The Mountain Volunteer: At-risk Children

Location: Nepal: Kathmandu

Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 1-2 years, over 2 years

The Mountain Fund

http://www.mountainfund.org

2716 San Pedro, NE Suite D Albuquerque, NM 87110 United States

Call Us

Phone: (505) 830-9808

Fax: (505) 830-9806

Description

Thousands of children live on the very edge of society in Nepal. Some have only one parent, some are living in the worst imaginable slum areas and many would be left at home alone all day if not for the efforts of the organizations we support. Kids from slums are getting educated, chlldren have a safe place to stay while their poor parents work for this days food. You can be part of the programs that are saving at-risk children in Nepal.

You can make a real difference in the lives of Nepali children by giving your time, your talents and your attention to them which significantly increases their daily amount of human contact.

We have our own children's home in Kathmandu with 24 children in residence. The home, called Amma ko Ghar, which means "mothers house" is also one of our houses for volunteers in Kathmandu. You can live and work in the same place. Volunteer quarters are separate from the housing for the children and include comfortable, shared bedrooms, kitchen and dining room, living room, 24/7 staff and internet. As the children are in school for part of the day we typically pair this placement with either a day-care center/preschool for very poor working families or teaching English to refugees, monks or women.

The Mountain Volunteer is a volunteer placement program committed to providing enriching and affordable volunteer experiences in Kathmandu and rural Nepal. Whether you choose to teach English, assist in a Women's Empowerment program, or enroll in our Medical Internship, The Mountain Volunteer can help you get the most out of your experience. The Mountain Volunteer is a program of The Mountain Fund, which is a registered U.S. 501(c)3 non-profit organization.Below are just a few of our open volunteer opportunities.

Highlights

Changing the world, one volunteer at a time. The Mountain Volunteer isn't just a volunteer placement organization. We are in Nepal doing development work and social good all over the country in partnership with our sister organization The Mountain Fund, USA.

Since 2001, The Mountain Fund has been working to build health clinics, improve public schools, support trekking porters and support women's programs in Nepal. The Mountain Fund currently operates clinics in the Rasuwa District, including a hospital in Kalikastan, Rasuwa. Your placement fees help to pay for this work. The Mountain Fund is a registered 501c3 charity in the USA and The Mountain Volunteer Nepal is a registered charity with the Social Welfare Council in Nepal.

Welcome to Kathmandu!

Nobody in Nepal is as prepared as we are to make your volunteer vacation a complete success. We have our own volunteer house in Maharajgunj, near the new Bhat Bhateni supermarket. Here you can use the internet to check e-mail, hang out and take a break, watch some TV or a DVD, learn some Nepali and ask our dedicated and professional staff about any aspect of Nepali culture. 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.

The volunteer placement fee includes pick up and drop off at airport, introduction at your volunteer placement, travel advice and assistance and staff support 24/7. You will have a shared bedroom (3-4 persons per room), western style bath with solar hot water, two Nepali meals each day (breakfast and dinner), and free use of the internet at the volunteer house, including wi-fi, so feel free to bring your laptop.

Languages
  • English
  • Nepali

Cost in US$:

Cost is USD 710 for 2 weeks and USD 105 per week thereafter

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

USD 100 of the total cost is used to help the organizations and activities supported by The Mountain Fund in Nepal and includes:

* room and board
* airport pickup
* free Internet and WiFi and 24/7 staff support

No required length of stay.

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • childcare/children
  • orphans
  • volunteering
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Application Process Involves
  • In-Person Interview when Feasible
  • Letters of Reference
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
  • Resume
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
10 days
The Mountain Fund's Mission Statement

Everyday we are working to eliminate poverty, its causes and symptoms, in developing mountain communities around the world.

Year Founded

2001

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