Description

The Project

Every year, hundreds of Nepalese children leave their poor villages in search of work, arriving in both small and large cities. Most of these children are deprived of educational and other opportunities. After coming to cities, most of them work as child laborers in restaurants, hotels, and factories. Your primary job duties at the orphanage will be:

1) Intake of new children

2) Preparing educational lessons

3) Leading field trips

4) Coordinating story time

5) Organizing classrooms

6) Nutritional support

7) Counseling children

This is an opportunity to get and up close and personal look at Tibetan and Nepali culture through the eyes of the children. Extended family members may introduce you to the villages where some of these children come from. This will be an eye opening experience for you as many of these villages are off the grid subsisting in the same ways as the ancestors of the region. This is an excellent project for someone interested in cultural studies as well as child development.

The surrounding community of Boudanath is a vibrant and exciting town contrasted by Buddhist and Hindu temples and exciting cultural markets.

Availability and Requirements

Position is available year round.
Accomodation

Interns will stay either with a host family near to the orphanage or in a hotel. The host family offers Nepali food (three times a day) which includes rice, lentil soup, vegetable curry, meats (occasional) and pickle.

Minimum Length of Stay: 4 weeks

Highlights

* Work one on one with Dr. David Adams, a cultural anthropologist and respected author
* Academic credit available
* Letter of Recommendation on completion
* Career and academic advising available

Qualifications

* Applicants must be 18 years old or older.
* We accept GAP YEAR students through college graduates
* Positive attitude
* 20 - 40 hours per week

Intern Types

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 1,895.00 and up

Program Fees Include:

Housing, Internship setup, Airport pickup, Pre-trip reader, Office support

Salary/Pay

Unpaid positions. We charge a fee to set up the internship and provide housing. [Edit] [Empty]

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

7 days

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Institute for Cultural Ecology's Mission Statement

The Institute for Cultural Ecology was founded on the conviction that visits to exotic destinations imply a commitment to cultural sensitivity and environmental stewardship. Our programs match the interests, academic goals, and passions of the participant to premier host organizations and researchers. Once you connect with a place and its people, they become a part of you. Forever.

Year Founded

1999