The Mountain Volunteer Blog

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Perhaps the most rewarding part of working at The Mountain Fund is meeting and working with our volunteers. Since all of us who are “staff” here at The Mountain Fund are also volunteers, we have a special affinity for and relationship with the men and women who volunteer at home and abroad to help us with our mission.

This blog is about the stories and experiences of our volunteers.

Administrative Volunteer in Kathmandu, Nepal
Volunteer from Germany:

Project Planning and Management: Improvement of the KfK Medical Clinic and support of the establishment of The Mountain Fund Volunteer Visitor Center in Kathmandu (10 weeks) June - August 2007:

“A few months before the start of my Master in Project Planning and Management,...
Welcome to the Volunteer Visitor Center

Our main volunteer at the Volunteer Visitor Center, located in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal, is Kath S. She's originally from the United Kingdom, but has been living in Nepal for about eight months. She plans to stay for one more year.
Volunteer in Nepal with The Mountain Fund
Nobody in Nepal is as prepared as we are to make your volunteer visit a complete success. Our Volunteer Visitor Center (aka “The Clubhouse”) is a great hang-out provided only for our volunteers. Here you can hang out and take a break; use the free internet cafe to check...
Teach English at a School in Chabahil, Nepal

Gargy Shiksha Sadan School, (primary)
Location: Chabahil, Ganesh Marg, Kathmandu

Message from the school Director:

"To provide primary education in lovely and affectionate environment, the Gargy Shiksha Sadan is established by a group of well educated and trained female teachers in 1961....
Volunteer at a Women's Awareness Center in Nepal
Elaine L.
from United Kingdom
Volunteered for 6 weeks at the "Women’s Awareness Centre Nepal"

"It was good to know that the work I was helping with really made a difference; it was a real eye opener, you hear about trafficking and organ...
Teach at a School in Thambuchet, Nepal
Manuella R., from France, volunteered at Believer's English School in Thambuchet, Rasuwa for 3 weeks in June 2008 ~

“It was a really interesting and enjoyable experience living and teaching in this small and remote village. The people in...
Volunteer at an Orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal
Jason T. (Canada) and Sanya K. (US) both volunteered at the Social Development Centre orphanage in Kathmandu for 2 and 4 weeks respectively in May/June, 2008. The Centre is currently home to 12 orphans. Jason & Sanya helped the kids with their homework and organized after school...
The Volunteer Visitor Center in Kathmandu - A rewarding experience!

After coming to Kathmandu, Nepal with an expensive Volunteer Placement Agency and being totally dissapointed, Rebecca was sent to The Volunteer Visitor Center which is provided by The Mountain Fund. The center is in in Thamel across the street from KEEP and from Hotel...
Volunteer at our Health Clinic in Thulo Syabru, Nepal
Ross Campbell is from Scotland. Ross decided to take some
time off after college, and before starting a career in alternative energy engineering, to travel and volunteer. Ross came to Nepal with the idea of installing a solar lighting system, which he paid for out of his own pocket, in...
"Experience of a lifetime"
"I went last October and it was the experience of a lifetime. The trip's a nice blend of vacation and work... if you like hiking, camping, etc. Everything was very well organized. The food was great and days of hiking were totally doable usually 3-5 hours of walking. Most...