Volunteer Program in Asia/Nepal/Pokhara

  Nepal

Kathmandu,  Pokhara

Term: Throughout the year 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Dates: December 12

Description: Overview of the Project

The Nepali children are very keen to learn and improve their conversational English to brighten their future and also to be able to speak English.

Children and teenagers at schools, adults in villages. Some volunteers teach English to teachers. Many Nepali teachers don't speak English yet they teach English and need help.

Role of Volunteer

Volunteers will primarily work as English instructors in the schools of Tibetan Children's Village. Depending upon the need, volunteers may be asked to assist in other school extra curricular activities like sports. As a unique facet of this placement, the volunteer will have a rare and unique opportunity to witness and participate in traditional rituals.

- Speaking, listening, writing
- Simple vocabulary, simple sentences like greetings, colors, the Alphabet, numbers, time directions
- Very basic grammar

- Teaching English (2-3 hours a day) in the school
- Organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities
- Taking kids on educational tours
- Helping kids to do homework, monitor academic progress,
- Other help needed in administration
- Help in other activities or programs designed for school children (If any)

Room/Food/Supervision

Allinace Nepal manages room/food for volunteer. In most of the cases, volunteer stay with host family where we manage a separate room and Nepali food three times a day. Volunteer can also stay inside the premises of Buddhist temple.

Alliance Nepal maintains local staff, office, vehicle. Most of our partner schools are located within 10 miles periphery of our office in Pokhara enabling us to meet our volunteers frequently and whenever needed. Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office and mobile number of our coordinators. Moreover, the head of the school serves as a local contact person for volunteers. Our staff also visits volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of the program.

Highlights: Location Description

The School is located at the heart of Pokhara. Pokhara is a vibrant city of Nepal with places of great tourist attractions like Lakeside Sarangkot, etc. Pokhara has a wide range of restaurants, internet cafés, clubs, shopping centers, and banks. The volunteers also have numerous opportunities to explore the sites under cultural heritage during free time. Our volunteers can simply hike in nearby villages, ride bikes in Pokhara, walk around the tourist city of lakeside, the options are unlimited. Project also offers unlimited opportunities to witness and participate in traditional rituals.

Nepal is the country where the apostle of peace Lord Buddha was born. Buddha spread the message of Buddhism all across the world. Tibet is also a Buddhist country and there are more than 130,000 Tibetans who live in exile and out of that, over 20% of them are living in Nepal. Despite all difficulties, these exiled Buddhists are practicing their religion and rebuilding their cultural heritage in their own little ways. In this mission of the Tibetans in Nepal, education of the children is the top most priority and command of English is very important.

The Tibetan children are very keen to learn and improve their conversational English to brighten their future and also to be able to translate and preserve the holy Buddhist scriptures. Primary education schools in the Tibetan Children's Village were established by the Tibetan community in Nepal. These schools support religious practices in their studies and provide schooling in Buddhist philosophies as well as a variety of other areas such as English and computer skills.

The schools in Tibetan Children's Village are resource-poor, and under staffed. These schools also need teachers who can teach good English to the students. Apart from teaching English, volunteers can also teach extra curricular activities like sports, drawing, music, etc. to develop the perceiving power of the children and also help in administrative work.

Qualifications: There is no need for specific qualifications for the 'teaching English' projects in Nepal. However, volunteers interested to teach the children must have a good command of English.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Kelly

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

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Alliance Nepal's Mission Statement: * To help develop a country by the promotion of sustainable community development programme. * To help communities improve their life by providing awareness about education and health in the village. * To educate communities about health sanitation and education through the help of volunteers from all over the world. * To develop the education of children, quality of local school and education by exchanging ideas with other volunteers of the world. * To reduce poverty by providing different skills training. * To conserve the environment for better livelihood through sustainable tourism.