Travel & Volunteering

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu
• Pokhara: 
Pokhara

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Any time in Nepal

Description: Future Nepal is a non-profitable organization and is run by volunteers. Our revenue is used to give training for poor families, especially for poor women. The amount from the volunteers will be utilized in our different program like education, environment, and income generating training. We give opportunities to the volunteers to focus especially on the following programs:

English Language Teacher
We are looking for Volunteers who can teach English to children in government schools clubs or any other groups. The children's range in age from 8 to 17 years of age and other may be any. The teaching curriculum for each major subject is based on the students' standard book. Volunteers are also encouraged to create their own lesson plans. Depending on the subject, volunteers can bring along teaching materials such as picture books, instruments, flash cards, art supplies, and songs. Volunteer travels most part of the Nepal with our staff. Mainly we take class most part of the Nepal. Our program runs 1 week to 6 months. If you have a good English in vocal means, it is nice for us. English Language Program length 2 to 10 months. Meghauli Resource Center was created to provide a library & reading materials and English language programs to members of the local groups. At the center, multiple three-month English classes are offered to local youth and adults. The language classes range from beginner to advanced, Foreign English teachers to improve their conversational English. Volunteers will stay with a Nepali family in Meghauli during their placement.

Home stay / Cultural Exchange
Home stays and cultural exchange programs can be arranged in most touristy and remote areas of Nepal. Participants will be placed with a Nepali family in a small rural village. This provides the volunteers with an excellent opportunity to learn about all aspects of Nepali culture, lifestyle, language, food and people. Volunteers should remember that this is a cultural exchange and that an effort to offer some knowledge of their own home culture and customs to the family with whom they stay is expected. Participants in the program will not go through training in Nepal with the other volunteers. During their home-stay, volunteers will attend 2 hours of language lessons in the morning and in the afternoon. They will also have the opportunity to visit different interested areas.

Environmental Awareness
After completing different training of first week, volunteers will be placed with a Nepali family in one of the the program village. The host family will live normally one or half hour from the school/Environmental Post. Volunteers will teach environmental awareness at the local school club or door to door of Nepali village each day, Sunday through Friday. Environmental awareness projects will be based upon their areas of expertise and the needs of the village community. Example projects include: creating "green" clubs, planting a flower garden, planting trees, garbage management, recycling programs, Jute and paper bag training and more awareness program, etc. Volunteers may also provide own their ideas, skills and knowledge about environmental issues.

Community Health Post Volunteer
This Program places volunteers in health posts, sub-health posts and health clinics. You work in either an urban or rural setting, providing primary care to locals in your specialty. Moreover, if you have doubts about whether your skills and talents are really needed in this part of the world, consider this: The doctor-patient ratio in Nepal is about 1 to 36,000. Particularly in rural areas, where much of the local people live, there is a desperate, chronic shortage of medical personnel and supplies. Medical school students' activities will include things like following doctors on their rounds, exploring different treatments for simple ailments, providing physical therapy, and participating in vaccination programs. Of all of our programs, we are perhaps most proud of the Medical Volunteer Program and the invaluable contributions of independent-minded professionals like you. You will help to relieve the suffering of others, playing a critical role in the villages and towns where you'll serve.

International Tourist Volunteer Village, Nepal
It is the type of Project or village organization of Future Nepal Social Organization We are opening a new project to volunteer. This project is for only International volunteers. On this Project volunteers build a new volunteer village destination. In this village Volunteers create ideas and apply them. We want to introduce this village around the world built by volunteers. For this village volunteers build cottage, houses, Children park, Garden, Research center, Education Center, Income Training Center, Health care Center, Tower, Beach in river, Sport ground etc.

Sports Project
Wherever you travel in the world everyone enjoys sports. Why? Well, not only do sports create happy and healthy children but they also bring people together and help to build strong communities. Sports provide a platform for young talent from disadvantaged backgrounds and create a path full of possibilities for their development. Sports coaching has a real positive impact on children. There is the physical and mental benefit that regular exercise provides. There is the fun and the promise. There are also the life skills like communication, team work, confidence, inclusion, and discipline to be gained by players and volunteer coaches alike.Whatever placement you decide is right for you, beach ball, beach cricket in chitwan and volleyball in school we can help you make the best of your time. You could be learning more about your sport in the morning and organizing a game in the afternoon, if you wish. Through well established relationships with local teams and clubs and carefully structured sports programs we are able to assist volunteers regardless of coaching experience. We can find the right sports project for you - just let us know what interests you!

One Stone Project (Stone Revolution)
We are opening a new project for volunteers. This project is for all International volunteers including Nepali volunteers. For this Project, volunteers work with village people. In this village, volunteers create ideas and apply them. We want to introduce villages around the world built by volunteers. For this stone project volunteers help build green park , Green road, playgrounds, Gardens, Research centers, Education Center, Income Training Center, Health care Center, Tower, Beach in the river, Sports fields etc. In this project any support group, volunteers think and minimum collect one kg. stone or Rs. 1 per day each person on this project to build and success the project. This type of program can be done any part of the nation. First we make stone committee then program. Program may be one week to extend one year. If we go 1 month to 1 year program called stone revolution. If you go 1 day to 1 month called stone festival.

Highlights: So far as placement is concerned, volunteers stay in a family where they are offered Nepali food twice a day (around 9 o'clock in the morning and 7o'clock in the evening). Tea is served in the morning and afternoon. Usually, the school, local organization/club/women groups and Health post at easy distance away and the volunteers will have to teach 3-4 classes everyday. Generally, school/organization starts at 10 a.m. and is over at 4 p.m. More often than not, school runs 6 days a week and Saturday is a holiday. On that day, the volunteers can get together and share their experiences. They can travel to nearby towns to purchase things for daily use and other areas in case of longer vacation. Besides their teaching time, volunteers can utilize their spare time in organizing the youth and women's groups of the community to do some worthwhile activities regarding avoidance of plastic materials and raise awareness about income generating programs.

Training:

* The training to be provided by Future Nepal will be given within the first week of the volunteers' arrival in Nepal. At first the volunteers will spend their time by learning Basic Nepali language classes and some terms ( how to adjust into Nepali people) at this class.
* Nepali cultural orientation/general cultural exchange.
* Cultural tour of Kathmandu Valley - A guided tour of Kathmandu valley will be organized to visit the important touristic, cultural, and religious sites of the Kathmandu valley (Sight seen)

Target areas:
Generally we have focused the following Areas:
Kathmandu/Lalitpur - In the suburb and rural parts.
Bhaktapur - In the suburb and rural parts.
Kaski - It is the naturally gifted part of western Nepal.
Chitwan - Programs run any parts of the district. It is situated about 160 Kms. to the south of Kathmandu.
Tanahun & Lamjung - They are the neighboring districts of Kaski
Gorkha - It is one of the historical and religious places of western Nepal

Qualifications: Just speak english. No more qualification is required

Cost in US$: US $400 - US $1000

Travel and volunteering program (details in travel and volunteering program)
2 weeks program $400
4 weeks program $550
6 weeks program $750
8 weeks program $1000

The program fee covers

* Administrative charge
* Training
* Accommodation and meal during training and Placement,
* Transportation for volunteers and Supervision
* Contribution to Future Nepal Program e.g. Women's Group in various part of Nepal, Income Generating Training, Environment Awareness, Social development, Cultural Activity and Tourism Festival.

This fee is paid directly when you arrive in Nepal.

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 years and above

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of any

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Future Nepal - Travel & Volunteering's Mission Statement: Future Nepal is a non-governmental and non-profitable volunteering organization. We belive that volunteering is one way to make worldwide friends and to get to know one another. We arrange for volunteers of all nationalities, including Nepali, to work on interesting projects in Nepal. We arrange tour for around Nepal for special interests, mainly eco-tours cultural-tours . Tours can be for one day or as long as a month.Future Nepal is established with the objective of changing the status of the country. Especially now is the time to mobilize & harness different natural resources, Nepalese production and disseminate this task to the rest of the world. Practising has been more important than preaching. We are focusing especially Modern Education(English Language & Computer training) Skill-oriented & income-oriented programs. Environment Health Tourism activity, (Tourism Festival/International Sports) Cultural Exchange Community development. International volunteer village Stone project (Stone revolution) Special Request:- Let's join our hands to have positive change in society. Let's hope the future Nepal will be more beautiful in every aspect. Welcome to any supporting group, organization, individual or volunteers.To support some funds we also design the travel package.

Year Founded: 2002

Future Nepal - Travel & Volunteering is a no based organization. We do require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.