Nepal Children

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: ongoing

Description: Volunteer for underprivileged children, poor, orphaned and sick children in Nepal. Work with local people, to see and experience Nepal, its charm but also the problems and difficulties that face the young and poor. The volunteer opportunities suit all levels of experience and ages. Our volunteers work with local staff, our local representatives, other volunteers or alone.

Volunteers are picked up at the airport and get a one-day orientation in Kathmandu, with language, culture and teach training. Volunteers can stay in a the volunteer house in Kathmandu, or at the placement.

These Nepali projects are mostly in the Kathmandu area and valley.

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Highlights:
* Live with a host family, our local partner staff. Immerse yourself in local life and culture.
* Live with other volunteers in the volunteer house, make international friends while helping local ones.
* Stay in a village, learn the life of Nepali farmers.
* Teach at a small village school, in the mountains.
* Combine a volunteer placement in one country with another; Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal.

Qualifications:
- Volunteers who come to teach should speak good English and if possible have basic computer skills. No prior teaching experience is required.
- Volunteers teaching computers should have some knowledge of the subject.
- Important volunteer qualities are initiative, independence, energy, patience and an open mind.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Independent, flexible, starter, adaptable, helpful

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

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Open mind projects's Mission Statement: Open Mind Projects is a bridge to knowledge and cross-cultural understanding, bridging digital and knowledge divides between rich and poor. Open Mind Projects arranges placements for international volunteers to schools, Orphan Homes, other institutions and projects, in Thailand and Laos. Open Mind Projects cooperates with these schools and institutions with learning ideas, technology and international volunteers. Schools and other learning/youth institutions in developing nations are understaffed and under resources. New information technology and international volunteers help offset this advantage. Open Mind Projects wants to facilitate valuable cross-cultural experience, personal development, for volunteers and local childeren and students. An opportunity to learn about other cultures while making local and international friends, within an affordable backpacker budget.

Year Founded: 2001