Volunteer Projects in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu

Dates: January, May, September

Description: Kathmandu is a thriving commercial city, well used to foreign traders and, latterly, tourists. Mediaeval traditions such as the Living Goddess exist alongside roaring traffic and hectic nightlife. However, you don't have to go far to find that much of the surrounding Kathmandu Valley is quiet and rural. We have teaching projects in both urban and rural areas of the Kathmandu valley - and all participants have the option to do a Himalayan trek, rafting, visit to Chitwan National Park (famous for its rhinos and tigers) and a trip to Tibet.

What will I do in Nepal?

Voluntary teachers need to be cheery, resourceful and adaptable. You will be teaching in schools that are well resourced by local standards with children eager to benefit from fluent English speakers, so your written and spoken English must be good. Choose between primary or secondary teaching - you can team up with another Oyster volunteer to do lessons if you wish. Past volunteers have taught Art, Literature and Geography as well as English, and additional skills such as music, sport or drama are always useful. You can also help to teach local street children on an informal basis.

Highlights:
- The satisfaction of making your class enthusiastic about English.
- Gaining a real understanding of Nepalese life, living locally at the school or with a family.
- Optional 8 day Himalayan trek, 8 day tour of Tibet and 3 day river rafting and Chitwan Safari.
- Making great friends with the locals and fellow volunteers.
- Being a local in Nepal for 4 months rather than just being a tourist.

Cost in US$: GBP 2,825

Experience Required: no

Age Range: Our voluntary placements are open to anyone over 18 and we always welcome career breakers of any age. For Canada you will need to be aged 18-30.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post-Program Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Oyster Worldwide's Mission Statement: Oyster is a small UK based Gap Year Company. We pride ourselves on offering a personalised service to our clients through our experienced destination managers. We offer either voluntary or paid work in one of 10 countries around the world. A gap year represents a unique opportunity to go to places you've never been to before, try new things, challenge yourself and meet new people. Change the lives of street kids in Brazil, perfect your Spanish teaching lively classes in Chile or finance the best ever skiing season by working in a Canadian mountain resort. Whatever you choose Oyster will help you get it right.

Year Founded: 2006