Volunteer in Nepal

Volunteer Teaching in Nepal On arrival volunteers will have an orientation in Kathmandu and during this time you will live with a host family, learn basic Nepali and explore the Kathmandu Valley. This program then offers volunteers the opportunity to assist on community education projects or teach at schools in several locations throughout Nepal. Many of the population live below the poverty line and as a consequence of this and other social issues many children are deprived of educational opportunities in Nepal. Optional side trips, such as trekking, rafting and a jungle safari are also available.
	Dates: 4 to 10 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1830 for 4 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this volunteer teaching project
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Volunteer and Adventure Trek in Nepal This Nepalese volunteer adventure combines a month of volunteer work with a two-week trek to Everest Base Camp. You will spend a month living with a local family and helping on a variety of challenging, worthwhile and fun volunteer programs. On the projects you may get involved with the community at a youth center, teach at local schools or work at an orphanage. You also have opportunities to explore the area and have language lessons. At the end of the first four weeks volunteers will be briefed on the trek to base camp. The next day you fly to Lukla and commence the 14-day return trip that takes you on an amazing adventure through some of the most breathtaking landscapes on the planet to the base camp of Mount Everest.
	Dates: 6 weeks, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: $3090 Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this volunteer and adventure project
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United Planet Volunteer in Nepal - Orphanage, Teaching and Social Work Quests United Planet's Quests offer volunteers a unique blend of work, cultural immersion, and fun. All ages and skill levels are invited to apply. Everyone has something to offer! Join us from 1 to 52 weeks on a Quest that will change your life and will help create a world in which all people understand, respect, and support one another.
	Cost: Varies with duration of your stay. Dates: Ongoing start dates. Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Tel.: 800-292-2316 or 617-267-7763. Email: quest@unitedplanet.org Website: www.unitedplanet.org
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Projects Abroad in Nepal Projects Abroad is the world’s leading short-term international volunteer organization. Projects start year-round and last from one week to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, care and medicine. Programs are for ages 16+.
	Dates: Start any day you choose. Cost: Please see our website for prices. Contact: Projects Abroad, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 903, New York, NY 10018. Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535. Email: info@projects-abroad.org Website: www.projects-abroad.org
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Globe Aware Nepal's Treasure Construction on the Alakapuri SAHARA Peace Home, first aid, hygiene, and sanitation training. Fewa Lake is a famous and popular tourist destination in Nepal, and all the resorts in the area are of high standards. Contact: info@globeaware.org Website: www.globeaware.org

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Volunteer Abroad in Nepal from US$250 Affordable volunteer opportunities available in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan, Nepal. Volunteers can participate in Teaching English, Orphanage Work, Medical Elective and Remote Health Post. IVHQ sends over 5000 volunteer travelers worldwide annually - one of the world's most popular volunteer placement organizations!
	Cost: Program Fees start from US$250. Dates: Programs start on the 1st and 15th of each month. Duration: Volunteers can volunteer anywhere from one week to five months. Contact: International Volunteer HQ, Unit 17, 4 Buller Street, New Plymouth, 4342, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 6 758 7949. Email: volunteer@volunteerhq.org Website: www.volunteerhq.org
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Volunteer in Nepal Volunteer with a community based organization in Nepal! ELI works with organizations in the Kathmandu Valley to create volunteer opportunities that benefit locals, giving volunteers a unique cultural learning experience while giving back to the communities. Placements are available in the orphanages, women’s projects, teaching, and more. All placements are set up on an individual basis based on the needs of the local organization and the specific skills of the volunteer.
	Dates: Throughout the year – 2 weeks to 5 months. Cost: Beginning at $585. Contact: ELI, 1557 Ogden St. #5, Denver, CO 80218 Tel.: 303-321-8278 Email: info@eliabroad.org Website: www.eliabroad.org
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Medical & Nursing work experience placements in Nepal Gap Medics arranges placements for students in carefully selected hospitals in Namibia, Nepal and Tanzania. Following intensive pre-placement preparation, participants gain on-the-job training as well as making a real contribution to the local community and having the experience of a lifetime. With the support and guidance of our dedicated in country teams, the security of our privately rented houses and the unparalleled placement opportunities, we offer the safest and greatest opportunity for students to explore the world of medicine. Gap Medics builds on the success our sister company Work the World, the UK’s number one provider of healthcare elective placements.
	Dates: Throughout the year, placements arranged according to your dates. Cost: Prices start at £1290 Contact: Omar Mohamed & Dave Brown, Work the World, The Brighton Forum, 95 Ditchling Road, Brighton Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1273 573876 / +44 (0)1273 689021 Website: www.gapmedics.com
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AidCamps International
Volunteer in Nepal
These two AidCamps will help in the construction of a primary school for an orphanage in the village of Rampur in the Chitwan valley district of the Terai region of this spectacular country. There will also be opportunities to assist the teachers in the school.

Contact: info@AidCamps.org, www.AidCamps.org

Anam Nagar Polyclinic and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.
Volunteer Health and Teaching Youth Exchange Programs
The Clinic regularly needs volunteer doctors, dentists, nurses and therapists from abroad. The Clinic office situated in the Katmandu Nepal provides minimal cost healthcare to the poorest and most needy of the local population. We are providing mobile clinic in road trafficking area for HIV/AIDS to supply them condoms and education materials about HIV/AIDS (std).
Why program fees? We are an independent organization, with no governmental or religious affiliations. Like all not-for-profit organizations that run international volunteer programs, Anam Nagar Polyclinic volunteer programs are driven entirely by volunteer contributions. Thus, we charge our volunteers a nominal amount for raising funds needed to carry out all of our many projects, but we are keeping the costs as low as possible, which is also a difficult task in itself.

Contact: contact@polyclinic.com.np, www.polyclinic.com.np

Association of Volunteers Nepal
Voluntary work in Nepal can be an extremely rewarding and life-changing experience. Upon arrival, and throughout their stay, volunteers will receive a warm welcome from the Nepali people, who are famous for their honesty and hospitality. They will live and work in one of the world’s most diverse countries, with geography that ranges from the peak of the Himalayas to the tropical heat of the flat Tarai; from the chaos of Kathmandu to the tranquility of the many rural villages.VSN, in conjunction with many local Nepali people, has created an environment from which volunteers will get a maximum benefit.

Contact: vsn@ntc.net.np, www.vsnnepal.org

Chhahari Group Nepal
Volunteering and Internships in Nepal
We conduct volunteering and Internship program in Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal in various sector. Our volunteering and internship programs are in- English Teaching, Community development, Orphanage, HIV/AIDS, Information Technology, International Marketing, Journalism, Environment Awareness, Conservation work, Health and many other as per volunteers' interests and opinions.

Contact: chhahari@yahoo.com, www.volunteers.org.np

Center for Cultural Studies & Volunteering-Nepal (CCSVN)
Gap Year / Volunteer Program in Nepal
Our program offers a unique opportunity for interested individuals, couples, groups and organizations to make a contribution to Nepali society, while simultaneously experiencing the rich culture and difference aspect of urban and rural life in Nepal, one of the most beautiful and diverse countries of the world. The degree to which volunteers contribute to Nepali communities varies according to motivation and personal capacity; however, no experience is necessary and we strongly encourage all applicants. Programs include: Child Care Orphanage Program, Teaching English in Community / Government School or Monasteries, Environmental Awareness Program, Medical Health & Education Program, and the Woman's Empowerment Program. See the website for more on these volunteer programs.

Contact: ccsvnepal@wlink.com.np, www.ccsvnepal.org.np

Chhahari Group Nepal
Volunteering and Internship Programs in Nepal
We conduct volunteering and internship programs in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal in various sectors. Our programs include: English Teaching, Community development, Orphanage, HIV/AIDS, Information Technology, International Marketing, Journalism, Environment Awareness, Conservation work, Health, and many others as per the volunteer's interests.

Contact: info@volunteers.org.np, www.volunteers.org.np

Community Upliftment Society Nepal (CUS-Nepal)
Volunteer in Nepal
CUS-Nepal offers volunteer work as well as various fields for internships and elective programs. For the people who are not able to take a part in these programs due to time constraints, we offer both a mini adventures or cultural immersion programs. Volunteer projects include: Teaching English, Volunteer Working in an Orphanage; and Health Care Volunteer.

Contact: info@cusnepal.org.np, cusnepal.org.np/programs.html

Friendship Association for Community Education Nepal
Volunteer Work in Nepal
A unique organization which offers volunteer projects, team building, child sponsorship, specialist aid and research opportunities in Nepal.

Contact: info@facenepal.org, www.facenepal.org

Global Action Nepal
GAN is a U.K.-linked charity that works in the field of education in Nepal, providing dynamic volunteers to support village teachers in their work and also to improve school environments by building toilets, wells, etc.

Contact: P.O. Box 2717, Ganeshchowk, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal; 011-977-1-370977; info@gannepal.org, www.gannepal.org

Global Partnership
Volunteer in Nepal
Short-term volunteering, long-term volunteering, internships, teaching english, volunteer programs.

Contact: info@partnershipnepal.org, www.partnershipnepal.org

Global Volunteer Network
Volunteer in Nepal
Become involved in community aid programs in the Kingdom of Nepal, including teaching, building and orphanage and health care.

Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.globalvolunteernetwork.org

Hands for Help Nepal
Volunteer Workcamps in Nepal
Hands for Help Nepal organizes two types summer programs: A Workcamp and regular program for Health, Education and Environment issues. This program is ideal for college, university student and jobholders who are taking their summer holiday. Summer volunteer will work between 18 – 30 hours per week. Volunteer will work either physically or technically or both depending upon the nature of the work. Nepali volunteers or staff members from the organization will be deployed to help the overseas volunteer with their respective project. Volunteer programs include: Orphanage Assistance; Teaching English; Environmental Program; Community Construction; and a variety of internships.

Contact: info@handsforhelp.org.np, www.handsforhelp.org.np

Help2Educate
Teach as a Volunteer in Nepal
A small charity that raises money to fund the education of child laborers in Nepal. We make it possible to move children from dangerous working conditions and place them in a hostel where they can live and study. We fund the education of former child laborers by arranging for volunteers to teach in Nepal throughout the year. For as little as £700, we can arrange for you to volunteer in either a school or a hostel for three months.

Contact: contact@help2educate.com, www.help2educate.com

Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP)
Volunteer Work in the Himalayas
HELP supports schools in poor Himalayan communities with financial and volunteer resources. We currently schools in India (West Bengal, Uttaranchal, and Sikkim) and Nepal (Kathmandu valley and Pokhara).

Contact: help@help-education.org, www.help-education.org

Holyland School
Teach in Nepal's Western Terai
To broaden the knowledge of the students and give them a more rounded education, Holyland is seeking volunteer teachers from across the world to come to Nepal and share their skills and energy with students aged 5 - 13 who are desperate to learn and improve their lives.

Visit: www.holylandschool.bravehost.com

Hope and Home
Volunteer Work in Nepal
HOPE & HOME is an organization that has been formed to address the health and educational needs of the Nepalese people. The organization's activities include fundraising, upgrading medical and educational capabilities, and creating opportunities for volunteerism. Volunteer projects include: Teaching in Nepal - Education Program; Assist children in an Orphanage; Environment  Awareness Program; and Primary Health Care & Medicines.

Contact: info@hopenhome.org, www.hopenhome.org

INFO (Inside Nepal Friendship Organisation)
Volunteer Projects in Nepal
INFO Nepal is a non-government organization (NGO). Our mission is to provide volunteers with a customized program that will enable them to make an important contribution to the people of Nepal. INFO Nepal has established over 30 facilities and partnerships in Nepal where we can place volunteers. We try to use volunteer’s strengths, education and experiences to create an optimal placement, where volunteers can exchange their knowledge, and also learn about Nepali life and challenges. Your input and contribution also helps mobilize and motivate the youths of these areas to seek better opportunities through education. Placements include: Teaching English, Environmental Awareness, Cultural Exchange and Homestay Program, Health Post and Sanitation Issues, Teaching Various Subjects in Schools, Volunteering at Orphanages, Fundraiser for our Resource Center, and other local community projects. See website for details.

Contact: infonepla@mail.com.np, www.infonepal.org

Inter Cultural Youth Exchange
Volunteer in Nepal
ICYE-UK has a variety of short-term volunteer projects based in Nepal, lasting up to 3 months, perfect for career breaks or holidays. You can teach English in schools, work in orphanages, in hospitals or on eco-farms. There are also a variety of cultural opportunities for volunteers to get involved in including Meditation, Yoga, Nepalese language courses and trekking.

Contact: info@icye.org.uk, www.icye.org.uk

Internship Nepal
Internship and volunteer opportunities for Journalism, Medical, Teaching, working at an orphanage.

Contact: info@internshipnepal.com, www.internshipnepal.com

KEEP (Kathmandu Environmental Education Project)
Opportunities for volunteers to teach English in trekking villages, government schools, etc. Volunteers stay with a host family and must be self-funding.

Contact: keep@info.com.np, www.keepnepal.org.

Mondo Challenge
Volunteer in Nepal with teaching, business development, and medical issues.

Visit: www.mondochallenge.co.uk

Nepal Reliance Organization
Volunteer in Nepal
NRO is the first not-for-profit, non-governmental organization in Nepal run by Nepalese women to see foreign volunteers in Nepal. NRO is registered with the government Social Welfare Council. Our mission is to recruit volunteers from all over the world, both genders, all ages, to work in areas such as health, education and capacity building, as well as fundraising. We provide volunteers with a customized program that will enable them to make an important contribution to the people of Nepal. By the same token, volunteers tend to gain an in-depth experience of Nepal's language and culture that might stay with them for the rest of their lives. Initially, NRO engages volunteers in an orientation within the Nepali cultural and language. Then, we place them in health posts or clinic and hospital and schools teaching program in school and in other community programs. NRO volunteer programs are available to individuals and/or groups. Placements range from one week to five months.

Contact: npreliance@wlink.com.np, www.reliancenepal.org

people and places: responsible volunteering
Volunteer in rural Nepal — children’s health and social care
Sermathang village, in the foothills of the Himalayas, has no healthcare centre - the nearest is a three hour walk and is rarely open. Volunteers who want to immerse themselves in Nepali village life will be made very welcome by their hosts, who look forward to sharing their daily challenges and joys with their visitors. Volunteers share their own skills and experience with local people in this ongoing project – helping the village Community Trust to offer basic health care to children and their families – and in time, to reopen the village’s own healthcare centre.

Contact: kate@travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk, www.travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk

people and places: responsible volunteering
Volunteer in education development in Nepal
Working with a pilot school in rural Nepal – 10 kilometres from the mountain city of Pokhara – this project will gradually be rolled out to support the area’s 6 schools in their goal to develop as English-medium school. Volunteers will share their own skills and experience in this ongoing project of education development – working with local teachers to develop their English teaching techniques, and build their self through workshops and team-teaching in the classrooms.

Contact: kate@travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk, www.travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk

Real Nepal
Experience Real Nepal — Travel with Meaning
After working 12 years with various National and International volunteer Organizations, we have designed a new and different volunteer program that can provide a Real Experience of Nepal for the participants. Our staff have experience working with International Volunteer Organizations like SPW, GAN, Danefor Trust, GVN and successfully run a locally based NGO organization for 6 years called INFO NEPAL (Inside Nepal Friendship Organization). We create an opportunity for Nepali youth to work together with the international volunteer so that both can have a better understanding about their respective cultures and global friendships can be formed. We create an environment where both parties can exchange their experiences and learn from each other. Our programs are accessible to all and work for everyone from single women to couples with anything from 2 weeks to 5 months.

Contact: realnepal@mail.com.np, www.realnepal.org

Room to Read
Volunteers teach English and help to establish libraries in Cambodia and Nepal. Programs aimed at independent travelers.

Contact: info@roomtoread.org, www.roomtoread.org/countries/nepal.html

Rural Community Development Program (RCDP)
Volunteer in Nepal, India, Tibet, and Sri Lanka
When you join the RCDP's volunteer abroad program, you will soon realize the grandeur of the adventure you have embarked upon - you will be transported into a new world filled with mystique and full of excitement. With wonderful cultures, majestic landscapes, and breathtaking lights, Nepal, India, Tibet, and Sri-Lanka are amazing volunteer vacation destinations for anyone who are wishing to involve in volunteering and cultural immersion. In the last 12 months, 300 volunteers has joined our volunteer projects and returned home with everlasting life time memories.

Contact: rcdpn@mail.com.np; www.rcdpnepal.com.

Sandiego Foundation of Nepal (SADFUN): Volunteer in Nepal
Each year, SADFUN is able to offer a limited number of volunteer placements in Nepal. Our current needs are for professional teachers with training and experience in pre-primary education and/or English as a Second Language. Volunteers work with teachers in our Village School program or in public schools where SADFUN is seeking to improve teacher training, primarily by assisting Nepali teachers and modeling alternative pedagogies. Volunteers are requested to commit to at least three months, and preference is given to applicants with previous overseas experience. Volunteers pay for their own room and board; costs vary, depending on which type of accommodation is desired.

Contact: sadfun@usa.com, www.sandiegofoundation.org

Swogun Nepal
Solar Aid Program
The Solar Aid Program offers international volunteers an incredible opportunity to travel to some of the very remote Nepalese village and majestic locations in the world and stay with an indigenous community while installing solar home systems in public houses, school's library, Buddhist monasteries, and health post in Nepal. Swogun is a Nepal-based NGO whose aim is to improve human life standard and save the environment through renewable energy in rural areas of Nepal.

Contact: info@swogun.org.np, www.swogun.org.np.

Volunteers For Environment and Education Programme Nepal (VEEP Nepal)
Volunteer in Nepal
VEEP Nepal offers volunteer programs including: Environmental Awareness Program; Education Program; Health & Sanitation Awareness Program; Nepalese Culture Study Program; Orphanage Aid Program and Construction Aid Program.

Contact: info@veepnepal.org.np, www.veepnepal.org.np

Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN)
Volunteer Supporting Children's Quality Education
Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN) mission is to provide volunteers with structured program to facilitate them to make an important contribution to the people (particularly marginalized and underprivileged group) of different parts of Nepal, while gaining an in-depth experience of Nepal's language and culture that will stay with the volunteers for the rest of their lives. VIN offers many other volunteer projects. Please see their website for more.

Contact: info@volunteeringnepal.org, www.volunteeringnepal.org

Volunteer Nepal!
Cultural Destination Nepal is the name of a promising organization aiming to introduce the participant in individually differentiated grades to Nepal's diverse geographical and cultural environment and promote general inter-cultural understanding through experiential learning in Nepal. We are dedicated to the promotion of worldwide understanding of cultural differences. CDN Nepal is engaged in service to humanity right on the spot. This is perfect for volunteers who are interested in more than pure vacation-stay. By participating in this program, it is hoped that participants will experience personal growth as well as open communication channel among different countries and cultures.

Visit: www.volunteernepal.org.np

Volunteer Nepal National Group
We have a good relationship with 25 other schools in the Kathmandu valley, Pokhara and other areas, 5 health posts (Private & Public), 5 community based organization social development organization like sanitation, HIV Aids, Environment, Education, health, art and culture, children, women’s issues, monasteries, orphanages and universities of Computer, Civil, Electronics & Communication, Architecture and IT engineering etc.
Volunteers who are interested in schools and universities have to a teacher as their choices of classes and subjects. Volunteers usually teach English and a combination of other subjects including math, science, English, social studies etc to older students. Our volunteers usually have 4-5 classes each day. Although students are supplied with a curriculum each volunteer is welcome and encouraged to incorporate their own knowledge into the curriculum. Any special interests or talents the volunteers can be shared with the students and other teachers.

Contact: info@volnepal.np.org, www.volnepal.np.org

Volunteer Service & Support Nepal (VSSN)
Volunteer Opportunities in Nepal
Volunteer projects include: An environmental and community education program; English teaching in Buddhist monasteries; a medical/health program for students and volunteers; An opportunity for female volunteer teacher; Schools, orphanages and health centers — construction program in Nepal; a volunteering program during summer; a Volunteering program for Teaching at schools and orphanages; homestays and cultural exchange program in Nepal.

Contact: vnepal@wlink.com.np, www.volunteer-nepal.org