Volunteering to Learn
Focus: Community and Education.
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Project Description
Volunteering to Learn is a non-profit, non-governmental organization providing rich volunteer and learning experiences in Nepal.
Our organization builds on the belief that mutual understanding is at the heart of improved relations across communities, cultures, nations, and religions. Through our own experiences both in community organizing in Nepal and with visitors from around the world, we’ve learned that personal encounters and conversations among people working together create some of the best opportunities for mutual understanding.
Our goal is to provide volunteering opportunities in Nepal that make it possible for both hosts and visitors to learn. Volunteers gain a sense of satisfaction from contributing to Nepalese communities, but they also learn language and gain insights into culture, ecology, history and geography. Host families and communities benefit from enthusiastic helpers, teachers, and organizers, but they also learn about diverse cultures and perspectives that help them see beyond stereotypes.
Whatever your interests – language, culture, economics, agriculture, forestry, flora and fauna, history, sustainability, appropriate technology, community organization, leadership, entrepreneurship, children, women, human rights – we can place you with organizations, communities and families that will enrich your understanding of Nepal while also giving you opportunities to learn more specific skills and knowledge.
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Project Summary
During the orientation and training period, volunteers will be participating in: 2 hours basic Nepali language class per day; Cultural information/safety issues; Volunteers’ interests, programs & opportunities, and placement information and Sightseeing in Kathmandu.
Types of activities, roles and working hours will depend upon the area of volunteer work. Generally, volunteers will work from 15 to 25 hours per week with the opportunity to work more if they prefer.
Volunteers either stay at a home with local host families or, if working in an orphanage, they often stay in the orphanage.
Nepali people are extremely hospitable and volunteers will be well looked after, however the accommodation will be typically Nepali and therefore basic by Western standards. All of our homestay families have lots of previous experience in looking after volunteers.
There is not any specific skill that you need to join us. You simply should have willingness and sincerity to learn, share and experience. Volunteers must be aged 18 years old and over.
Program Fees: 600 USD per month
The above cost includes the following: Airport pickup and drop; Language and cultural training; Sightseeing in Kathmandu; Specialized training for your chosen program; Land Transportation to and from village placement; Accommodation and meals during training period in Kathmandu; Accommodation and meals with your host family during the placement;
Accommodation and meals for one day before departure; Scholarship and sponsorship for orphanage children and deprived children.
There is not any specific skill that you need to join us. You simply should have willingness and sincerity to learn, share and experience. Volunteers must be aged 18 years old and over.
There is not any specific skill that you need to join us. You simply should have willingness and sincerity to learn, share and experience. Volunteers must be aged 18 years old and over.
Volunteering to Learn
P. O. Box 25076
Z Street, Thamel
Kathmandu
NEPAL
Tel: 00 977 9841538578
Email: info@volunteeringtolearn.org
Website: www.volunteeringtolearn.org
Location:Kathmandu, NEPAL
Average cost per day: $20
Focus: Community and Education
Skills needed: Minimum age 18 years old