Volunteer Opportunities in Nepal!
The best way to really experience a culture to live for some time within it. Nepal has many volunteer opportunities doing all kinds of things, from environmental action to handicraft design to teaching. The experience is incredibly rewarding and should never be expensive, unlike many groups, which charge you a premium to volunteer your time! Here are some volunteer activities.

Orphanage Assistance
Every year, hundreds of children leave their poor villages and travel to cities in search of work. These children are deprived of many opportunities necessary for their development. After coming to cities, most of them work as child laborers in restaurants, 4hotels, and factories. Through education and compassion children are empowered to challenge a life of further poverty and exploitation. Volunteers focus on educational training, which consists primarily of English language classes. Besides teaching, the orphanages operate several creative programs. Volunteers' active participation in programs such as health education, games, drawing and painting is encouraged. With such a variety, the orphanage encourages volunteers to explore a meaningful approach to service.

English Teaching
Volunteers help shape young lives in Nepal by sharing their English skills and teaching talents. They teach English to elementary school children ranging in age from 6-13 years. Many schools lack the funds to provide effective English language training. Native or fluent English speakers with or without formal teaching experience can contribute greatly to a child’s educational development. Most schools in Nepal follow fixed courses for teaching English. Volunteers teach school courses in collaboration with local English teachers. Volunteers are also encouraged to coordinate additional activities such as games, painting, and health education. Volunteers typically teach 2-3 hours a day for six days a week.

Environmental Conservation
Environmental degradation is a significant concern in Nepal. Problems such as loss of bio-diversity, deforestation, soil erosion, and environmental pollution threaten human survival. Environmental conservation projects address these issues directly through community education and collaboration and hands-on conservation work. Volunteers participate in programs to develop medicinal plants, support local farmers with crop development and seed distribution, assist in erosion control planting efforts, or maintain local nurseries. These simple village-based nurseries produce seedlings used to support reforestation efforts through the establishment of community and private forests. All products produced in the nurseries go directly to the local people. Volunteers may work with local villagers or other volunteers in activities such as sowing, mulching, watering, weeding, and farming.

Health Care Volunteer in Nepal
A lack of health care education, medical services and resources in Nepal have lead to much unnecessary suffering. In Nepal, there is an average of one doctor for every 12,612 Nepalese. Without adequate time and resources, local doctors are unable to effectively treat all of their patients. Volunteers for health care projects assist local doctors and medical staff with the treatment of patients. Volunteers are also involved in other hospital activities such as record keeping, sanitation, nutrition, and patient education. Volunteers interested in Health Care programs must currently be a doctor, nurse, medical student, or hospital employee and must demonstrate an appropriate level of training and experience in the medical field.

Handicraft Design
Anyone with prior experience in handicrafts, textiles, wood-working, felting, embroidery, graphic or product design, clothing design, paper-making, book-binding, beading, jewelry, fine arts or the marketing of such items is desperately needed. You can help to design new handicrafts and offer valuable insight into western styles and trends. Seeking fierce trendsetters!

Volunteer Camp
Volunteers can choose to attend one of several short-term volunteer camps. Through physical or technical work, volunteers contribute to many projects that directly aid local communities. The camps last two to three weeks and volunteers are expected to work 20 to 30 hours a week. Volunteers will work together with other volunteers from around the world on projects that include reforestation, hospital or school construction/renovation, village renewal projects, sustainable eco-tourism, or wildlife and environmental projects.

Eligibility : All applicants should have: a desire to help the people of Nepal, flexibility, self-motivation, and openness to a new culture and a willingness to learn.

Pre-Departure Information : Before participants embark on their trip abroad, they will be provided a pre-departure packet that includes important details about their experience abroad. In addition, students may contact World Endeavors any time prior to departure with questions.

Orientation : Orientation included.

Housing : Volunteer accommodations may include a village home stay or volunteer dormitory-style housing.

Food : Food is provided as part of all volunteer placements. Traditional Nepalese food is served to volunteers three times a day.

ACTIVITIES

School Renovation Projects
In many areas, schooling opportunities do not exist for children because of lack of funding and resources to renovate schools ravaged by the weather and years of neglect. The school renovation project is a 21 day project that begins on the 1st of each month. International volunteers will work and stay together to renovate or expand physical infrastructure of an existing school.

Puma Village Community Development
Volunteers will work and stay together in the beautiful village of Puma. Puma is located in the mountain region. The project work could include building construction or park and trail construction, all of which support sustainable tourism for the villagers of Puma.

Considerations
Volunteering isn't for everyone. Volunteering in Nepal requires flexibility and patience. Individuals should be self-starters, who genuinely respect the Nepali people and their culture. Volunteers go to Nepal to share their time and energy with the people, to experience the Nepali culture first hand, and to grow as citizens of the planet.

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