Teaching local schools and orphanages
 Staying with local families for a few days
 Learning more about the culture and the language
 Creating employment for the local people, especially in the villages
 Visiting places off the beaten track
 Learning about the needs of the people, especially the children
 Having some real cultural exchange with the Nepalese people
 

How does the Program go ?

First day arrival - Welcome dinner with staff
2nd Day - Language training + Sightseen + Cultural infomation
3rd Day - Language training + Sightseen + Family stay information
4th Day - Staying with a local family and volunteering
5th Day to 10th Day - Volunteering ( Teaching at School or Orphanage home)
11th Day - Going to Chitwan and National Park activities
12th Day -Chitwan National Park
13th Day - Back to Kathmandu and report writing
14th Day - Good bye dinner


4 weeks program:  Cost 550 £ Pounds

-Transportation to and from Kathmandu Airport  + Welcome dinner
- 4 days orientation on Language,Culture and project
- 6 major sight seen in Kathmandu + Entrance fees as well (Kathmandu Durbar square, Pashupatinath, Buddhanath, and Sayambhunath, Patan Durbar square and     Budanilkantha (World haretage places)
- Transport to and from the village placement to Kathmandu
- Accommodation and main meals during training period and placement
- Two supervision by INFO staff to placement and volunteer
- Two times phone calls in a week
- Rafting one and half day
- Trekking for 4 days
- Chitwan National Park visit for 2 days (Elephant ride to see the one horn Rhinoceros and Royal bengal Tiger, canoeing , Elephants baby center,Tharu Cultural Dance, Tharu village ture, Jungle walk etc. ( Food and drink does not include)
- Administration and Government tax
- Good bye dinner with a Nepali gift + last day accomondation

How does the Program go ?

5  days Language training  - Staying at Hotel and Family
12 days Volunteering - Staying at a local Family
3 days Jungle activities - Staying at Hotel in Chitwan
4 days trekking - Staying at Tea house
One and half day Rafting - Camping at the Beach
2 days traveling up and down..
1 day feedback and good bye party.

6 weeks program:  Cost 750 £ Pounds

- Transportation to and from Kathmandu Airport  + Welcome dinner
- 6 days orientation on Language,Culture and project in two phase
- 6 major sight seen in Kathmandu + Entrance fees as well such as Kathmandu Durbar square , Pashupatinath, Buddhanath, and Sayambhunath, Patan Durbar square, Budanilkantha and Dakhchinkali   (World haretage places)
- Transport to and from the village placement to Kathmandu
- Accommodation and main meals during training period and placement
- Three supervision by INFO staff to placement and volunteer
- Two times phone calls in a week
- Two days white water rafting in Trishuli River
- Chitwan National Park visit for 3 days - Elephant ride to see the one horn Rhinoceros and Royal bengal Tiger, canoeing , Elephants baby center,Tharu Cultural Dance, Tharu village ture, Jungle walk, Jeep safari and 20 thousend Lake   etc. ( Food and drink does not include)
- 7 days trekking to Annapurna region + pokhara stay
- Administration and Government tax
- Good bye dinner with a Nepali gift + last day accomondation

How does the Program go ?

7  days Language training  - Staying at Hotel and Family
18 days Volunteering - Staying at Family
3 days Jungle activities - Staying at Hotel in Chitwan
7 days trekking - Staying at Tea house
Two days Rafting - Camping at the Beach
3 days travelling up and down..
1 day feedback and good bey party.

 8 weeks program:   Cost 1000 £ Pounds

- Transportation to and from Kathmandu Airport  + Welcome dinner
- 8 days orientation on Language,Culture and project in two phase
- 8 major sight seen in Kathmandu such as Kathmandu Durbar square , Pashupatinath, Buddhanath, and Sayambhunath, Patan Durbar square, Budanilkantha , Dakhchinkali and Bhaktapur  (World haretage places) + Entrance fees as well
- Transport to and from the village placement to Kathmandu
- Accommodation and main meals during training period and placement
- four supervision by INFO staff to placement and volunteer
- Two times phone calls in a week
- Three  days white water rafting in Trishuli River
- Chitwan National Park visit for 4 days - Elephant ride to see the one horn Rhinoceros and Royal bengal Tiger, canoeing , Elephants baby center, Tharu Cultural Dance, Tharu village ture, Jungle walk, Jeep safari and 20 thousend Lake   etc. ( Food and drink does not include)
- 7 days trekking to Annapurna region or Langtang + pokhara stay
- One day Yoga and meditation in Pokhara
- Administration and Government tax
- Good bye dinner with a Nepali gift + last day accomondation in Kathmandu

How does the Program go ?

- 8  days Language training  - Staying at Hotel and Family
- 25 days Volunteering - Staying at Family
- 4 days Jungle activities - Staying at Hotel in Chitwan and one day staying at the Jungle on the tower
- 9 days trekking - Staying at Tea house
- Three  days Rafting - Camping at the Beach
- 4 days travelling up and down..
- 1 day feedback and good bey party.
- 2 days break - Free days............

FAQ -----

INFO Nepal - Volunteer Program with Real Experience of Nepal

Projects

*  What projects can we offer?

1, Teaching in Local School: - Chitwan, Kathmandu, Pokhara

2, Teaching in Monastery and learning Buddhism - Kathmandu, Lumbini and Pokhara

3, Teaching at Orphanage Homes - Kathmandu and pokhara

4, Working at the health post or Hospital - Chitwan and Kathmandu

5, Cultural Exchange program - (to Experience Real Nepal ) - Kathamndu + Chitwan + Pokhara

*  Where will volunteers live during these projects?

All the volunteers live with the Host Family but a hotel can also be arrange up on the volunteer's request but the cost for the hotel need to pay by volunteers.

*  What will volunteers be doing on a typical day?

In a typical placement volunteers stay in a family where they eat Nepali food with the family twice a day (around 9 o' clock in the morning and 7 o' clock in the evening). Tea is served in the morning and in the afternoon. Volunteer will be working 3 to 5 hours in a day on the projects. Rest of the time volunteers are free to do more sightseeing or  have the opportunity to get together with other volunteers and share their experience. You will be able to travel to nearby towns to purchase things for daily use and could travel to other areas on longer vacation.

*  Will an English speaking guide be available to them for the time they are in Nepal?

As we will have a local co-ordinator to cordinate our volunteers in their's project. So our co-ordinator will have a good English to assist to our volunteers.My self will be visiting to volunteers once in two weeks .In the begening the first months I will be helping to our volunteers and than I can train some one to be a co-ordinator.

*  What is there to do in their free time?

In the free time we can organize , Trekking, Rafting, Jungle Safari, Mountain Flight and other sightseen program. In the village our co-ordinator can arrange activities like attanding Nepali merridge ceromony, Festival, Visiting of the bitten places, participatinf in a village development projects, Painting temple, Plantation, Making the grean garden etc.. It all depends how busy the volunteers want to be .

On arrival

*  Where will volunteers stay during the training period?

When the volunteers arrive, they will be staying in a hotel in Hotel in Kathmandu and than will be going to the village near by Kathmandu to experience a village life and continue the language.After a few days in the village volunteers will back to Kathmandu to go to their placement. Or in this time if they want they can take a break and we can organize a Trekking, Rafting, or Jungle Safari activities.

*  Who will do the language & culture training?

Our staffs who have got 12 years of Nepali Language Teaching experience. All of our staffs had worked with International Organization before.

*  Can you please confirm that the following is included in programme cost:

* Transportation to and from Kathmandu Airport  + Welcome dinner -

* Where is this dinner and first night spent?

Ans: Volunteers will be picked up at the airport by our staff and taken to Thamel at  Guest House which is near our office.The first night spend in Kathmandu, in  Guest House , near our Office.

* 4 days orientation on Language, Culture and project -* What is covered during this?  How many hours of language lessons etc?

Ans: Language is 3 hours each day. Cultural information 3 hours altogether. Project information 2 hours altogether.

* 6 major sights seen in Kathmandu - Kathmandu Durbar square, Pashupatinath, Buddhanath, and Sayambhunath, Patan Durbar square and Budanilkantha (World heritage places) -

* Transport to and from the village placement to Kathmandu - What transport will be used?  Is this everyday?

To go to the placement for safety reasons we use Tourist Buses on the Highway, but in the local areas we use local buses. Please do not expect Car or AC or four wheel drive....

* Accommodation and main meals during training period and placement - What meals will be included per day?  What meals won't be included?

ANS : In Kathmandu during the training we will provide different Nepali food to help them get used to it ex: Newari food, Dal/Roti, Dal / Bhat, and in the village with the Host Family the normal food is Dal Bhat two times in a day and two cups of tea and a snack in the afternoon.

* Two supervision by INFO staff to placement and volunteer - How will volunteers get in contact with staff?

Our staffs will travel to the volunteer in the placements. and also from the office regular phone calls. Any time via phone they can contact to our staffs. All of our placements are 10 minuts walkable distance to the phone place and some of our host family have got the phone at house.

* Two times phone calls in a week - Is this you phoning the volunteers or our volunteers using the phone?

We give phone call to volunteers two times in a week,  and if more is needed they can phone me any time, they just need to give me a missed call and I can call them back immediately. My cell phone is on 24 hours.

* Chitwan National Park visit for 2 days - Elephant ride to see the one horned Rhinoceros and Royal bengal Tiger, canoeing , Elephants baby center, Tharu Cultural Dance, Tharu village tour, Jungle walk etc. - Are these all included in the cost you have given us?

Yes, but it does not include food and drinks. Only accommodation and activities.

* Good bye dinner with a Nepali gift + last day accomondation - Where do they spend the last night?

In Kathmandu in Thamel.

* What will volunteers need to bring as spending money?  What are the extra costs volunteers will incur?

In the placement to go to City and phone calls and Internet and maybe buy any western food or drink they need, 15 pounds extra each week will be enough.

In Pokhara before going Trekking the night stay and after trekking the night stay and food and drinks. 30 pounds will be enough. If they want to stay few nights more in Pokhara then 10 pounds each day ...

* Do volunteers accommodation with the host family have a flush toilet?

Not many of the families have a flushing toilet, it is a simple toilet.But we will inform the family to make it nice and clean.

Volunteers need to use water. If they use paper then it need to be collected in a plastic bag and burnt later on every week in the night time. We will inform all of these in the cultural training time.

* Can I please have an outline of the orientation?  What is covered day by day etc.

3 hours language ( There will be a break for half an hour in between so only 2 and half hours language)

1 hours Cultural information / Gender issues in Nepal

1 hours - talk about the placement and family issues / Teaching English

3 hours sightseeing

1 hour Different food program in the evening

* Are any meals not included?

If volunteers eat out of our program. For example : today they have a Newari food program and if they say they would rather go somewhere else by themselves we do not pay for it. While travelling volunteers need to pay for their food but transport will be paid by office. Like going to and from the placement, going to Chitwan for Jungle activities or going trekking on the way to pokhara. But on the trekking we pay all the food and accommodation, not drinks.

* Is any transport not included?

If the volunteers require A/C car or taxi ...we do not pay . For ex : while going trekking we can go by bus up to Nayapul or walk to the bus park from Lakeside which is half an hour but if volunteers ask to go via taxi or a/c car than they need to pay for it which is 5 pounds.

*  How do you vet the host families?

Very good question.

Our staff will take volunteer to the placement and stay there one night with volunteers until they are introduced to the family and the project people. We will be very careful in this regards. This is the main concern for volunteers. But we will help for it and make sure that our volunteers are ok before we leave them.

*  What supervision do volunteers have whilst on the programme?

We keep in touch with volunteers and find out if there is any problem about the teaching or with the host family. We go and assist to our volunteers.

* Are there any extra costs that we should be aware of?

Yes, there are few extra costs and I think we have already answered it. Actually if the volunteers take 100 pounds extra then it will cover all the extra expenses but it also depends on the volunteers. Oh yes, for Visa . First two months 30 USD and each month another 30 USD. Airport tax is 20 Pounds

* Can volunteers choose their volunter placement?  Are they guaranteed to get it?

This is a bit of a difficult question.

We definitely prefer to select the placement according to our volunteer's needs and interests but at the same time we need to make a balance for our Host family and the projects.We make sure that our volunteers are happy with the placements that they are going on.

* Are there any special requirements volunteers should have? Qualifications etc??

Yes, if the volunteer who want to teach English, if they have a bit of good knowledge of Grammar would be nice. Likewise if the volunteers want to join Orphanage home program than if they have some experience working with children, or Dancing skills, or painting , or drawing skills would be great.For the health and sanitation program or health post program, if the the volunteers have some knowledge of medical would be nice.

* What is the cultural exchange?

Actually all the program are a kind of Cultural Exchange program. But in Cultural Exchange program volunteers will be staying in two different placement with two host family and doing more sightseen. We will take to them to visit a lot of cultural festival. This is good for two weeks program.

* What will volunteers do in the medical placement?

It depends in theirs experience.

If the volunteers are medical student than they will have a lot of opportunity to learn, if the volunteers are some experience with medicine than they can work at the heath post or doing the health camp, We will also arrange few days placement at the orphanage homes to chek up the children and do some tritment to them if they have some medical experience.