volunteer camp in nepal

Volunteers can choose to attend one of several short-term volunteer camps. Through physical or technical work, volunteers contribute to many projects that directly aid local communities. The camps last two to three weeks and volunteers are expected to work 20 to 30 hours a week. Volunteers will work together with other volunteers from around the world on projects that include reforestation, hospital or school construction/renovation, village renewal projects, sustainable eco-tourism, or wildlife and environmental projects.

Eligibility: All applicants should have: a desire to help the people of Nepal, flexibility, self-motivation, openness to a new culture and a willingness to learn.

Pre-Departure Information: Before participants embark on their trip abroad, they will be provided a pre-departure handbook that includes important details about their experience abroad. In addition, volunteers may contact World Endeavors any time prior to departure with questions.

Food: Food is provided as part of all volunteer placements. Traditional Nepalese food is served to volunteers three times a day.

Activities:

School Renovation Projects
In many areas, schooling opportunities do not exist for children because of lack of funding and resources to renovate schools ravaged by the weather and years of neglect. The school renovation project is a 21 day project that begins on the 1st of each month. International volunteers will work and stay together to renovate or expand physical infrastructure of an existing school.

Kankali Village Community Development
Volunteers will work and stay together in the beautiful village of Kankali. Kankali is located in the Terai lowland region of Nepal near the Royal Chitwan National Park. The project work could include building construction or park and trail construction, all of which support sustainable tourism for the villagers of Kankali.

Latrine building
Volunteers focus on building latrines for local communities that do not have access to regular sanitation facilities.

Before you apply, please consider the following:

• Can you camp?
• Can you live without modern plumbing, hot water and electricity?
• Are you aware that most volunteers experience illness at some point during their stay?
• Are you open enough to accept and respect a culture no matter how different it is from your first culture?
• Are you comfortable with yourself? At times you may feel isolated, particularly when you arrive in a village knowing no one.
• Are you hungry to learn? You'll learn a new language, a new culture, a new way of life.
• Can you handle culture shock? The moment you step off the plane you will be in a world where very little is familiar.
• Are you flexible? Developing countries, and Nepal in particular, are not as obsessed with time as the US or Europe. Often, schedules are ignored or appointments begin later than arranged. You may also encounter corruption in government officials and local administrators.

If you decide to volunteer in Nepal, you are opening the door to the possibility for a personally enriching and life-changing experience.

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