a career in medicine. Volunteers will experience first hand the stark contrast between Western medical practice and the realities of medicine in developing countries. Key requirements for a volunteer on the Nepal Premier medical elective program are initiative, enthusiasm, and readiness to work in unfamiliar circumstances such as surgeries with minimal resources and understaffed hospitals. N.B. For the Medical Elective, volunteers need to be training or qualified in a relevant medical field. Therefore, volunteers are required to present a copy of their qualifications and certificates to our program partner on arrival in Nepal.

* Remote Health Post Work
Remote health clinics in Nepal struggle to attract qualified doctors and medically trained personnel let alone sufficient resources such as equipment and medicine. Volunteers working at village health clinics will assist local health staff in performing day to day tasks such as dressing wounds, administering vaccinations, drawing blood, screening and organizing patients, collecting medicines and generally helping in whatever capacity they are required. There is also the need to conduct seminars to motivate and educate local villagers on health initiatives.

N.B. For the Remote Health Post Work, volunteers need to be training or qualified in a relevant medical field. Therefore, volunteers are required to present a copy of their qualifications and certificates to our program partner on arrival in Nepal.

Highlights:
* Extremely affordable fees
* 24/7 support
* Home stay with a local Nepal family
* Meals
* IVHQ Pre-Departure Information Booklet
* Orientation
* Language Course
* City Tour

Qualifications: Volunteers must be over 18 years of age at the beginning of the program and have at least a high school education. Volunteers participating in the Medical Elective or Remote Health Post must have appropriate training and certification (to be presented to IVHQ partner staff on arrival in Nepal).

Cost in US$: Program Fees from USD 220 (1 week) to USD 1,020 for 5 months

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18-70

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 2 to10

Application Process Involves:

• Other

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

International Volunteer HQ's Mission Statement: International Volunteer HQ aims to provide volunteers with quality, flexible, safe and highly affordable volunteering placements in developing countries. In addition to providing aid and assistance to these countries, International Volunteer HQ endeavors to increase education and heighten awareness through not only the skills and expertise taken by volunteers to their host communities and institutions, but also through the experiences and lessons volunteers will in turn take back to their own countries and cultures.

Year Founded: 2007