Nepal
has a geographic diversity that ranges from the low lying, nearly sea level, plains of the sub-tropical Terai region
in the south, to the top of the world on Mount Everest.
Predominantly an agricultural country, Nepal is the only Hindu kingdom in the world and is a melting pot of races and tribes living in diverse regions, wearing distinctive costumes and speaking various languages and dialects.
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Our partner
organisation in Nepal, Rural Community Development Program (RCDP), works to help local communities in the
fields of community development, conservation, and education, and focuses on community participation.
RCDP aims to improve the circumstances of villagers by constructing and renovating schools, distributing free seedlings for nature conservation, and supporting training in formal and informal education methods. It also supports orphans and handicapped children and runs two orphanages.
Based in the capital, RCDP operates in Kathmandu and in the Chitwan Valley in the south of the country, and needs volunteers in both places, except for conservation projects which are only in Chitwan.
Main fields of operation
Education, conservation, orphans, rural development.
Regularly needs independent volunteers for:
Conservation in rural plant nurseries. To promote conservation RCDP runs small village-based nurseries in various areas of Chitwan, which produce seedlings that are distributed to local communities. Your work includes seed collection, sowing, mulching, watering, weeding, etc.
Orphanage assistants. You'll be involved in all aspects of the day-to-day running of the orphanage, including childcare, basic conversational English instruction, games, nutrition, administration, health education, etc.
Teaching English: You'll teach 6-13 year olds for 2-3 hours a day in collaboration with local English teachers. Additionally you can get involved with other school activities such as games, painting, sanitation programs, etc, and can run informal English classes in the village. Not available in July and August outside of the Kathmandu valley, or in March or around October anywhere. Other teaching posts, esp. maths/science/computer, are available for volunteers with suitable experience/skills.
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Arrival and Departure ~£15 each way |
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Accommodation possibilities
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Local cuisine Often vegetarian and spicy, although not exclusively so. |
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| Health | Malaria uncommon but present |
Costs shown are based on £1 = ~Rs130 Group AidCamps are usually held in |
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| Languages | Nepali, English | |||||
| Airport | Kathmandu (KTM) | |||||
| Visa | 5 months US$30 | |||||
| Currency | Rs, Nepalese Rupee (NPR) | |||||
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Chitwan Valley |
Kathmandu |
Regional attractions
Kathmandu itself, Hindu and Buddhist holy sites, Devghat, Royal Chitwan National Park. RCDP can arrange trekking trips in the Himalayas.
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