Description

Volunteers will be placed in an orphanage where they will assist the children in their day to day routine. Volunteers still live with a host family. There are several orphanages you can be placed in, all within an hour from Kathmandu. The children are mostly between the ages of four and fifteen, and have a basic level of English. The general role of the volunteer will be to care, look after and encourage the children. Volunteers will teach the children general life skills, including health and sanitation, as well as arts, crafts and music.

Highlights

Volunteering in Nepal, gives you a unique opportunity to make a real contribution to Nepali society, while simultaneously experiencing the rich culture of Nepal. Placements are available in the Kathmandu Valleys. The exact location of your placement is finalized during the training where you will visit several potential project sites. You can start on any date of your choice.

You can start the program on any date of your choice throughout the year. The program is from 2 weeks up to 3 months. This is an example of a 2 week program:

Day 1 - Arrival in Kathmandu transfer to your guesthouse accommodation
Day 2 & 3 - Cultural orientation, basic Nepali language lesson & sight seeing around Katmandu valley
Day 4& 6 - Adventure Tour in Chitwan national park : Village walk, Elephant back safari, Jungle walk, canoeing and a visit to Elephant breeding sanctuary Cultural program.
Day 7- 14 Start Volunteering

Intern Types

• Education

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

see our website

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 days

WLS International Ltd's Mission Statement

Our aim is to provide quality programs at affordable prices to volunteers and travelers from all over the world.

Year Founded

2003