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Trekking
& Teaching Volunteer in Nepal |
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Program
Highlights |
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- One week of immersion Nepali Language
- all levels catered for
- Home stay with local families in rural
setting in Kathmandu to enhance your language acquisition
- Volunteering on Teaching project in Nepal
- Trekking Explore of Everest Base Camp Trek
or Annapurna Trek for two weeks
- Very personalized small group experience
(compare with other programs of up to 15 students)
- Fantastic program leader supported by great
local guides
- Hiking in the outlying areas of Kathmandu
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Orientation
and Training
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On
arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), volunteers
will be received at airport by our representative then transfer
to hotel. Next day, Volunteers will be provided with orientation
and training as an introduction to volunteering in Nepal.
Every volunteer receives classes in Nepali language and culture,
including visits to major cultural areas, historic places
and shopping areas around Kathmandu.
During this training period, the volunteers will be provided
with four to five hours of training per day, with the duration
of training depending upon the volunteering period. The training
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- 3 hours basic Nepali language class per
day (duration of Nepali Classes depend on volunteering duration)
- Information on Nepali culture, survival
tips, gender issues, caste system in Nepal
- Short sight seeing of mojor historic city
of Kathmandu
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The training and orientation focuses on
preparing volunteers for experiencing, understanding and working
with cultural differences, increasing the ability of volunteers
to function and contribute towards sustainable development
in Nepal.
Orientation, Language and Cultural Immersion
program will be organized in Kathmandu. In Kathmandu, worshipping
the idols of gods and goddesses is a routine part of daily
life. Spend your first week in Katmandu - a vibrant city with
temples and shrines and the Living Goddess. Join this exciting
orientation and learn about the culture, religions, and challenges
of this tiny kingdom. Participate in Nepali language and cultural
classes, all-the-while experiencing the dazzling tourist bazaars
in Thamel. Also: stay in a rural village (Lamatar) and explore
village life for 3 days, hike in the rural village, visit
temples, monasteries, and the numerous sites of cultural importance
in the heart of the city.
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Accomodation
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Throughout the duration of orientation and training, volunteers
stay in a hotel in Kathmandu valley. Volunteers will be provided
western and/or Nepali food three times a day. This hotel has
western toilet and hot shower. Depending on availability,
during training you will either have a single room or you
may share a room with another volunteer from your group.
When you move to your placement each volunteer lives with
a local host family as a member of the household and has his/her
own room. The families have received training on how to accommodate
volunteers; families provide three meals a day and have boiled
water available for drinking. Meals consist of traditional
Nepali food, such as dal bhat (lentil soup and rice), noodle
and rice dishes, Nepali pancakes and a variety of other combinations.
You will be eating what the family eats. Electricity is available
at the placement and phone and internet access will be available
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Home Stay and
Teaching Volunteer program in Nepal (15 days)
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The
children of Nepal are very keen to learn and improve their
conversational English. All the schools in Nepal, from public,
private to boarding schools also put emphasis on English education.
The students of boarding schools are better in their English
standards compared to public and government run schools. Due
to the exorbitant school fees, most of the people in Nepal
cannot afford boarding schools and they are destined to public
schools where the level of English education is very poor.
All the schools in Nepal have their own curriculum and volunteers
teach English based on it.
Most of the time, volunteers in the teaching sector work
as instructors of English of school children. Teaching in
Nepali schools as volunteers is very charming, fulfilling
and rewarding. Teaching placements are available in both
public and private boarding schools. English teaching volunteers
do not necessarily be native English speakers. Fluent English
speakers with or without formal teaching experience may
also contribute greatly to the children’s educational
development. Our teaching placements are available in various
schools of Kathmandu, Chitwan, Dolakha and Pokhara. As a
volunteer you will give your students career chances a boost
and watching them grow during your time overseas. You will
have the opportunity to gain the confidence of the students
and their guardians thereby becoming like a member of the
local community.
Most of the public and government schools in Nepal are
resource poor, under staffed, and the English level of the
teachers also not up to the mark. Volunteers while teaching
English to the students can also assist the teachers. Apart
from teaching English, volunteers can also teach extra curricular
activities to develop the perceiving power of the children
and also help in the administrative works.
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Your
role as a volunteer
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Teaching and tutoring
children in English, math and science. (2-3 hours a day)
in public or private school for six days a week. Most
of the students of the school age between 6 and 13. Volunteers
will be assisted by other teachers of the schools.
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Developing a creative
environment for children through crafts, games and sports.
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Assisting with creating
low-cost teaching material
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Organizing health check-ups
for students, creating hygiene awareness
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Organizing games, drawing,
singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra
curricular activities
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Taking kids on educational
tours
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Helping kids to do homework,
monitor academic progress
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Helping in other activities
or programs designed for school children (If any)
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Project Skills Required:
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Himalayan trekking experience.
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The final 2 weeks
offer the chance to satiate your thirst for exploration and
discovery on a Himalayan trekking experience. You may do either
Everest
Base Camp Trek (14 Days) or Annapurna
Trek (14 Days) |
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Location Descriptions |
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The Orphanges are located in four different
places in rural and urban areas:
Kathmandu:
Kathmandu is a vibrant capital city of Nepal with places of
great tourist attractions like Thamel, Patan, Swaymbhu, etc.
Kathmandu has a wide range of restaurants, internet cafés,
clubs, shopping centers, and banks. The volunteers also have
numerous opportunities to explore the sites under cultural
heritage during free time. Our volunteers can simply hike
in near by villages, ride bikes in Kathmandu, walk around
the tourist city of Thamel , the options are unlimited.
Chitawan
Some health projects are located in Chitwan as well. Chitwan
is about 3 hours drive away from Kathmandu (185kms). Chitwan
is also a very popular tourist destination in Nepal after
Kathmandu and Pokhara. Lots of tourists visit Chitwan and
the jungle lodges and resorts to witness Royal Bengal Tiger
and the Great One Horned Rhino. Like Kathmandu , Chitwan also
has many restaurants, banks, internet cafes', shops and many
other to-do things of great interest like biking, hiking,
etc.
Pokhara
Situated at the lap of the panoramic Annapurna Himal, Pokhara
is 198 kilometres west from Kathmandu. Pokhara is a rare combination
of the long arrays of snowclad peaks, crystal clear lakes,
turbulent rivers with deep gorges and picturesque villages
inhabited by simple and friendly ethnic people. There are
plenty of places of tourist interest in and around Pokhara
city, some of which are Phewa Tal, Begnas Tal, Rupa Tal, Devi's
Fall, Mahendra Cave, Bindabasini Temple, Bhadrakali Temple,
Barahi Temple, Annapurna Regional Museum, Buddhist Monestry,
Tibetan Village, Sarangkot, Kahun Danda and Phoksing Danda.
Pokhara is blessed with beauty seldom seen in one place in
the Himalayas.
Solukhumbu, Salleri
Salleri is the headquarters of Solukhumbu District. Solukhumbu
salleri has all the attributes:- beautiful landscape; numerous
villages that are home to the Sherpa people; a very lively
bazaar held at the weekends; a Tibetan refugee camp; and many
splendid Buddhist monestaries. Salleri is a small Himalayan
town in the Eastern Develpment Region of Nepal. It is about
2,240m above the sea level in Solukhumbu District of Sagarmatha
Zone, Nepal. The region where the World’s highest mountain,
Mount Everest stands. Salleri is the district headquarter
of Solukhumbu District, one of the major tourist district
of Nepal and the district that has more airstrips (airfield/airport)
than any other single district in Nepal.
The quickest way to get to this Himalayn town of Salleri is
to take a flight to Phaplu and then a short trek. Salleri
has one hospital with 15 beds. You can experience the closer
view of Mount Everest (8,848 m), Lothse (8,501 m), Ama Dablam
(6,556 m) while you are in and round Salleri.
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Room/Food/Supervision
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Everest Volunteer Nepal makes
appropriate provision for food, room and supervision for its
volunteers from the very beginning of their arrival to the
country. During the first week of language training program,
Everest Voluneer Nepal manages you a clean and pleasant hostel
having food facility where cooks prepare a variety of Nepali
food (Dal, Bhat, Curry, Bread, Pickle, Tea etc). For your
convenience, they will make continental and international
food as well. During volunteers’ respective volunteering
programs, their accommodation will be provided by a host family.
However, volunteers joining in orphanage program will stay
with the children in a hostel. Inventive Voluneer Project
Nepal arranges a separate room along with a communal bath
for volunteers in both the host families and hostel accommodations.
Besides, Nepali people are extremely hospitable, warm and
welcoming and volunteers are well treated wherever they go.
Our staffs visit the volunteers at their placement in every
two weeks. We assess the situation of the volunteers, working
progress, and also receive feedback during this visit.
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This program
start on
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- 1st
and 16 th every month
- This
is a five week program
Note: Although
this is a five week program, as per available time of participants
it can be made shorter or longer
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Support
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Upon your arrival, you will be picked up at the airport
in Kathmandu and taken to either a hotel or a host family,
where you will have your orientation appropriate to length
of volunteering and needed.
Throughout your stay in Nepal you will have the support
and guidance of the project leaders and team. They will
provide you with competent field support and assistance
and help you with any questions or support you may need
during your stay.
The
team will be there for you to contact each day and a meeting
will also be scheduled for you early on in your placement
to give you an extra opportunity to network and socialise
with the other volunteers and students in Nepal.
In
addition, we will provide you with a 24 hour emergency contact
number
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Price
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We offer one of the most affordable program fees in this competitive
and expensive time. Compared to many international and local
agencies, our fees our substantially lower. But we are committed
to providing excellent, quality volunteer programs that efficiently
use the amount we receive. Currently the program fee is figured
as follows (in USD). There is no hidden cost associated with
our program and no international agencies fees.
For
a five week Volunteer and Trekking Program in Nepal program
cost USD1199
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The program fee covers
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- Meal
and accommodation (Nepali standard) with host family during
placement.
- Transportation
(pick up and drop off to/from airport and placement)
- Intensive
training and orientation appropriate to the length of your
stay .
- Stationeries
during training and volunteering.
- Supervision
- Sight
seeing in Kathmandu
- Sightseeing
in Kathmandu (Including guide and entrance fees)
- Trekking
cost either Everest Base Camp Trek (14 Days) or Annapurna
Trek (14 Days) (An experience Guide (trained by Ministry
of tourism), porters (generally 1 porter for 2 pax), their
Food, accommodation, salary, insurance, equipments. Surface
Transfer to destination from Kathmandu.)
- Tourist
service charge, Vat.
- Office
Service charge.
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The
fee does not cover
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- Insurance
(medical, travel, personal belongings)
- Flight
(International and domestic) or land transportation from
your country to Nepal.
- Personal
expenses (ie. gift items, beverage, water bottle)
- Visa
renewal and obtainin.
- Other
expenses in incidental cases
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Inventive
Panorama Nepal offers following volunteer program in Nepal:
Teaching at School in Nepal
Construction
Volunteer in Nepal
Health
care Volunteer in Nepal
Environmental
Volunteer in Nepal |
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