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Volunteer in Nepal
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SYW Staff
 
By SYW Staff
Published on 03/9/2006
 
Guide to volunteer programs in Nepal.

Volunteer Work: Nepal

Nepal is a country built upon grassroots movements. There are many volunteer opportunities in Nepal from volunteering in orphanages to volunteering to road construction. Many people from all over the world are drawn to this mountain nation to volunteer abroad programs.

Visit the following organizations offering volunteer abroad opportunities in Nepal:

i-to-i - Provides a variety of volunteer abroad work including teaching English as a foreign language, community development, conservation, construction, and skills development. Offers volunteer abroad opportunities in over 20 countries.

Peace Corp - Peace Corps volunteers travel overseas and make real differences in the lives of real people. Offers a variety of volunteering abroad opportunities in the Nepal and around the world.

ACDI/VOCA - A private, nonprofit volunteer abroad organization that promotes broad-based economic growth and the development of civil society in emerging democracies and developing countries through volunteer works.

Volunteers for Peace: Nepal - Offers over 2400 affordable short-term volunteer opportunities abroad in 90+ countries.

Global Crossroad - Offers a variety of volunteering, internship, trekking, adventure and cross-cultural experience to international volunteers in Nepal, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Nepal, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya, Ghana, and Tibet.

Earthwatch Institute - An international non-profit organization supporting scientific field research and offering members of the public the opportunity to work with distinguished field scientists.

Global Volunteer Network - A non profit organization which places volunteers in community projects worldwide.

Amizade Volunteer Vacations - Provides community service, and encourages collaboration worldwide.

Greenforce Conservation Expeditions - Specializes in marine and terrestrial scientific conservation expeditions for gap year students, university students and those wanting to undertake international voluntary work in Borneo, Bahamas, Fiji and Zambia.

AidCamps International - Offering opportunities for short term voluntary abroad work on development aid projects overseas run by local non-governmental organizations in the third world. Information about projects, applying, and practicalities.

Cosmic Volunteers - Programs for volunteering, internships, study abroad, language study, and custom travel programs around the globe.

CHOICE Humanitarian - CHOICE Humanitarian offers solutions to the hardships of poverty in the rural villages of the world with simple technologies, self-help initiatives and public awareness.

Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange - Sends volunteers to work with communities overseas in social and welfare placements abroad for one year or six months.

Child Haven - Offers volunteer opportunities running homes for children in India and Nepal.

Cultural Restoration Tourism Project - Working with local communities to restore culturally important structures, and promoting responsible tourism through volunteer vacations.

Green Force - Offers conservation volunteering opportunities abroad in Fiji, Bahamas, Borneo, Zambia, Ecuador, and Nepal.

Himalayan Volunteers - Offering volunteer abroad opportunities in Nepal and India.

INFO Nepal - Provides volunteers with a customized program that will enable them to make an important contribution to the people of Nepal, while gaining an in-depth experience of Nepal's language and culture, that will stay with the volunteers for the rest of their lives.

Volunteer Nepal - A provides volunteer opportunities in Nepali schools and social organizations for overseas volunteers from diverse backgrounds.

Volunteer Society Nepal - Established with the objective of supporting children in various areas.

Global Humanitarian Expeditions - A non profit organization that sends both non-medical and Dental volunteers abroad to provide humanitarian assistance in Nepal, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, The Dominican Republic, Cuba, Peru and Ecuador.

World Endeavors - Through village-based volunteer programs and volunteer camps, volunteers promote mutual friendship, world peace, and solidarity.