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Volunteer in Nepal
Simply the best program in Nepal!
Nobody in Nepal is as prepared as we are to make your volunteer visit a complete success. We have our own volunteer clubhouse in Thamel just for our volunteers. Here you can use the internet cafe to check e-mail, hang out and take a break, watch some TV or a DVD, have Kul Bahadur the famed porter fix you a cup of real coffee, learn some Nepali and ask our dedicated and professional staff about any aspect of life in Nepal.
If you have any further questions about volunteering in Nepal, please contact our Visitor Information Center at
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Welcome to Kathmandu!
The Mountain Fund Volunteer Center is professionally staffed, with a bilingual
staff, that's here to help you with your every need in Nepal. In addition to your
volunteer placement needs, we will take you on city tours, show you where the locals
shop and help you learn all about life in Kathmandu.
To make your stay as pleasant and comfortable as possible, we have our own
house for you to live in while in Kathmandu. Located in a real Nepali neighborhood,
with open-air markets a block away, as well as a grocery store, and the bus stop, this
home has many western comforts like a large living room, western style toilets, 3
hot solar showers, an 11 seat dining table and even an oven (rare here) for heating
up that take home pizza !
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More Opportunities for You:
What’s your passion? Want to help teach? Work with children in an orphanage?
Volunteer at a clinic or hospital? Help human rights groups like our own Mountain Porter
Support Project? How about working at the countries only program for Gay, Lesbian and Transgender
citizens? We’ve got it all. We have rural placements in tiny mountain villages with home stay as well.
We can also arrange for trekking and a variety of other outdoor sports for you, like hang gliding
or bungee jumping.
- Placement Fee $200 USD - includes pick up and drop off at
airport. Introduction at volunteer placement. Full use
of Mountain Fund Volunteer Center in Thamel, travel
advice and assistance. We will even accompany you on
site-seeing around Kathmandu, show you where the
locals shop and provide any other support possible to
make your stay a really great experience.
- Homestay - You are welcome to stay in our own volunteer
house in Kathmandu. You will have a shared
bedroom (3 per persons per room), western style bath
with solar hot water,
2 Nepali meals each day (breakfast
and dinner), and free use of the internet at the volunteer
house. The cost is $10 USD per day.
- We can arrange remote village placements for you if
you wish. We can also arrange trekking in any area of
Nepal for you. There are extra charges involved for
these.
- Note - hospitals in Kathmandu charge a fee for volunteers.
This fee of $90 USD is not included in your placement.
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Ready, Set, Go!
- If you need assistance for airline tickets to Nepal please consider
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- Why not WIKI it?
- Visit our Volunteer Blog to learn more about our volunteers and their experiences
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Our Staff:
- Sunita Subedi Sharma - Volunteer Manager
- Kathy Sargent - Volunteeer Coodinator
- Sushila Aryal - Home Stay Manager
- Renzin Dorje - Volunteer Assistant
- Manish Lama - Volunteer Assistant
- Kul Bahadur - Barrista and Porter Program
- Hari Devkota - Mountain Porter Support Program
- Bhunima Tamang - Trekking Coordinator and Guide
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More About Nepal:
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The People:
Nepal’s many ethnic groups are as varied as its land with their own languages and
cultures. In the Kathmandu valley are Newars, whose artistry have earned them an
international reputation. The Sherpas of the Himalayas are known as tough mountain
climbers. Brahmins and Chhettris are scattered over the hills and valleys, and Tamang are
found in the districts around Kathmandu valley. The Rais, Limbus, Magars and Gurungs of
the mid hills have earned as Gurkhas soldiers. Lowland ethnic group s such as the
Maithali, Bhojpuri and Tharu enhance the colorful mosaic, the population of Nepal is about
23 million.
The Language:
Nepali, written in the Devanagari script, is national language as well as the lingau Franca
for Nepal ’diverse communities. Many languages and dialects are the spoken in the
Kingdom, however,
only 8 (Nepali, Maithali, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang, Gurung, Rais, Limbus,
Newari, Sherpas and Nepalbhasa) are spoken by more then half million people. English
and Hindi are widely understood in the urban centers and places frequented by tourists.
The Currency:
Nepalese Currency is the rupee (Aubrey. RS wish is divided into 100 paisa, bank notes
come in denominations of 1000, and 500,50,20,10,5,2 and 1 rupees. Approximate
exchange rate at the time of going to press US$ 1= RS 67.00.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 August 2008 05:54 )
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Travel Insurance Notice
Travel Insurance is NOT included with either The Mountain Fund Charity Trek or Volunteer Placement Program. However, Travel Insurance is REQUIRED for all Trek4Good travelers, and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all volunteers. The Mountain Fund recommends using MEDEX as your travel insurance provider. Click here to learn more about the services and coverage offered by MEDEX.
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