Volunteer at a Clinic or School in Nepal (with Homestay)

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Inquire for specific dates

Description: Nobody in Nepal is as prepared as we are to make your volunteer visit a complete success. We have our own volunteer clubhouse in Thamel just for our volunteers. Here you can use the internet cafe to check e-mail, hang out and take a break, watch some TV or a DVD, have Kul Bahadur the famed porter fix you a cup of real coffee, learn some Nepali and ask our dedicated and professional staff about any aspect of life in Nepal.

Highlights: Whats your passion? Want to help teach? Work with children in an orphanage? Volunteer at a clinic or hospital? Help human rights groups like our own Mountain Porter Support Project? How about working at the countries only program for Gay, Lesbian and Transgender citizens? Weve got it all.

We have rural placements in tiny mountain villages with home stay as well. We can also arrange for trekking and a variety of other outdoor sports for you, like hang gliding or bungee jumping.

Qualifications:
* We are seeking volunteers who are energetic and have a desire to help others.
* Experience within the field that you wish to volunteer is helpful, but not mandatory.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: 300.00

Homestay: You are welcome to stay in our own volunteer house in Kathmandu. You will have a shared bedroom (3 per persons per room), western style bath with solar hot water, 2 Nepali meals each day (breakfast and dinner), and free use of the internet at the volunteer house. The cost is $10 USD per day. (See photos of home, living room and bedroom, here on this page.)

We can arrange remote village placements for you if you wish. We can also arrange trekking in any area of Nepal for you. There are extra charges involved for these.

Note: Hospitals in Kathmandu charge a fee for volunteers. This fee of $90 USD is not included in your placement.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: The average volunteer for The Mountain Fund is energetic and cares about humanity.

Age Range: 18+

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

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of Maximum 5

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume

The Mountain Fund's Mission Statement: Everyday we are working to eliminate poverty, its causes and symptoms, in developing mountain communities around the world.

Year Founded: 2002