In or around Kathmandu valley, Kaski (Pokhara), Tanhun, Lamjung, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Nawalparasi districts of Nepal.
Placement duration:
2-5 months
When to start:
First Monday of each month.
Working day/hours:
Saturday is a holiday and Friday is a half-holiday in Nepal. Nepalese schools open at 10am and close at 4pm, teaching volunteers will take 3-5 classes each day. Each class is 45 minutes.
Qualification:
High School Graduate+, relevant training and skills are appreciated.
NB:
There will be two volunteers placed per school.
Pre-placement Preparation:
Volunteers will get an opportunity to participate in a 3 days orientation seminar at our training center in Kathmandu. The seminar aims to provide basic knowledge to participants on the Education system of Nepal, detailed information on the project school, "Do and Don’ts" issues, Nepali language, culture, dressing, food etc. The orientation seminar will start on the first Monday of each month.
Food and Accommodation:
Most of our long term volunteers will stay with Nepali families nearby the school. We have already listed our partner homestay families around the project locations. Most of them have already hosted international volunteers. Staying with a Nepali family is very interesting, you can feel yourselves member of the family and member of the local community as well. Nepali houses are simple, using very basic facilities (i.e. heating system, hot shower, cooking, washing methods, toilet and bathroom etc). Most families do not have hot shower, but most of them have bathroom and toilet, please do not except facilities like in your country! However volunteers will get their own single room and enough Nepali food Dalbhat. There are two main meals in Nepal: a heavy breakfast around 9am and dinner around 7pm. Tea is very common, when you visit a family they welcome you with tea!
Essentials:
Best motivation, flexibility, and need to be cooperative.
What to bring:
Sleeping bag, mosquito net, seasonal clothes, your insurance papers, materials on your country (i.e. photo, poster or music/video CDs. etc)
Security:
All long term projects are located in safe places. Nowadays there is NO conflict in Nepal and even during the conflict period, Nepal was never dangerous for volunteers; we hosted several volunteers from around the globe during that period.
Communication:
Nepal is quite a comfortable country; you can get all modern communication facilities here i.e. telephone, Internet, post office etc. Pre-paid mobile SIM cards are easily available in markets.
Placement Fee:
Registration fee of Euro 200 + monthly contribution of Euro 100. The fee covers a 3 days orientation seminar in Kathmandu, public transportation between Kathmandu and the placement location, food and accommodation + volunteer project support up to Euro 50.
How to meet/travel:
Volunteers are requested to visit our office or contact LMTV coordinator at least one day before the project start. We take all volunteers to our training center for a 3 days pre-placement training and after that we arrange all necessary traveling arrangements to get them to their respective project sites. If volunteers need to be picked up at the airport and book a hotel room before the project starts they will need to request it to the LMTV coordinator in due time.
Monitoring and evaluation:
Our long term volunteer project coordinator will be in touch with all Long Term Volunteers. He will monitor all LTV projects while volunteers are working and also organize a final evaluation meeting with them.
In or around Kathmandu valley, Kaski (Pokhara), Tanhun, Lamjung, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Nawalparasi districts of Nepal.
Placement duration:
2-5 months
When to start:
First Monday of each month.
Working day/hours:
Saturday is a holiday and Friday is a half-holiday in Nepal. Nepalese schools open at 10am and close at 4pm, teaching volunteers will take 3-5 classes each day. Each class is 45 minutes.
Qualification:
High School Graduate+, good knowledge of computers, relevant training and skills are appreciated.
NB:
There will be one volunteer placed per school.
Pre-placement Preparation:
Volunteers will get an opportunity to participate in a 3 days orientation seminar at our training center in Kathmandu. The seminar aims to provide basic knowledge to participants on the Education system of Nepal, detailed information on the project school, "Do and Don’ts" issues, Nepali language, culture, dressing, food etc. The orientation seminar will start on the first Monday of each month.
Food and Accommodation:
Most of our long term volunteers will stay with Nepali families nearby the school. We have already listed our partner homestay families around the project locations. Most of them have already hosted international volunteers. Staying with a Nepali family is very interesting, you can feel yourselves member of the family and member of the local community as well. Nepali houses are simple, using very basic facilities (i.e. heating system, hot shower, cooking, washing methods, toilet and bathroom etc). Most families do not have hot shower, but most of them have bathroom and toilet, please do not except facilities like in your country! However volunteers will get their own single room and enough Nepali food Dalbhat. There are two main meals in Nepal: a heavy breakfast around 9am and dinner around 7pm. Tea is very common, when you visit a family they welcome you with tea!
Essentials:
Best motivation, flexibility, and need to be cooperative.
What to bring:
Sleeping bag, mosquito net, seasonal clothes, your insurance papers, materials on your country (i.e. photo, poster or music/video CDs. etc)
Security:
All long term projects are located in safe places. Nowadays there is NO conflict in Nepal and even during the conflict period, Nepal was never dangerous for volunteers; we hosted several volunteers from around the globe during that period.
Communication:
Nepal is quite a comfortable country; you can get all modern communication facilities here i.e. telephone, Internet, post office etc. Pre-paid mobile SIM cards are easily available in markets.
Placement Fee:
Registration fee of Euro 200 + monthly contribution of Euro 100. The fee covers a 3 days orientation seminar in Kathmandu, public transportation between Kathmandu and the placement location, food and accommodation + volunteer project support up to Euro 50.
How to meet/travel:
Volunteers are requested to visit our office or contact LMTV coordinator at least one day before the project start. We take all volunteers to our training center for a 3 days pre-placement training and after that we arrange all necessary traveling arrangements to get them to their respective project sites. If volunteers need to be picked up at the airport and book a hotel room before the project starts they will need to request it to the LMTV coordinator in due time.
Monitoring and evaluation:
Our long term volunteer project coordinator will be in touch with all Long Term Volunteers. He will monitor all LTV projects while volunteers are working and also organize a final evaluation meeting with them.
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