Work in Orphanage in Nepal

Quick Facts: Orphanage project Nepal

Project Summary

A country crippled with political instability and poverty, Nepal immediately needs help for kids who have lost their parents in recent wars and violence. IFRE presently working with more than 8 local orphanages in the different parts of Nepal and supporting their activities by sending volunteers and making donation. At this volunteer Nepal program you mostly help orphans kids by teaching English and organizing creative extra curricular activities.

Skill/Qualification

There is no specific qualification needed to join the orphanage volunteer project in Nepal . However, volunteers are expected to be flexible and patience. You should have passion and love for orphans.

Volunteers responsibilities:

As a volunteer in the orphanage project in Nepal , you will teach English (3-4 hours a day) in the orphanage or school (when the kids go to schools during the day). You will help kids to stay clean by helping them in brushing teeth, shower, and personal hygiene. In free time, mostly in evening, you organize games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities. In the evening time, you will help kids to do homework, monitor academic progress, and make sure kids complete next day's homework. If you do not want to teach in the school during day time, then you can offer to take care of the children who stay at the orphanage (who can not go to school). Your help is also expected in dressing of kids, food distribution, kitchen, garden, cleaning and administrative work.

Room/Food

IFRE arranges room, food, and supervision for volunteer from the start to the end of program. During first, week of language and cultural program, volunteers stay in our hostel in Kathmandu . Our hostel in Kathmandu is located in the heart of city giving easy access to volunteer to all part of city. In hostel, we have 2 experienced cook. Our cooks make Nepal food (very near to India foods and include wheat bread, rice, curry, Dal, chapatti, pickle) for you. As a part of language and cultural program, you will stay for 2-3 days in host family where your host will cook food for you.

During volunteering period, volunteer will stay with kids in hostel. We arrange a separate room and share bath for volunteers both in hostel. If you are highly interested in host family, that can be arranged. You can find the details of arrangement for room/food in placement sheets. IFRE maintains 2 offices in Kathmandu and Chitwan to supervise and help volunteers. However, volunteers working in Pokhara will stay in touch with Kathmandu office by telephone or email