Seasonal Rice Planting or Harvesting

location
2 - 8 weeks  ·  Age 16 - 50+

rating  Excellent 4.8  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Very high response rate

Highlights

  • Unique opportunity to learn the traditional agriculture of Nepal Mountain Region
  • Your presence & work supports the villagers directly
  • Stay with Nepalese family in home stay sharing the culture, lifestyle and food

Highlights

  • Unique opportunity to learn the traditional agriculture of Nepal Mountain Region
  • Your presence & work supports the villagers directly
  • Stay with Nepalese family in home stay sharing the culture, lifestyle and food
  • Various day trips and hiking opportunity in Mountain
  • Make a new friend in another part of worlds


  • Especially good for

    Age 16+
    Singles
    Couples
    Families
    Groups
    50+

    About the program

    Helping the needy Nepalese Farmer in the mountain region harvest rice as a seasonal volunteer while staying in a typical home stay full of culture and organic meals.

    Every Year in Nepal rice plantation starts around Mid-June and last for couple months, whereas the Rice harvesting starts in the early Oct and ends in the last of Nov. These 4 months are considered as the most important time in Nepal village. Farmers are very busy with their seasonal work. they keep ...

    About the program

    Every Year in Nepal rice plantation starts around Mid-June and last for couple months, whereas the Rice harvesting starts in the early Oct and ends in the last of Nov. These 4 months are considered as the most important time in Nepal village. Farmers are very busy with their seasonal work. they keep themselves busy and active working in their fields which are considered as a food bank for their family, and it has been the way of life since many generations.

    Either in June July a volunteer can support the village farmer to plant the rice or October November to harvest the rice.  both have a unique experience where you will work with locals in the field. it's a unique opportunity to learn the different way of farming and observe the traditional life full of happiness.  try the organic fruits and meals available in the areas, make a new farmer friend in another part of the world,  etc

    June and July are rainy season which are always hit by a strong monsoon that travels from Bay of Bengal . that is how the farmers have enough water resources for the rice plantations whereas in Oct/ Nov the sky is crystal clear and already rain stops, and farmers are ready to harvest the rice.  while plantation or harvesting they use the Ox as means to plough the field or at time of harvesting.  you can learn the duty quickly since it is nothing complicated, but a good health is required in order to perform your best work in the field. 

    As a volunteer you can support the farmer and their family in Daly work that includes plough the field, making the field ready for rice plantations, or cutting the paddy while harvesting in order to safe land the grains in the farmers home which is the main lifeline for the whole years to the family.



    Typical day

    After a Breakfast you will get to the field with the host family and help to prepare the field ready for rice plantation if you are coming in June July whereas if you are working in harvesting time you will support cutting the paddy and bringing to the home and safely store the grains in house and ...

    Typical day

    After a Breakfast you will get to the field with the host family and help to prepare the field ready for rice plantation if you are coming in June July whereas if you are working in harvesting time you will support cutting the paddy and bringing to the home and safely store the grains in house and the hay in barn.  these are the typical things you will perform under the family supervision; you will be feeded time to time as per the local standards.  roughly this will be the schedules 

    • 6 AM: Wake up 
    • 7 AM: Tea 
    • 8 AM: Helping to feed the domestic animals like cow, buffalo, goats, 
    • 9 AM: Lunch
    • 9:30 AM: go to the field like 5-10 minutes' walk from your home stay 
    • 10 AM -1:10 PM: Labour work either rice planting for rice harvesting works 
    • 2 PM: Tiffin hour, typical Nepali food served to boost your energy
    • 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM: Again enjoy the remaining field work 
    • 5 PM: Be back at home 
    • 7 PM: Dinner 
    • 8 -9 PM: Family meetings, review about the day work and make plans for next day work 
    • 9:30 PM: Bedtime 


    Free-time activities

    Volunteers can enjoy the wide ranges of activities available in the region including swimming, hiking's, etc

    Free-time activities

    Volunteers can enjoy the wide ranges of activities available in the region including swimming, hiking's, etc


    Requirements

    Requirements

    Minimum Age: 16 years

    In order to join the program you need to be at least 16 years old on the program start date.

    Language Skills

    You need to speak English (basic level)

    Nationality Restrictions

    No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

    Other Skills

    any skills you can share in village and community is always appreciable like optionally teaching to the children's& mother group basic English language or some useful things.

    Time Commitment

    Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 09:00 - 17:00

    What's Included

    What's Included

    Services by Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    Welcome to Nepal airport arrival transfer

    • Transfer by public Bus to Village 
    • Home stay accommodation
    • 2-3 Times breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during the entire stay 

    Airport Pickup at Tribhuvan International Airport

    One airport arrival is arranged on your arrival time 

    Accommodation

    Volunteers are provided the village standard accommodations during their stay in village.  The rooms in the homes are average small but some time in barns also bigger rooms is available but there won't be any attach bathrooms in village, so bathrooms and shower are normally 5-10 Meter from your bedrooms. 

    Food & Beverages

    Three times food are provided, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. all foods are directly form the farmers garden and they are fresh as well as delicious.

    Internet Access

    Limited access at the project site

    What's NOT included?

    What's NOT included?

    Flight Tickets

    The nearest airport is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu. We assist you to find cheap flights to Nepal. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

    Travel Insurance

    Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Nepal provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

    Vaccines

    If you are intending to volunteer in Nepal you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Nepal. VACCINE CHECKER

    Details on arrival

    Volunteer who wants to work on Plantation can come early June and stay up to end of July whereas who want to work on harvesting time can come around Oct beginning and stay until Nov end.

    Availability
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

    Program fees

    2 weeks (min. stay) 303€
    3 weeks 386€
    4 weeks 471€
    5 weeks 555€
    6 weeks 638€
    7 weeks 723€
    8 weeks (max. stay) 807€
    Average fees 126€/week

    Program fees

    126€ per week 2 - 8 weeks Age 16 - 50+

    Payment methods

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    NO CREDIT CARD FEES


    Duration

    2 - 8 weeks

    Deposit

    The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.


    Final Payment

    Your final payment will be agreed with Good Karma Foundation Nepal during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


    Meet your organization

    Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    Excellent 4.8 rating (37 reviews)

    Non-profit - founded in 2016

    Verified by Volunteer World

      Very high response rate

    Coordinated by

    Nabraj

    Spoken languages: English

    About the project

    Good karma foundation was founded after the Nepal Earthquake of April 2015, the biggest disaster of our history. The Foundation helps to rebuild and empower locals .

    Meet your organization

    Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    Our background

    The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people in Nepal and injured 21,952 more. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8M  .

    Just after the deadly earthquake  another humanitarian crisis invaded this  beautiful country Nepal which is known as  The 2015 Nepal blockade, which began on 23 September 2015 and lasted about six months,

    Earthquake   pushed the country in hard time and the  the Blockade even made the things worst .  This was an economic and humanitarian crisis that severely affected Nepal and its economy in 2015 .

    It was the time when country need to work on construction having enough supply but  after the 2015 Nepal blockade came Nearly all sectors of the economy have taken a severe hit, from tourism to transport to domestic factories to agriculture. Nepal faced a hard time once again in the history .  the series of incident like Earthquake and blockade for the landlocked country made the Nepal weaker  and life of the peoples tougher .

    Nabraj Ghimire  also known as Raj came in  a thought to start an organization that he can work to help the needy peoples in his country under the name Good karma Foundation , which officially get registered in Kathmandu Nepal company of register office at 24 April 2016 nearly after a year of the date of Gorkha Earthquake formally .  The organization started welcoming the foreign volunteers to support Nepal  education , construction of school buildings and housing for the under previlaged peoples of Nepal .   Foundation grew quickly as a some of the  leading volunteer  organization in Nepal   offering the  programmes able to the perfect platform for all those to see the world, meet like-minded people and engage in meaningful volunteer work  in life bringing happiness in peoples  life in its country. 

    For an example A British Volunteer Sonja from UK in her 70s came Nepal and taught the children's in the mountain village of Nepal which added a brick in the foundation  start up .  she also later publish her book titles  'Siurung Nepal' and is available in amazon for he volunteers to read the volunteer diary who spend in Nepal in post earthquake as a  teaching volunteer .

    While the foundation  got registered Raj & his team , worked on construction of the houses to needy peoples , sending volunteers to various part of the country. his contributions to support the local schools in Annapurna region of Lamjung is highly important .

    Now Good Karma foundation stands as an organization in Nepal to support the volunteers  and make the high use of them.  we have now programmes from Mountain village Teacher to a medical assistance in city hospitals , Powering the public schools in Kathmandu , Teaching to monks and nuns an English based in Kathmandu, holistic community development , organic agriculture worker , seasonal rice planting and honey hunting festival,  and some trips combined with Teaching and trekking to Everest Base camp or doing farm works and Annapurna base camp trek.  

    Good Karma  foundation is also the first organization who recently lunched the Teaching programme in Bhutan . Now this can help the volunteers to travel there for a reason .  volunteers can be a climate ambassador in the Everest Region and work in a vulnerable snow Leopard research trip in Annapurna's . We are covering the whole Himalayan areas of Nepal in our programme as much as possible for the volunteers  to be in a different place and programme as per their choice.

    Foundation do have multiple programmes ranges form city to corner of the mountains giving as much as choice to volunteers and so as the price . if you want to spend a long time spending less we have carefully brought the programme like Holistic community development  & Support Organic Agriculture .  We work extremely hard to ensure that our opportunities are affordable for everyone who wants to make a difference. 

    Good Karma Foundation is based in Kathmandu Nepal , a professional Team is there to support you from the 1st email inquiry to welcoming you  in Kathmandu airport and entire support while you are in Nepal and until the last farewell in Kathmandu airport before flying back home. in Good karma volunteers come an an stranger and go as a family . we are drive by the saying “Atithi Devo Bhava” meaning “Guest is God”

    Now  Good Karma foundation stands as a volunteer world reliable local partner in Nepal welcoming hundreds of volunteers in its various programmes. 

    Some important reasons to work with Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    FOUNDATIONS  SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    Foundation is supporting some needy schools food programme and sponsoring girls education in remote corner of the country in Lamjung District.  we are helping the under privilege children's with stationary ,dress , bags and many more as part of our social responsibility  in our project areas .

    RUN BY LOCALS & FOR LOCALS

    Good karma foundation is run by fully local Nepalese peoples and while working with  us you will be supporting the Nepal & Neplese.

    We work with local communities in the developing world towards long-term sustainable goals. We know there is no better way to travel and make a positive impact on the world then giving time for some one  .

    AFFORDABLE & TRANSPARENT FEES

    Since we are registered as an non profit organization we are able to keep our fees less for the  volunteers . As keeping the cost of modern Nepal daily expenses  have brought a best offer to our volunteers . our fees goes to local community & host family as well , 

    All TIME  SUPPORT

    From beginning to end we are there with you in the programem form a first email to pack list , to how to obtain a visa, to local language guides. orientation and some cultural exploration , airport pick up , project area transfer ,  24/7 being in touch and  be there in need either if its just solving your query via phone or helping you in other way .

    REPUTED SISTER CONCERN

    Good Karma Trekking established in 2010 is the main financial supporter for the foundation  which contribute a 5 percent of the profit to the foundation on social works and social responsibility . you can also rely on this company for a beautiful Himalayan country like Nepal Tibet and Bhutan Trekking and tour experience.

    SUPPORT FOR TOUR AND TREKS,

    if Volunteers want to do  tour and treks around Nepal , Tibet, Bhutan India , Good karma Trekking Pvt Ltd the sister concern and the main financial contributor for the foundation can support  our volunteers travel packages in reasonable  offer .

    COOKING COURSES AND LOCAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

    We conduct the local cuisine making classes either its tasty MOMO or a Nepali  Famous Dal Bhat . that you will learn once and use it in your life .  you don't only eat the local foods but also learn how to make it .

    HELPING TO EXPLORE THE LOCALITY

    Either its just a monastery visit to see the monk debate or visit to some local market of Ashan  or a  free Jamacho Nagarjun hike our team is always there for you to every time show the local things  in weekend of some time when you have free times.

    VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION

    A rural Nepal with better living conditions.

    MISSION OF THE ORGANIATION

    Effective use of volunteer with expertise in health and education to improve the social conditions in rural Nepal.

    ORGANIZATION lOCATION :  Good Karma Foundation,  Ropeway Sadak ,Banasthali 15, Kathmandu Nepal 

    CONTACT PERSON : Mr Nabraj Ghimire & Mrs Akankshya Ghimire 


    37 reviews · rating4.8

    Raphael Hockemeyer rating5

    2024 at Seasonal Rice Planting or Harvesting

    Ich heiße Raphael und bin 16 Jahre alt. Meine Zeit als freiwilliger Arbeiter auf einem Reisfeld in der Nähe von Besisahar, Nepal, war eine unvergessliche Erfahrung. Umgeben von den Reisterrassen, habe ich nicht nur die Schönheit der Natur erlebt, sondern auch die Herzlichkeit der Menschen vor ...
    Gionatha Cravero rating5

    2024 at Teaching and Trekking on top of the World

    Multiple experiences in one. The opportunity to stay with locals both in KTM and in the mountain village gives a full immersion into the Nepali culture. The ebc trek is an intense experience by itself done with an amazing guide. ..
    Lærke Eriksen rating5

    2024 at Mountain Village Teacher

    I volunteered with good karma foundation for one month this winter. This has been one of the best experiences of my life. They welcomed me with open arms, and I felt safe for the entirety of my stay. I stayed at a pleasant homestay, with amazing staff, and good food😍 Thank you so much. I will ...
    Jessica Dawson rating5

    2024 at Para-Veterinary Worker

    I want to thank everyone there for the amazing experience. Nabraj, his wife and the vets at the clinic. Everyone there is incroyably nice and make you feel welcome during the entire stay. The house is clean and if you are missing something they will always help you. I had a lot of fun there, did ...
    One of the best things I've ever done. Nabraj organized everything perfectly. Khasur was a beautiful village with a lot of things to do nearby. The kids at the school are very nice and wants to ...
    Bhalam Chaur is a magical village where eagles fly a few metres overhead and people are kind beyond measure. The most incredible thing is definitely the sense of community that unites the people who live here. Nature is also amazing, a wild jungle to explore and a breathtaking view of the highest ...

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    Asia > Southern Asia > Nepal > Lamjung

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