Village Kindergarten and Primary School Supporter

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4 - 16 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

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

Highlights

  • Teaching in a marginal children's basic school
  • Home stay with Gurung Peoples home
  • Hike, explore, Meditation , and more

Highlights

  • Teaching in a marginal children's basic school
  • Home stay with Gurung Peoples home
  • Hike, explore, Meditation , and more
  • Support organic agricultural productions
  • Be like locals while staying in Nepal village


  • Especially good for

    Age 18+
    Singles
    Couples
    Families
    Groups
    50+

    About the program

    Teach in a Village Kindergarten school Experience the Home stay Hiking and meditation in Himalayas Live a life like locals Support the community agriculture work

    About the Program 

    Our Volunteer Programme is about Teaching in a village school in mountain region of Nepal in Annapurna region . you will be teaching students up to grade Nursery to 3  aged between 4 years to 10 .   the program is important due to some factors like you are spending your ...

    About the program

    About the Program 

    Our Volunteer Programme is about Teaching in a village school in mountain region of Nepal in Annapurna region . you will be teaching students up to grade Nursery to 3  aged between 4 years to 10 .   the program is important due to some factors like you are spending your time with children in country side which are more isolated and  marginalized rather then in  city areas .  Volunteers are spending their time with government schools and not the private schools . also you could learn  more about the Nepal life style and spend a quality time in a village that is close with one of the 8000 meter beautiful mountain Mt Manaslu  visible from each house of the village, Naagdi Chuli and Himal chuli the major mountains of the Gurkha massif in mansiri himal of himalayas. 

    contributing to education sector is a high respect in Nepal and the teacher are called Gurus  meaning  light in dark .  The village is a home to a Gurung Peoples which are often respected for their hospitality and bravery and most of them end their carrier in British army and Indian army .  as a volunteer you can teach basic English that starts with ABCD and some maths, dance, playing games etc.

     Most of the Nepal is mountainous country  and no schools are supported by government with enough teachers and your presence will be highly valued in the village as a volunteer in this school. in return you will get an experience that will long last in your life.  

    Volunteers are greeted in Kathmandu airport and transferred to home stay  for two- three nights stay in Kathmandu. The second  day will be an orientation day to know about the country . at same time you can explore the famous Shyambunath temple and also Kathmandu durbar suqare if you are fan of history and mystery of this part of the world .After the stay in Kathmandu, volunteers will travel to mountain village named Bhalamchaur  in Annapurna The Journey will be 7 hours in a bus. 

    The volunteers will stay with local host families as a family member. They will teach students what they are really good at.  the teaching can be  2-4 hours each day except Saturdays and public holidays. First few days the local teachers will help volunteers (co-teaching) and they will be given full responsibility to handle the class.

    The  Main objective of the programme is to give a good care to the early age students from Nursery to grade 3 which are taken as a early schools in Nepal . volunteer roles is to help these  little students with teaching basic things and playing more , chanting rhymes,  creating fun , dancing etc . most of the rural areas kindergarten teachers are not well trained and volunteer having that expertise in this area can also instruct teachers in need about the method they have or share the knowledge they are trained for and some time be both for students and teacher in need .

    volunteer will work with the children's from age 4- 10 which starts from nursery  to grade 3 

    volunteers can come with some basic things like paper, pencils, colors if they want to make the teaching more creative , different paintings and games are also appreciated .  the schools except from volunteer to work as a good friend and also volunteers will get an opportunity to work with mountain children's and also learn the different learning system where as students get a good teacher in their early age which can make them more  eager to  learn.



    Typical day

    The volunteers will stay with local host families as a family member. They will teach students what they are really good at.  teaching  3-4 hours each day except Saturdays and public holidays are expected. First few days the local teachers will help volunteers (co-teaching) and they will be given ...

    Typical day

    The volunteers will stay with local host families as a family member. They will teach students what they are really good at.  teaching  3-4 hours each day except Saturdays and public holidays are expected. First few days the local teachers will help volunteers (co-teaching) and they will be given full responsibility to handle the class. 

    Volunteer wake up with the fresh mountain view  of Mt manaslu , Naagdi Chuli and Himal chuli .
    Around 9 am volunteer is provided morning meal before going to school. Volunteer starts the teaching after seeing the routine of the school for the day. 
    There will be a  short break in mid day where volunteer is provided some snacks. 
    evening after volunteer will get back to home stay he or she will have good time to explore the surrounding villages or write diary or read books, enjoy the evening games with children's  and help the villagers for their daily works etc
    Dinner is expected to be between 7-8 pm and then will be bed time .

    Roughly the schedule of the volunteer:

     7AM:  Bed Tea
     8AM: Yoga and morning walk
    9AM : Lunch
    10 AM : beginning of the school hour and teaching
    1PM : School break and snacks
    2-3 PM :More teaching
    4PM: school finish
    7 PM: dinner in home stay
    8PM: cultural dances some times 
    9PM off to bed 


    Free-time activities

    Since the village is next to a forest and great mountain views one can do  day or multiday hike some time . Ghale Gaun a model tourism village is just two hours walk from the village where volunteers can go and enjoy the  near by tourist destination , also if  volunteers like to swim they can go ...

    Free-time activities

    Since the village is next to a forest and great mountain views one can do  day or multiday hike some time . Ghale Gaun a model tourism village is just two hours walk from the village where volunteers can go and enjoy the  near by tourist destination , also if  volunteers like to swim they can go to khudi khola 45 minutes down hill and enjoy the swimming and even fishing. 


    Requirements

    Requirements

    Minimum Age: 18 years

    In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

    Language Skills

    You need to speak English (basic level)

    Education Requirements

    at High School level

    Criminal Background Check

    required

    Nationality Restrictions

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

    Other Skills

    easy goings with children's and having different technique to make the children's more playful and happy.

    Time Commitment

    Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 10:00 - 15:00

    What's Included

    What's Included

    Services by Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    Our Servises to Volunteers are as follows:
    • Responce to Email & providing the enough information while booking
    • Pre- departure Information: Information on booking flight ticket, getting visa, Airport procedure, what to bring etc.
    • Land Transportation: Airport Pickup, airport transfer,  public transportation to project site 
    • Program Induction: Basic Nepali language Course, Cultural class and program orientation etc.
    • Accommodation: Few Night accommodation during program induction period and after program in Kathmandu and in volunteering place
    • Accommodation and meals: Accommodation and meals from your day of arrival to departure
    • 24 hours availability of Good karma Foundation Nepal staff for emergency support
    • Contribution to projects and host family
    • Support for ongoing community development projects
    • Assistance to extent your visa
    • Nepali Sim Card 
    • All administration cost
    • Helping with Tour Trek if you want
    • arrangement of Connecting faster Ambulance services or Helicopter Rescue in case of Sick ( to be paid by volunteer themselves later)

    Airport Pickup at Tribhuvan International Airport

    As per the arrival of volunteers , airport pick up will be arranged . 

    On your arrival day our Team of Good Karma foundation  will stay in Tribhutwan intl airport Kathmandu with your name plate and transfer to our home stay in kathmandu. before your arrival also we will share you arrival info and procedures in whatsapp in need .

    Accommodation

    The village is also a tourism village and offer the clean home stays for sleeping and have clean bathrooms 

    Food & Beverages

    Typical Nepalis foods will be provided during the stay  like Dal bhat (rice and lentils), curry, pickle etc. Meat is provided occasionally. Eggs are parts of breakfast. It is no problem if you are vegetarian or allergic to certain food as villagers have many items of freshly cooked food each day to choose from.

    Internet Access

    Good 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

    You can start the program at any time of the year.
    Availability
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

    Program fees

    4 weeks (min. stay) 706€
    5 weeks 882€
    6 weeks 1,007€
    7 weeks 1,235€
    9 weeks 1,361€
    11 weeks 1,664€
    16 weeks (max. stay) 2,420€
    Average fees 163€/week

    Program fees

    163€ per week 4 - 16 weeks Age 18 - 50+

    Payment methods

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    NO CREDIT CARD FEES


    Duration

    4 - 16 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

    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 ...
    A book could be written about the details of this wonderful experience, but it must be said that the support of Nebaraj and his wife made this trip richer for me. My volunteer work schedule was defined in the village but I was supported by the institute throughout my stay in Nepal (48 dayes) I was ...
    Bhalam Chaur is a beautiful mountain village and I was made to feel a part of its community straight away. Waking up in those mountains is something I will remember for the rest of my life! Luku whose home I stayed in was my lovely Nepali 'Ama' who looked after and fed me so well. I felt at home and ...
    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. ..
    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 ...
    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 ...

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