|
Chitwan Area Host Families
Family 1
Head of the family
- Nanu Ghimire
Family details: Nanu lives with her mother, brother,
brother's wife and their 2 sons aged 12 and 8.
House description: Small, brick house
Location: The house is located in the village of
Patihani, approximately 15 kms from Narayangarh. It is 5 minutes
walk to the local market.
Family 2
Head of the family
- Deba Raj Ghimire
Family details: Mr Ghimire is working in Malaysia. His
wife and 2 daughters aged 7 and 5 live in the house. They have
previously hosted volunteers from Sweden, France, Australia, Lebanon
and the USA.
House description: Small cottage made of brick and
mud
Location: The house is located in the village of
Ganganagar, which borders the Royal Chitwan National Park. There is
a small river for swimming nearby.
Family 3
Head of the family
- Ramji Sapkota
Family details: Mr Sapkota is the VDC sub-chairman and he is
a poultry farmer. They have 2 daughters and 1 son. They have
previously hosted two volunteers from Holland.
House description: Well-kept brick house
Location: The house is located in the village of
Ganganagar, which borders the Royal Chitwan National Park. There is
a small river for swimming nearby.
Family 4
Head of the family
-
Surendra Pandey
Family details: Mr. Pandey was the president of the
Youth Club in Chitwan; he is also in charge of the language and
resource center of Patihani. He is very active in the causes of
local youth. His wife, mother and father also live in the house. The
family has hosted volunteers from Scotland, USA, Holland, and
Australia.
House description: The family lives in a modern house
with a bathroom and shower present in the house.
Location: The house is located in the village of
Patihani, approximately 15 kms from Narayangarh.
Family 5
Head of the family
- Rajan Adhikari
Family details: Mr Adhikari is a businessman and his
father is a schoolteacher. His wife, brother, sister, grandmother,
mother and father also live in the same house. House
description: Small, brick house
Location: The house is located in Sirpur,
approximately an half an hour bus ride and 15 minute walk from
Narayangarh.
Family 6
Head of the family
-
Om Prakash Sapkota
Family details: Mr Sapkota is a school teacher and they own
a small shop. They have 2 daughters and 1 son. They have previously
hosted volunteers from Denmark and the USA.
House description: Small, brick house
Location: The house is located in Sirpur, approximately a
half an hour bus ride and 15 minute walk from Narayangarh.
Family 7
Head of the family
-
Ganeshyan
Family details: Ganeshyan is a doctor and runs a small
clinic from his home. They have 2 sons and one daughter. Their son's
wife and 6-month-old baby also live with them.
House description: Small, brick house
Location: The house is located in the village of
Patihani, approximately 15 kms from Narayangarh. It is 5 minutes
walk to the local market.
Family 8
Head of the family
- Udaya Sapkota
Family details: Mr Sapkota is a poultry farmer. They
have 2 sons and the grandmother also lives with them. They have
previously hosted a Swedish volunteer.
House description: Nice brick house
Location: The house is located in the village of
Ganganagar, which borders the Royal Chitwan National Park.
Family 9
Head of the family
- Tej Raj Devkota
Family details: Mr Devkota is a shopkeeper. Mrs. Devkota
also works in the family shop. They also own a temple. They have 2
children, a daughter aged 14 years old and a son aged 11 years old.
They have previously hosted volunteers from the USA, Germany, and
Israel.
House description: Well-kept brick house
Location: The house is located in the village of
Ganganagar, which borders the Royal Chitwan National Park. There is
a small river for swimming nearby.
Nawalparasi Area Host Families
Family 1
Head of the family
- Ananda Poudel
Family details: Mr Poudel, the grandfather works in
agriculture and business. His family consists of a grandmother, 2
married daughter-in-laws and their 7 children (5 girls and 2 boys)
ranging in age from 2 to 15 years old. The family has previously
hosted a British volunteer.
House description: Old, stone farmhouse
Location: The house is located in the village of
Amarapuri, about 160 kms from Kathmandu. It is situated on the
Mahendra Highway and is about a 30 minute jeep ride from Narayangarh.
Family 2
Head of the family
- Govinda Poudel
Family details: Mr Poudel is a student and a member of
INFO. He co-ordinates INFO's activity in the Nawalparasi district.
He lives with his mother and brother, his brother's wife and their
daughter. They have previously hosted volunteers from Australia and
Ireland.
House description: Old, stone farmhouse
Location: The house is located 5 minutes from
Amarapuri, in the village of Faram.
Family 3
Head of the family
- Madhusudan Ghimire
Family details: Mr Ghimire is a teacher at the local
school and lives with his wife. They have 1 son who is currently
working in Malaysia. They have previously hosted a Swedish
volunteer.
House description: Old, stone farmhouse
Location: The house is located 5 minutes from
Amarapuri, in the village of Faram.
Family 4
Head of the family
- Chum Prasad Gurung
Family details: Mr Gurung is a teacher at the local school.
He lives with his father, mother and 2 sisters.
House description New brick house.
Location The house is located 1 5 minutes from
Amarapuri, in the village of Faram.
Family 5
Head of the family
- Ram Chundra
Family details: Mr. Chundra is the principle of the local
boarding school. Mrs. Chundra is a housewife. They have two
children, one son aged 9 years old and one daughter aged 11 years
old. They have previous hosted volunteers from the Canada and
USA.
House description: New brick and mud house. The house
has two rooms: one for parent and one for children and any
volunteers.
Location: The house is located 15 minutes from
Amarapuri, in the village of Beldiha.
|
No
cleaning this time, just playing, helping with homework and teaching
the children mindless pop-culture. We certainly came to regret the
day we taught the kids: "That's some funky shit!!!!" The month flew
by and before we knew it we were being awakened every morning by the
sound of trumpeting elephants. Sound like an unlikely scenario? Not
in Chitwan. We are living in an orphanage in Sauraha opposite
several elephant stables. Even more amusing than the elephant's
incessant bellowing are the elephant drivers.
beautiful spot down a quiet lane.It is in the middle of
farmland, fields of mustard and lentils with bamboo hedges and
haystacks. There are buffalo, goats and chicken farms dotted around
the flat landscape, with the hills as a backdrop. The family made me
very welcome and told me to treat it as my home. I got to know the
children Birendra and Ashok and of course the hardworking and
beautiful Basanti. 
days in Kathmandu, sorting out the hundreds of photos I
had taken, and I helped to prepare a PowerPoint presentation. I also
had the chance to meet new volunteers and documented their training
period. Of course, there was also enough time to spend with the
children in Happy Home and socialize with the other volunteers, who
came back from their placements to renew their visas .